My kid just turned 1 on Saturday, and this new behavior has started a few weeks ago and has been consistent since.We co-sleep, and until this new behavior we never had any problems at all getting to sleep. Our routine used to be that mom gets ready for bed while dad gets baby ready for bed and rocks baby to sleep in the rocker, then we all get in bed and voila. Slept through the night except a few stirrings.But now we both fear nap/bedtime. We know we are in for a long ordeal of the baby being so upset about being put down. We have darkened the bedroom and allowed them a "wind down" time, we've tried just letting them wear out from solo play, we've tried taking a bath, reading books and a bit of herbal tea, but ultimately the kid will not go down without a fight.I feel so upset during the meltdown. I have to hold them to stop them from crawling around and they claw and scratch and kick with ear piercing screams that make me feel like I'm traumatizing them or something. I try to stay calm and hum or shush, but if I let them go, they will not stop playing. No matter how bare or empty the room is from toys or distractions, no matter how tired the baby is or how early I try (to avoid the overtiredness), it's always a crisis when it's time to sleep.Once asleep, they stay asleep. But good god I don't know if this is normal, a phase, or what. Makes me not want to fly with the baby. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2ui1OIZ
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