I was sleep trained a long time ago and have been sleeping on my own for more than a year and a half, but recently I don’t like going to bed. These days I am put down to bed without incident, but once the door closes I feel very lonely and start crying. At first, I would cry and it would take me a longer time to get to sleep, but eventually I would fall asleep. Recently, my crying got worse and I would work myself up to a near panic. Then there was the night when I first climbed out of the crib.
After Mommy and Daddy said goodnight and closed the door, I started crying immediately. The next thing they know, they heard a sound and then I was opening the door to the bedroom. They don’t know how I got out, but were very surprised that I did. After calming me down, they eventually got me back in the crib and back to sleep.
But I learned that there was a way to escape the crib, so I did it another night. And then another night. One time Daddy saw me climbing out on the baby monitor and rushed into the room to catch me before I fell. Because of my escape ability, we have decided to let me sleep in the bed. It is safer than me climbing out and possibly falling and hurting something. We only have a few days until we leave for Hawaii, so we’ll have to figure out a permanent sleeping arrangement at some point. But for now, I need to get to sleep safely and the best way is in bed with Mommy and Daddy lying down with me. I have a feeling we’re going to have to go through sleep training again.