Stressed!

Maddy fell off the bed yesterday. It was nap time and she was so tired. Naps have always been in my bed, since we co-sleep at night, naturally naps were there too. I followed our normal routine. She nursed and when she was asleep, I left. Unexpectedly, within 5 minutes I heard her, so I ran up, but not fast enough.

The rest of the day was horrible. I now had to teach her how to sleep in her crib. Hard? No, it's been awful. She would nurse, fall asleep, and wake as soon as I put her down. I thought that at some point, without a nap, she would become too exhausted and just go to bed. No, not Maddy! She's a fighter!

Neither of us slept well last night, maybe an hour. Today was pretty much like yesterday. 8:30, I was finally able to put her down without waking her. She did get a quick cat nap while walking with Kaitlyn to school this morning. Which, by the way, made me so mad. How am I to teach her how to sleep in her crib when so much of our time is spent outside? Kaity's class is so conveniently scheduled so that we leave during Maddy's morning nap and pick her up during her other.

I feel as though it would be cruel to have her "CIO" for the one, mid afternoon nap in the house. For that to be effective, wouldn't it need to be consistent? I don't even know if I could do it anyway. I'm such a sap.

Tips for helping your little one transition to the crib??? If it weren't for Kaity and Abby, I would just nap with her and avoid this transition a few more months...