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[quote=Anonymous]How long does it usually take her to fall asleep? When ours moved to a bed from a crib, we did a longer bedtime routine for a time, with one of us sitting with her in bed. It usually only took 20 minutes or so for her to fall asleep, so we'd stay until she was asleep at first. Then as she got used to the bed, we started walking it back a bit until we could leave while she was awake. The key was committing to staying until she fell asleep at first, so that she could trust that we'd be there. That helped her relax each night until she got used to the new bed.

We also put a small bedside lamp in her room on a timer. If she wanted, she could stay up and "read" after we left (this was for nights when she was just having trouble settling). We'd leave her in bed with a few books and the light on, with the timer set for 30 minutes. Usually she'd fall asleep before the timer went off. But it helped with the transition of us leaving the room, and also gave her something calm to do in bed that helped her settle her body. We later introduced audio stories sometimes too. She is 4.5 now and will still request one or the other of those activities on nights where she's having trouble falling asleep.[/quote]

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