Standing up in cot and daysleeps

I never found a successful method for naps - so now she naps on the big bed with me while I read a book. It works, she gets the nap she needs.

I dont bother laying Brennan back down or id be in and out constantly. I can just see him in his room from here and can see him standing up banging on the wall as i type He eventually sits down, and then eventually lays down and falls asleep. although sometimes it sounds like he falls asleep standing up and just flops over lol.

I do the same as Stacey.
Put him in bed and shut the door, whether he sleeps or not. Caden has always played in his cot before a sleeps

We always used a safety sleep and sleeping bags. I don't think he could stand up in the sleeping bag til he was out of the cot (if he could he never thought to do it, but was strapped down in the safety sleep til around 1 I think). Hes still in a sleeping bag in his big bed and will wait there til we come to get him after a nap and in the morning - has NEVER once got out of bed, even though he can take the bag off now! haha. (i'm wondering when he will realise if hes sitting on the bed without the bag on that he could get out of the room!?!). anyway - its probably too late for a safety sleep, but I'd try a bag and also shut the door and leave him to it.

Edited by Nikki

Callum stands up in his cot too and he can stand up in his sleeping bags (and also take them off. Sigh) I mostly leave him to it, unless he's upset. We use a monitor as his bedroom is upstairs, sometimes he takes ages to go off to sleep but more often than not he will lie down pretty soon after I leave the room.

I do the same as all of you. I put DS in his cot lying down, say 'sleep time now, good night' (or whatever), and then leave him to it. I just check on him every now and then and he normally eventually sits down then lies down. It can take anywhere between 15mins-45mins. Sometimes if he is still awake after 30mins I will bring him out to the lounge and let him play for a few minutes before putting him back in his cot again, and normally he is asleep in 5mins.

All this only works if he isn't upset. If he is getting hysterical then I will sit on the floor of his bedroom until he is calmed down then put him back in his cot.