As you saw in my last post, we have a big girl toddler bed. Woohoo! The room is starting to come together, and as soon as it looks the way I want it, I'll post some more pictures.
By come together, I mean that we have moved Madeline's toys and most of her clothes into her new room. Her familiar sheets and quilt are on the bed. She has her books, her piggy bank, her dolls, etc. Everything is familar and comfortable.
She likes the bed. When we saw it in the store, she climbed onto it and said, "Bed! Go night-night!" So, we bought it and brought it home for her. She likes to play on it, put her baby dolls to bed in it, and occasionally to pretend she's "going night-night" in it.
The problem is, she won't actually go night-night there. She has napped in the new bed twice - once for thirty minutes, and once for forty-five. Now, however, she refuses to sleep there at all. Any attempts to put her in her big girl bed are met with whining, tearful protests.
All the experts on the websites recommend moving to the new bed a couple of months before the new baby arrives. Well, the new baby is due in four weeks and we have made no progress.
I'm open to any and all suggestions for how to make this transition easier. I can't ever remember Madeline having a hard time with any other transition, but this one is not sitting well with her.
Help!
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