Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

always a yes.

this kid isn't a sleeper, but when he is asleep...he is OUT of it.

I can get him from car, bring him upstairs, change his clothes, give him neb treatment and brush his teeth! he will sleep through all of it.

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Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

nope, never was able to do that with Isabella, I am always jealous of those who can

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Ryan sleeps like a rock, so yes, we can move him and he still stays asleep.

Erin on the other hand wakes up the minute we pull into the driveway. I don't know how or why, but she does. So she is always awake when we try to move her.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Roman yes, Clover no. She wakes as soon as the car engine stops.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Only if its late at night----we keep all the lights off and take him right upstairs. If its nap time, forget it!

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

it was a 50/50 chance with us as well when he was an infant. Now as a toddler I haven't had so much luck, he would still seem asleep carrying him upstairs but once he was placed in his crib he was up.

I try to keep him awake until I get home, if not and he falls asleep I wind up driving around and/or parking someplace. Sometimes if he sees me sitting in the car and were not driving he'll wake up, but if I start the car and drive he'll fall asleep again.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Used to be able to but no more. It stinks because it really has us making the decision between naps or outings some days b/c of timing

ETS: this is for naps. We have no problem transferring him for bedtime - I guess he's just so pooped by that point it doesn't matter.

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Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Most of the time, yes. Some days, like today, she wakes up. I still pt her down to try to get her to go back to sleep. Some days she does, some days she doesn't.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Yes I have to say she is great about it. if she doenst transfer on a rare occasion then its only about 15 minutes she is up.She has a drink watches an episode of one of her shows and then we do our normal bedtime routine and she is out.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Yes -when she was little, but not any more. No matter how tired she is she will NOT stay asleep once I transfer her from the car to the crib, and the worst part about it is that even if she only slept for 5 minutes in the car THAT'S IT once she is awake she is awake and there is big chance that she will not take a nap any more ALL DAY or at least for another 2-3 hrs(and by then it's too late for a nap) So if I'm driving home and really close to the house and I see her falling asleep I try to NOT let her

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Nope doesn't work for us....once in a blue moon if it is late will it happen but during the day, never

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Never car to bed. But we could do car to stroller.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Nope, never! I could until she was around 18 months old, but now she wakes right up.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Yes! DS will wake for a min or two but will go right back to sleep. I can even undo his clothing!!

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

If it's late at night, yes. I can put on a diaper and PJs most of the time without ever waking them up.

If it's the middle of the day, sometimes they wake up.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

NOpe never. this is why when we are driving late at night home from somewhere i will stay next to him in the back and keep him entertained b/c not only will he not transfer but he will not go back to sleep then!

ETA: DS is 22 months - b/c i think age is a big issue with this question - when he was very young this would workk but, def. not since a year

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Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

Ryan is 1 but as soon as I go to undo the carseat he is up. And there is no going back. So now, I keep a book in the car and sit with him in there with a/c on until he wakes up on his own.

Re: Toddler moms-- if your child falls asleep in the car

We can't move him. DH has done it a rare couple of times and it worked but usually - I ask DH to grab me the laptop and stay out in the car with him until he wakes up.