10 Month Old Having a Hard Time Falling Asleep

I am have been having this issue lately. At night it seems as if my son does the standing in the crib when he is over tired. Last night I had to keep laying him back down and rubbing his back and tummy. I did this for about 30 minutes until he finally gave up and went to sleep.
As for his naps, I posted about 2 weeks ago for this also. I started putting him in his pack and play and he sleeps well. I don't know what it is about the crib and naps but he won't have it. I don't keep toys in his crib but I do in his pack and play and he does "talk" to his toys for about 20 minutes and then falls asleep.
I read something that says kids need to "unwind" they are learning so much that they need their down time too.
Hope this helps.

J.,

You are doing exactly what you should be doing. As long as you are consistant and "firm" with him, he will eventually get the idea that you mean business and both of you will be much happier.

Good luck,
C.

Hi J.,
My daughter used to do this when she was that age. I put soothing music on and she fell asleep. I acually still play music for both of my kids. I hope it helps!

J., I am also a first time mom who works full time from home! My son is now 16 months. there have been a couple of times, and i think one was around 10 months, where he was going through separation anxiety especially at bedtime. is your son hitting any big milestones, such as crawling or walking? i know that this is more common as they are trying to be more independent, but still want the reassurance. The only other thing I can think of is that you might want to put him down a little earlier. perhaps when he is going to bed is past his window, hence the second wind. Hope that helps!
A.

I feel your pain. I am going through the same thing. My son is 4 months and he is not sleeping in his crib, he sleeps with my husband and I am going crazy. I am going to post my own help question about this. Try the music, it doesn't help my son, but it helped by daughter. Good luck

You have some good advice here. I would add that your son seems to need help transitioning from awake time to nap time. Perhaps he is overtired or perhaps he needs only one nap now. I WOULD put quiet toys or books in his sleeping area to help him unwind. If you give him something like this to do or look at, he might relax, unwind, and then go to sleep peacefully. I do not believe in schedules for babies. Follow his cues, and it should work out nicely.
Good luck.
Amy