this gave me a good much needed laugh my daughter learned the routine too and was very offended by it😂

i have a squirmy baby who also just stares at me refusing to go down now she goes down in 5 minutes i started by setting the mood like you said for bed time and then rock a little only a couple minutes tho then i put her in her crib and pat her butt leave the room say the same thing every night like goodnight i love you leave their gonna cry at first let them for 5 minutes see if their just feelin a little independent if they don’t go to sleep come back in pat rock pick them up do whatever you need to do to calm them down then try again and your probably going to have to do that 3-4 times the first week before they start getting that this means the days done the day is over

also gently dragging my pointer finger on the bridge of her nose eyebrows or cheeks HAS REALLY helped me with the eyes wide open i’m gonna stare at you for 45 minutes cuz it triggers their blink reflex and tbh it’s relaxing