why wont dd sleep in her bed anymore??

[Prettyfull]

Hi,..dd has never been the best of sleepers, she still wakes each night now and shes 2 years old.

She started getting relly good though,..when it got to about 8pm after bedtime routine, she would ASK to go to bed, then fall asleep fine, but still waking in the night.

Now, i cant work out why but she hates her bed, i'l put her to bed with a lot of crying etc and she wont sleep in it,she has fallen asleep the past few night in her ball pit!!!!

Does anyone know a reason for this or had sumthing similar and any ways inwhich i could get her to sleep in her bed again???

Thanks x

[arfishymeau]

Hi Prettyfull,

I've had the same with my DD and she's now 3.8.

At the moment she's sleeping in my room - after months of messing around at bedtime it was the only way I could get her to go to sleep.

With my DD it's simply that she hates going to sleep in her own room - she likes to be near me.

I wish I could give you some better advice. I think it sounds like your DD is getting a bit older and suddenly finding a problem with her room. Do you think she might be getting scared?

Have you tried nightlights and fixing a routine for bedtime? Does she have a blankie or a cuddly toy that she wants to take in with her that would help her feel comforted?

We do a monster check every night with a trumpet, in the cupboards, up the fireplace, under the duvet, and that's solved lots of problems.

My DD was also much better at going to bed after she chose her own bedlinen and toothpaste (although this was at 3, so maybe a bit too old)

Good luck, it's a huge pain when they mess around at bedtime. I still have to get mine out of my room - am planning a cabin bed with a den underneath. A bloody expensive solution so I'm hoping she grows out of her fears and goes back to her room before I give up and buy it!

[Tortington]

shes sleeping - shes getting sleep and thats important - i personally wouldnt mind if its in the ball pit - however i wouldnt let kids in my room ever its mine - my and my husbands space to have impetuos and raucus sex if we ever felt like it - i don't belive i should be denied that - in tandem i do believe that if you give in and let them in your room - not only do you end up trying to have a quickie where you can. but your setting yourself up for a big fall when you want them bad in their own room.

i think as soon as kids know your not for moving they accept that.

try getting her to buy her own quilt set

[Prettyfull]

hi, thanks for all your opionions.

Today i have taken down the ball pool so i hope she sleeps in her bed. I do agree with the ball pool not being that much of an issue but i dont want her to get in to a habit of her sleeping in it. Also as she still wakes 2-3 times a night, i just felt that her sleeping in her ball pool which was full of toys too that, theres eveb more chance she would wake up.

Anyway, i'l post again 2moro and let you know how tongiht goes!!

Thanks xx