Ds is 2yo, and I'm 25 wks pg with DC2.
This last week, DS has got his leg right over the side of his cot, up to his crotch, and has started to swivel his hips over, and stand on tip toe on other foot, in an attempt to climb out of bed. It's only a matter of time before he's up and over - but it could be days... weeks... months..??
This only happens at bedtime, when he's basically refusing to go to sleep. I'm around during it all, and I've been ignoring it, and just going ahead with usual tactics to get him to sleep (currently lying outside his door with feet in view...). I figured if I told him to stop trying to climb out, it would make it a 'thing' and I don't want to draw attention to the fact that I don't want him doing it.
Bedtimes have always been tricky for one reason or the other, although generally they are fine, but only thing that has kept us sane, is the fact that HE CAN'T GET OUT...
The idea that I may have to get him a bed now is terrifying me, as I was hoping not to have to do it for months and months yet.
Question is - do I strike first? - get him a new bed, make it all exciting etc, have a plan, do it on our own terms, before the new baby arrives in November
or wait it out and see what happens....?
I guess ultiamtely it's better to do it in a 'controlled' way before the baby arrives, than as a necessity after he's fallen out and hurt himself, three days after the baby is born and he's already fragile and upset and I may have had a c-section and baby bfing throughout the night...then it'll be MUCH harder to deal with, right??
What experience have others had with the change to bed around this time? Especially if you had a toddler who needs a little extra help/attention at bedtime..?
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move 2yo to bed before or after DC2 arrives...??
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flipflopsonfifthavenue · 29/07/2014 10:06
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