2 year old DD doesn't much care for her bedtime story, it was a long time before she ever sat still on my knee and listened the whole way through. She rarely does now. We always read it downstairs because as a baby she was used to going up to a dark room and straight in the cot. Our bathroom is downstairs so teeth and book are before we head up to a dark bedroom. Once upstairs I cuddle her and leave her for 5 mins saying I'll be back to check on her. She often used to fall asleep then HA! This was so long ago I barely remember it! Then I come back and if awake I would sing to her. She used to have milk then but now has that downstairs. She used to fall asleep in my arms if this happened and then I'd put her in the cot. Now she is in a bed and after/whilst I sing she usually falls asleep cuddling me or rarely with me just next to the bed.
I realise I could be a sleep association and that's why she doesn't sleep through. She used to self-settle for me though half the time and would still wake. Now she only self-settles for DH whilst I'm at work but she still wakes up. She really wants comfort when she does.
I am wondering if going up to a dark bedroom is no longer a good idea. I have always been reluctant to change this because as I say she doesn't listen to her story half the time and I can imagine her charging round her bedroom if I had the light on. But maybe it would help her feel more secure in her bedroom and more comforted? Maybe in bed she would listen?
What do you think? I am so tired all the time I find it really hard to think what I could be doing differently. I just feel so lost with it all sometimes
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Would spending more time in her bedroom before bed help 2year old sleep?
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JaniceButterbrain · 22/11/2016 20:03
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