DS is 22m old. He has been in his cot bed (with sides off) for a few months and has really been doing well. He sleeps well anyway and has stayed in bed, just recently started to get out in the morning, but if it was a bit early quite happy to go back to bed for another half hour, no fuss.
Last night he suddently decided to get out of bed after I had put him down. He had the usual, milk, bath, story. His sister goes to bed after him so he is used to hearing us stomping about outside and her going to bed. Normally no problem. He started to appear, so did the 'bedtime sweetheart' took him back. Next time, just 'bedtime' and so on and so on for the next 1 1/2 hrs. I was completely silent, not looking at him and just led him back. He thought it was hysterical. If I sat on the landing, when he saw me he said 'boo' and ran back to bed, leaping on it and getting in before I could get him. If I sat down the stairs he would walk to the top, stand, wait for me to turn to go towards him, then laugh hysterically and run back to bedroom. If I did manage to grab him then that was even more fun. I did manage to keep my temper (miracle), only yelled LIE DOWN at him once, made no difference. I normally have to do the bedtime for both of them on my own.
HELP, any suggestions? DD is 3.8, very good, thinks he is a pain in the a**se and pretty much slept through all of this so no worries there.
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Help needed for 22m getting out of bed and who thinks rapid return is a GREAT game
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Wags · 20/02/2007 13:21
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