PLEASE HELP , 2 year old not sleeping

[Lozlet]

Hi all

Im new here & would love some Advice on how to help my 2yo have a more restful nights sleep .

This is her current bedtime routine
I start getting her a bath ready around 6.30
So she had a bath ......comes downstairs get ready for bed with lights dimmed and sje will generally watch something quite calm like the stick man & will fall asleep on me with a bottle ....

This part is fine....however she is waking up after 2-3 hours and will just not settle back in her own bed

I have tried everything but I always end up caving and putting her in our bed and this seems to have become the new norm..
I know this is my own fault but having to both get up for work & my 12 year old for school it seemed a good option to start with

I just don't know how to get her to stay in her own bed ....

I took one side off her cot so she is able to get out easily...is this a problem, should I put the side back on ?

Any suggestions appreciated

Thank you

Watch super nanny. You need to get her to fall asleep in her own bed. Then if she wakes up during the night guide her back to bed not saying anything except "it's sleep time" or similar and settle her back in. If she's inconsolable by you leaving then you might need to try a gentle retreat (you start off in a chair next to her, patting her to sleep, then when she is happy, another night you'll sit there but pat her less, then not at all, then move your chair towards the door am inch at a time each night. If she gets upset you stay in the position a few nights or go back a few positions. Once you are managing to sit outside the door, you can do things like say, "I'm just going to get a drink, be right back" and go away for 30 seconds and come back. Each night you can make it a bit longer or go multiple times. Eventually she will go to sleep on her own. And always if she gets up in the middle of the night trying to go into your bed you lead her back with minimum of speaking. Takes a bit of work but she'll be able to fall asleep in her own bed and stay there until the morning.