2.5 Y/O won’t self settle.

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We moved my son into a bed from a cot a few months ago.

He always slept perfectly in the cot 7-7 or longer without fail. When we moved him into a bed for the first month he was the same, if he woke at night he would self settle.

All of a sudden he has realised he can get out of bed and his bedroom and about 3/7 nights will come into our room at 2am and we will have to sit with him for a while. And wake up most days earlier than normal.

He just won’t settle himself anymore, as soon as he is awake he comes into us.

I understand currently, he’s not in school and can’t do anything in the day due to lockdown (which is when the might waking started) I’m hoping when he’s back in his normal routine he will sleep better.

Any idea how to help this?

Thank you in advance

Mine used to slide into bed between us and go back to sleep.

He likes his own space and doesn’t settle in our bed. We’ve never coslept

Time for a groclock

I did think about that but not sure he’d understand one at this age.

My dd was exactly the same. Moved to a bed at 18MO. Great in her cot. Self settled to sleep and never needed more than a hand on her chest for a few minutes if waking overnight. Absolutely fine for about a month then she discovered she could run out of it. Now we have to stay with her until she will fall asleep at night and she's in our bed most nights at some point. If we had more I wouldn't be so desperate to put them in a bed. They can stay in a cot til they're 5 for all I care lol. We've just kindof rolled with it as I actually don't mind her being in our bed as long as she settles. She won't be in our bed when she's 18 and she's adopted so we missed out on those first few months of snuggles... I realise everyone is different though. I think if you want her to stay in bed all you can really do is take her back if she wakes up and stay with her if she wakes. Eventually she will get used to settling herself back to sleep I think. I know people who've had success with gro clocks too. I think she'd be old enough to understand the concept but whether she'd actually do it is another matter lol but give it a try. Good luck xx