Getting 3 year old to sleep

[ramanw]

My (just turned) 3 year old comes in to our bedroom every single night. She keeps us awake snorting, kicking, wriggling etc.

We can't carry on like this so I've just put her back in her own bed.

Obviously she's crying.

I don't know the best way to do this?
Go in every now and then to give her a hug and reassure her? How often is too often? Every 5 mins, 10 mins? Advice please as I'm not sure what I'm doing!!

My DF's LO did this and it turned out she was hungry. Could you up the snacks you offer in the day so that they are more protein based?

The No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers & Preschoolers should help too

Thank you!

She could well be hungry to be honest. She still asks for milk a couple of times a day and doesn't eat much (because of this I'm guessing!!). We have thrown her "milk cup" & only giving a small amount of milk once a day if she asks for it.

I have put her back in her bed for the last 3 nights and made sure she has stayed in her room. She does get upset but nowhere near as upset as I thought she would be. She is waking up a couple of times a night so hopefully that will stop soon.

It is heartbreaking hearing her say that she wants to with us in bed and that she doesn't want to be on her own but there isn't much choice.

One thing you could try is sleeping with a cuddly toy of hers or her sheets for a couple of nights so that she has a smell of you in her bed. I think we often underestimate how reassuring smell can be for babies and small DC.