2 and a half year old keeps getting into our bed at night...

[MrKrinkle]

Our boy refuses to sleep in his bed all night. Will come into our room at about 2 / 3am - we'd started to let him in and then move him back again once asleep but we also have a 7month girl and it all ends up a bit of a merry go round...

We'll put him back maybe twice a night as he just fidgets and will not sleep for ages when in with us. So now I've started to refuse to let him in and keep him in his own bed.

Gales of crying when I do this and it took 90mins the other morning of reasoning, story reading - which did get him back into bed - but ultimately he ended back in with us.

Least he went off to sleep but then by that time it was virtually time to get up and goto work anyway!

Still, Mum got a bit more rest. Until daughter's teething set off.

Advice? Bigger bed?

King sized bed. Worked for us!

It's only a very short time in the scheme of things that he'll want to come into your bed - relax and enjoy the cuddles.

Not much advice as we are battling with a simlar thing - a few months ago we just persevered with putting her back in her own bed calmly and quietly and within a week it was sorted but since it has started again I haven't got the energy and for the last week DH has disappeared into the spare room when she gets in about 3 so we all get some sleep - not ideal at all.

How does he respond to story cds/songs - that often does work with DD. And sometimes I resort to bribery - go back into your own bed and you can have some milk/a drink. Again, not ideal but it sometimes works.

If you can't sleep with him in your bed then I think the advice would be to keep going with putting him back in his bed until he gets the idea - it should get easier with time. However, that is easier said than done when you are crying out for sleep!

Sorry, that was a long message that wasn't much help

Seeker, we have a king sized bed but DD and DH are star fish sleepers - I have spent many a night right on the edge of the bed with a foot or two in my back . Have to say when DH disappears and it is just DD and I, I do enjoy the cuddles.