(Daily Mail Alert) we locked our toddler up overnight to get some sleep

[littleducks]

Just been sent a link to this story:

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2250785/I-locked-toddler-room-night-save-marriage.html

It worked for them, he benefits from the fact that his sleep is no longer disturbed by constantly waking up to find his parents and they're probably a lot more patient and involved because they're no longer exhausted. Personally, I'd worry about him being trapped if there was a fire but there'd probably be a greater risk of coming to harm wandering around the house in the middle of the night.

We used a stairgate, it worked ok for us. Dc slept through fairly soon after moving to their own room. I would have probably co slept if things had got that extreme, but maybe that didn't work for them, don't know if they tried it. It doesn't sit that well with me, but my experiences were different. I wouldnt like to judge, as I haven't been in that state of desperation. Luckily.

A fox Brilliant.

I did the back to bed no eye contact marlarky.
Worked everytime.
I have met very few parents who cosleep that don't moan about how knackered they are all the time.
For me crap sleep = me tired, snappy and generally a shit parent.

My dd has never slept, that's the content of most of my posts, how why when. It's driven me crazy at times, I've left her in her cot to give me 5mins (to scream into a pillow) but I would never put her in there and shut the door on her, even when she gets bigger. I would put a stairgate up for safety but she would be able to see through that and not feel "locked in" it's like a punishment.

I wouldn't do it. But I co-slept for 9mths and still do occasionally. Each to their own I guess.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Misuse of the word "prevaricate" alert.

My parents used to lock me in my room .

It really isn't the way to go.

Yes, we know a lot more about children than we did 50 years ago. But there will still be cruel parents.

Prevaricate? Where does it say that?

In a way the child seemed safer overall being locked in really, so I don't blame them

Although personally I'd rather let him co sleep

Tbh im shocked that this is legal really

Opal... In the article. "Diana and I continued to prevaricate"

One of my pet peeves. Particularly when misused by someone who makes their living writing - and thus should make sure they are using words correctly.

Oh I see. I thought someone had used it incorrectly on the thread.

No, Opal. I don't correct other posters spelling or grammar (even though ?I might occasionally wince) because I find that so rude.

However - you make a living from writing, you should make sure you do it properly.

sniff

My mum used to lock us in, first bt turning the handle upside down, then tying something heavy to it. I don't feel harmed by it but its not the method I would choose.

I tried cry it out with ds1, we had been on holiday and his normal routine was up the wall. It was back to work with me so needed sleep a naive 19 year old I took advice from my elders... Cry it out they said he will soon settle. After about two nights of sitting on the landing sobbing while ds screamed in his room I was horrified to get a knock on the door the following day. It was the police. One of my neighbours had reported me. I had to shoe them ds who was of course asleep in bed having been up all night. I never tried it again.

I co sleep with ds 2 and yep, I am shattered!

Must admit I thought prevaricate meant the same as the writer thinks it means. I've now looked it up and know otherwise.