Any one got any ideas about nighttime wondering 2 yr old

[tweetyfish]

I'm really quite concerned about this... DP woke up this morning at 3:30am to find DS (2yrs 5mth) in bathroom... he'd obviously been downstairs too as the laptop had moved... I didn't hear anything and DP only thought he'd heard something... I'm really worried as to what he could be getting up to, such as playing with things he shouldn't or falling and hurting himself. Is he too old to be "forcefully" (ie. babygate) kept in his room? He doesn't come into our room when he wanders (it's happened before), just goes to bathroom or downstairs. Any other mumsnetters had this problem and solved it?! Thank you wise ones!

put a stairgate across his bedroom door

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sorry, didn't read your message properly .. no he isn't too old to be 'forcefully' kept in his room

night-time wandering is not good for him or you

I'd try a stair-gate definitely

DP has just pointed out that his door is too narrow for a stairgate to fit. he sugested a lock but i'm not so sure... seems a bit harsh.

get a pull-out blind type?

good idea, hadn't thought of that!

Have you got a stairgate you could lock at the top of the stairs? and you could close all of the other doors if you didn't want to close his.

I have a wanderer, but slightly older and she does tend to wander to our bedroom. I probably would babygate the bedroom in your case, for just the reasons you say.

If he's really worried, he will shout for you from behind his babygate.

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