Sitting up and crying in her new big girl bed

[FreddyTeddy]

DD is nearly 2 and last night we put her into a big girl bed. She 'helped' assemble it and was really excited about it but spent about 2 hours sitting up and crying when we left her alone in her room. Tonight she is doing the same thing.
We have been going in every 5 minutes to resettle/reassure her.

Previously she has been a really good sleeper, hardly ever wakes, settles herself and doesn't need us in there.

Is this normal, will it get better? I don't want to lose my calm, easy sleeper!

(btw she has a nightlight on as usual and her teddy as usual)

DS is almost 3 but still doesn't like it if we've forgotten to put the safety rail thing up, think he feels safer. Do you have one of those?

knitter, no but we could put one on tomorrow I guess.

this is heartbreaking, she is just sobbing her heart out.

We're having troubles with ours too(as we speak) Dh has just gone to lay with her. Yesterday I sang to her until she calmed down.
Do you give anything to drink at night? or is there anything else which she uses for comfort which you can offer? Is she verbal enough to express anything/why she's unhappy?
(Really feeling for you too :( )

Can you talk to her asking what is making her sad?

bebe its awful isn't it? we did the normal bedtime routine exactly, except into the bed rather than the cot. As we were doing the routine she was fine, had her milk drink, teeth brushed, story in bed (which she loved having daddy sit on her bed with her). She was excited to lie down and get comfy but as soon as we leave the room she has a meltdown.

She is really verbal, but she gets so upset she can't say anything. She can say approx 8-10 word sentences normally but she gets too upset to say anything other than Mummy and Daddy

I really don't want to have to sit in with her because on a night my DH is working I can't sit with her til she falls asleep and see to the baby so I feel like its unfair to start doing that if I can't see it through, its just putting off the tears til another night (and I doubt my singing would comfort anyone !!)

bebe do you have a bed side bar on the bed? I wonder if that would make a difference?

yes it is terrible. dd is the same, gets worked up and cannot put together any words. I try to stay calm and say, mommy cannot understand you when you're crying so hard, can you try to calm down while I give her cuddles.

I know what you mean abt setting the precedent for staying until she's asleep.... Yesterday I left when she was still awake, but very sleepy so she hardly registered it. But I fear if it doesn't get better what that means (my next one's not due for 6m yet tho so I have more time)

We've been trying to reassure and told her that if she needs anything she can just call for us. But it's not working...

oops my turn it seems...good luck!

Hope your night improves. DD has finally calmed down, she isn't asleep but finally calm. Hoping she'll be asleep soon.

I haven't got the heart for this everynight!