Mummy's Bed Mantra

[fhutts]

My 2.5 year old daughter has suddenly become adverse to sleeping in her cot. Literally overnight she starts saying over and over that she wants to sleep in Mummys bed. I thought she was feeling a little under the weather so of course made the fatal error of allowing her in.
5 nights later she is still not going to sleep in her own cot. Why?
Nothing whatsoever is changed, she lets me put her in her cot but as soon as I step away she goes mental.
I have tried to talk to her about it and she first said her cot was dirty so I made a huge game the next night with her to change her sheets and clean it with a wipe etc, but the same.
Next she said not to close the door, so I left it open with the bathroom light on, still not joy - incasdecensant rage until she was sick.
Third night were at Nannys so put her in the single bed she has in her room there (as well as a cot) which she thought was great until I left. Same as above although not sick as I gave in.
Fourth day- took her to John Lewis and bought a horribly expensive rabbit night light which she was so excited about, but again, once I tried to leave the room she went mental.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I have to say, I am not that fussed about co-sleeping IF it happens in the middle ofthe night, but I cannot go to bed with her at 7.30pm every night (even though I am totally knackered!).
Can anyone help - is it a sleep regression that will pass, shall I try a toddler bed? She has all the animals in her bed she can possibly want, the room is dark but with night light, it is not hot, not cold.
I could I suppose sit in her room until she falls asleep but she keeps opening her eyes to check I am there and thus doesn't fall asleep (tried last night). Last night I gave in yet again at 11pm.
Any ideas?

My DD is going through the same thing - lots of delaying tactics, wants more milk, wants my watch (?), wants another story. Is your DD still having a nap in the day? THe big thing that affects us is when DD has had a nap (she's pretty much dropped it but goes through phases of having it again).

Same as you by the sounds of it, plenty of delay tactics and when I do read yet another story she is not interested in it at all. The nap is starting to drop and I think you may be right it is connected. Today she has been abc at Nursery and she has so far been ok tonight she went down about 20 mins ago. We have also tonight put up the toddler bed we had I the garage ready, bought a Peppa Pig quilt and made such a fuss. Who knows, if it is just that she is knackered tonight or likes the bed. Nursey say she had two hours today which is very unusual a Nursery.
Is your LO in with you or do you front it out?

Sounds like DS with the delay. It's a developmental thing - they want independence but need us for reassurance. Ds needs a nap still - he fights bedtime regardless of how tired he is for example, tonight he didn't fall asleep until close to 8pm even though he had a short nap and ran around in the park. Same at the weekend - hours of charging about, yawning at bedtime but fights it. He looks tired, he acts tired but still resists bedtime!! Also his imagination has exploded - he seems to need to chat with us to help him wind down at night.

fhutts we don't bring her in bed with us as this is all happening before we go to bed. We just let her wind down downstairs with us for a while and then she goes to bed. I sort of know how to judge the situation based on how tired she is.