Yawn...Morning!
Would love some advice as dd is suddenly not liking her bed! Moved her out of her cot at 23 months as she climbed out. took well to cotbed and didn't seem to need the 'training' i remembered with ds who is now 8. DS and DD share and they have become so close since sharing. randomly, this week, DD now 2 has started climbing out of bed and gets in with DS who bless him just cuddles her and doesn't make a fuss but he is not getting enough sleep and she woke him at 3 last night. We got a gro clock which dd points to and I think it helps her understand its nighttime when going to bed but is meaningless the rest of the night.
We did use a sleeping bag but she kept taking it off.
My 1st reaction is I have to protect ds and ensure he is getting enough sleep and move dd back in with us. DH and I have couple counselling at the moment and she said that dd will still want to cuddle ds and she is using him as a substitute teddy and that we need to get dd a new nighttime teddy for her and explain that ds needs his sleep... She said its important to keep their bond and to try and make it work with them in the same room. DS doesn't want to separate either. We do have a spare bed in their room which i thought I could sleep in to do the 'putting back' as obviously ds can't do it!
When dd sleeps at cm , cm lies her on settee and sits on opposite side with no eye contact or communication but she is there and dd sleeps this way. DH also just stayed with dd and its taken him an hour but she has got back to sleep in her own bed in her room. He sat on the bed but she cried every time he went to move.
So.... what should we do next?
Any ideas?