2yr old sleeps in my bed!!!

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ange44 · 07/05/2004 11:17

can any one help, she will sleep in her own bed until 11pm-ish, then she wants to come into my bed, she is very restless in her bed and knows that I am not there.

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Momof2 · 07/05/2004 11:20

Ange44 - could you not settle her back down in her own bed - even if you get in her bed with her until she is sound asleep? I seem to remember doing this with DD, but she was about 4 at the time so in a full sized bed. That said she still creeps in occassionally in the early hours and she is 7 now, I personally don't mind too much except for the fact that I get squashed and it is occassionally - not every night!

gothicmama · 07/05/2004 11:20

only to say been there - dd will sleep in own bed but it is in our room (dd is 3) this progress though so I await answers but it will iomprove Sh eis talking about going in her room when she is 4 and big enough - so that is enough for me

gothicmama · 07/05/2004 11:20

Tippytoes · 07/05/2004 11:22

My ds is 2.5 and has NEVER had a full night in his own bed!

Last night I put him in his own bed at 11pm (after having fallen asleep in ours) and he came back into our bed at about 1am. Then he proceeds to kick and punch you the rest of the night until morning. NICE!

A few nights he lasted until 4am in his own bed and I couldn't believe it! It hasn't happened since though.

He just like cuddles too like you dd.

My ds doesn't go to bed until after 10pm every night too - so we are very very tired parents.

Sorry to be no help whatsoever! Just to let you know that you are not alone!

ghengis · 07/05/2004 11:26

Ditto! My DD (3) sneaks into our bed every night (bar one!). We now insist that she goes to bed in her own room and bed (after a story, lullabye, etc.) and if we wake up when she comes into our bed I put her back into hers. Bit she inevitably comes back in when we have fallen asleep again!

Toothache · 07/05/2004 11:30

We have this situation too. DS (2ys 10mths) starts off in his own bed, but ALWAYS w3akes up between 11-1 to come in beside us. DH usually slopes off to DS's bed! I really don't mind anymore... in fact I quite enjoy it.

Can see it as a problem in 3mths when baby arrives though.

Tippytoes · 07/05/2004 11:31

Toothache - yes the situation has put me off trying for another baby to be honest as I am so tired all the time (work full time too). Just couldn't see myself being able to look after another one just yet. You are very brave!

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ange44 · 07/05/2004 12:10

toothache - your situation is similar to mine, as i am thinking of having another baby this year- but it is putting me off with the sleeping routine of my 2.7mths d.

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glitterfairy · 07/05/2004 12:21

Have a five year old who has just started to sleep in her own bed. It is a nightmare sometimes but often lovely. My dd9 and ds8 often sleep together and sometimes all three of them in our other spare bed. I guess kids need comfort and warmth just like us. My ds slept in my bed for three years until my dd5 was born adn he just moved out he kind of knew.

Hulababy · 07/05/2004 12:25

glitterfairy - please tell me that the 5, 8 and 9 are your DD's ages and you don't really have 9 children!!!

Our DD used to sleep in our bed until this Christmas when she was 20 months. We resorted to CC as she was becoming restless in her sleep in our bed and keeping us awake. Still miss the co-cleeping sometimes now though - the cuddles were so lovely

Toothache · 07/05/2004 12:31

Tippytoes & Ange44 - We both work fulltime too and it used to be a nightmare as he was a restless sleeper. It didn't disturb DH, but I couldn't sleep. Now though I get a fab nights sleep with ds in beside me cuddling in.
Although, I'm not sleeping too well at 6mths pg at the mo!

I figure that DS will eventually go into his own bed all night, I'm just not going to stress myself out about it. He'll probably prefer his own bed when he has a baby waking him through the night.

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