HELP TODDLER WON"T STAY IN ROOM AT NIGHT

[nola13]

Happy New Year everyone. This is my first message on mumsnet.
My son is 2 years old and has been walking into our bedroom at 4am every night since September. He asks for milk and then tries to sleep on my face. Quite literally. He does a lot of kicking and won't stop until he gets his milk. I have decided to start sleep training him again. He won't stay in his room ( he climbs out of cots and gates) and I'm considering Dr. Green's "patent rope trick method" . Have any of you tried it? U tie a rope on the inside handle of his door and across to another door so that toddler cannot come out. Would really appreciate your feedback. My son is strong willed and very attached to me. THANK U!

I'm just not a martyr Pipi

Neither am I! I'd far rather share my bed with a toddler for a few hours than be up anf faffing with string at 4am FFS

Horses for courses and all that

but Christ I can't imagine the hassle of trying to TRAIN a toddler to do ANYTHING. Far better to adapt your own habits around them - at least you're guaranteed a result.

If you want to bed share then good for you - I'd rather not and putting a bit of effort in for long term gain is fine by me.

Me too, as long as it allows my child to behave like a child and come to me when he needs to. I think sometimes people have really unreasonable expectations of small children.

I'd just rather they didn't cry for me and find I'm not there.