I NEED SLEEP

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Hi everyone.. Looking for any advice please.. I have three kids and 32 weeks pregnant (baby due between 3-6 weeks due to complications) My 20 month old boy is in our room in a travel cot, he hates a regular cot and he hates his toddler bed, we've tried to get him to sleep in his bed four times.. Eventually we just came to terms with the fact he just likes his travel cot.. In the last two weeks he's learnt to climb out his cot and he is climbing in with us.. I can't put him down and leave the room now as he just climbs out so I'm laying with him up to an hour till he falls asleep then lifting him into his cot but at 12-1 during the night he is climbing out and in with us.. I can't sleep because he kicks and butts everywhere and I worry about bump.. We wondered if we should buy a single bed and put it up against our double so we could all sleep together but i want that to be a last option as I'll have a newborn soon.. Please help as I can't describe how exhausted I am between complications and no sleep and three kids!! Hit me with suggestions.. TIA

Oh my and I thought I was tired...13 month old who cries currently 6 times a night and I'm 12 weeks pregnant. I am sending you a hugeeeeeee cuddle.
Why don't you try a toddler bed again but perhaps get a really cool one that's shaped like a car? Maybe buy bed set that is his favourite tv character or maybe get yourself a single bed and you sleep in it and then he might decide he wants to sleep there? Honestly throwing suggestions out I have no idea but these worked for friends of mine!

When you say you tried four times with his bed what did you do? I'm not sure having him in your bed will work when your baby is born.

Oh I feel for you too.. He has a paw patrol bed with all the mod cons but to no avail.. I've actually just this very second purchased a single bed and mattress that looks nearly similar to our double bed.. We are going to remove our bedside units and join the two beds together in the hope of at least getting some space.. Once the bed arrives I'm going to put him down in his massively huge bed and leave the room until he falls asleep and I'm going to refrain from using milk as a sleep aid.. I'm sooooo tired so mustering the energy is hard but I really should get him sorted before I enter my next challenge lol xx

It sounds like you need to crack this before the baby arrives & give over a handful of nights to repeatly returning him to bed until he gets the message. It will slay you, but the current situation is completely unsustainable and could be dangerous for your newborn if you plan to co-sleep or may nod off in bed with him/her when you are doing night feeds. Would your other half support you in this and tag team for a few nights to crack it? Baby gate across his bedroom door may slow him down too, if it's safe to have one there (i.e. Not by stairwell).

Well I tried sitting by his bed and doing the whole moving away slightly every night but it didn't work.. I tried just closing the door and leaving him but he just climbed in our bed and got comfy.. I just want some sleep 😴 Usually I'm a problem solver but I just can't muster the energy xx

Badbadhusky im afraid he shares our room as will the baby.. I don't do co sleeping, well at least not before these two weeks.. We have house renovations planned but waiting on permission and a lot of unforeseeable funds that will take at least a year xx

So he's going to need to be in your room (if not in your bed!)along with the baby?

Yes they will both share our room xx