Please Help Me - Night two of bunk beds... Sobbing Flameboy

[Flame]

He hates it

Sobbing his heart out.

He's had about 2 hours sleep this evening, and now nothing I do will pacify him bar him being in my arms downstairs (and even that took 15 mins)

My heart is breaking

I don't know if it is the bigness of it (he has always liked being in small spaces - moses basket, scrunched in corner of cot etc), the top bunk closing him in too much, or what.

I tried making a little duvet nest so that he was surrounded and just covered with his blankets. I tried laying him on the duvet and just covering him with blankets. I have even resorted to putting the duvet on the floor for him to sleep on top of it.

I have now walked away and am leaving him to sob because I am at wits end.

The change was a necessity - he was vaulting from the lowest cot setting (he is just a good climber, he is only the size of a 12 month old), and I thought he was safer in a bed.

Help me please - even if it is just to repeat the old failsafe of "This too will pass"

Can't stop crying which is doing nothing to settle him.

I know 2 mins in is a tad optimistic, but he was playing on the floor, I turned the light off before tucking in DD (some light coming from the bathroom, so not completely dark) - he came up behind me and whimpered to get into bed. Let me tuck him in happily and is drinking his bottle

Still out cold

Apparently my little sister was the same when she was moved into the lower bunk when we were kids. Initially my parents were putting her to bed with her head at the opposite end of the bunk to mine. They worked out she wanted to be 'just like big sister'. They moved her pillow to the same end as mine and she went to bed no probs. Obviously don't know which way round your kids are lying so no idea if this is of any help.

They are opposites - but if I turn him round he has no barrier.

Going to get some of the glow in the dark stars to stick on the bars above him

Yay!!!!!!!!

ah brilliant news flame.

so you wont be taking my cot??

wink]

Your cot can stay in the barn in case of virgin pregnant ladies passing by in a few weeks

well theyre not bringing any smelly donkeys in...

They won't let you in any big shiny gates if you turn the donkeys away

glad to see its sorted Flame.

well i dont want to go in if theyve got bloody donkeys in there. not my idea of eternal bliss, that.

besides, i have already decided what is and isnt allowed when it comes to getting into the ultimate afterparty... and donkeys are not on the list.

not that im talking shit utter nonsense or anything

You know I need a list now....

weeeel, you know, its a little like the british constitution. its not exactly cast in stone or indeed written down anywhere at all.

but theres definately no donkeys on there. that much i can tell you.

being lovely (now and then), now thats a fairly safe bet... just to get you started, like. why, are you fearing damnation for any particular reason??

Ooh - you are allowed to keep your broken insert, and they are sending a new one. The beehind left me today - I need to phone them still to yell though

now listen here missy, i will not have you out of pocket, you rubbish businesswoman, you!

actually, ive just been on bumfluff and ordered more cant help myself. i tell myself i will send them all to a deserving orphanage wehn im done, that makes me feel ok about it lol.

oh, and i still have the broken ones, havnt posted them yet.

and, thank goodness the potty training is not working out a little haphazard

I won't be out of pocket, don't worry - no way are people gonna charge me for shoddy items! The insert guy seemed highly amused when I asked if he wanted the broken one back

I was only pondering last night what I will do when you are babyless... I'm thinking a range of boy's clothes

oh yes, good idea.
i like stuff cosy and comfy and soft... and in funky cool colours and prints. (am aware as i type that, that i am no longer funky nor cool if i can use those words in that sentence in such a mummy way. god theyre gonna start rolling their eyes at me soon arent they?? )
something like this lot

got that??

pmsl @ funky and cool!

Once I get the bills I have outstanding cleared, I will be looking into more of the clothing side of things - I like stripes

ooh yes. stripes are good.
and tank top jumpers are a bit of a thing atm. i love dressing them as little old men hehehe

Flame Just read through this thread. So glad all is working out now with flame boy.
I have a pack of glow in the dark planets and stars you can have(free) if your interested?
[email protected] if you are.

good one tort. < i must remember tyo get packs of glow stars for xmas stockings>