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Yumchips · 22/10/2021 03:36

Hi all

I really need help with my nearly 4 year old. We sleep trained her when she was 10 months after poor sleep and she became a fanatic sleeper. However, at 3 years old she switched from a cot to a toddler bed and it all went wrong after that! She wouldn't stay in the bed alone, we did the cute duvet of her choice, night light of her choice, extra stories etc but nothing works. I'm her main sleep association as she wants me to stay a little while in the room to help her sleep. I don't mind doing this but the problem is that she wakes in the night and screams down the house looking for me. When my husband puts her to bed she doesn't ask him to stay and she just goes to sleep her herself and never wakes looking for him! He works late 3 X a week past her bedtime so I need to be able to crack this by myself. She has almighty meltdowns when I don't stay in the room with her and I dread how to manage this. I really don't mind staying at night as she falls asleep quickly but it's the waking and drama in the night that makes me despair. Please help!

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endofagain · 22/10/2021 03:44

I think everything is a phase. We had a spare duvet on our bedroom floor and any child who was a bit lonely or scared was allowed to creep in and snuggle down in it, as long as they didnt wake us up.
Everybody was happy with that and they all outgrew the need for it.

Yumchips · 22/10/2021 18:23

Thank you that's a good idea, I'll see if it works for us. Bumping for any more ideas pls!

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