5 year old sleep!

[Owlette123]

My daughter was an angel from birth to 2 years - slept like a dream right through, in her cot, I'd put her down awake, read a story, kiss her goodnight and go out. No issues

Then I made the mistake of getting a toddler bed at 2 and it just went downhill. She's since been in our bed, won't go to sleep alone.

Tried everything - new bedroom/big girl bed, made a big fuss etc, night lights, story time, moshi twilight stories, lavender on pillow. It's just a battle now, probably ab hour each night laying with her until asleep and that's just become our bed now coz she won't stay in hers

Help

Not pretending I have all the answers here. Our DD has always been a bad sleeper. Now just 3 years old, I still regularly sleep part of the night in her big bed. Or the whole night when she is ill. But more and more she sleeps by herself the whole night!

But question: was it just the bed that changed? Or did she go to daycare at the same time? And is a bigger bed in her room an option? So you can start in your own bed just like we do? Every bit of sleep is an improvement in my books...

Would a new teddy help? Or room decorations or a night light?

When our DD is still not feeling tired we let her read or play a bit by herself in her room whilst I fold some towels or something. The she comes to get me and I can tuck her in when she is ready for it. We do have a ritual, several special songs in a certain order, which also helps.

Oh yes, and she especially needs me in her bed after being overstimulated. So often I can predict when we will have a turbulent night ahead...

And a while back I also had a conversation about us not always sleeping well together. We were both shattered at the time. Dhe seemed to understand and... Afterwards she slept 5 (!) nights in a row on her own...

All the best!