So what am I doing wrong tonight?!?!?!

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We changed dd's cot to a bed on saturday night. predictably she got out and spent a while banging on the door and crying for me. We have had great success with cc (in that she barely cried!) in the past so we went down this route again.

on Saturday I had to go in at 5 mins. dh went in at 10 mins, at 15 mins she was asleep back in her bed (having got out to protest and then got back in again)

yesterday same thing but with only 1 return (by me at 5 mins)

Today, well! I'm on my own with her, I've been returning her every 5 mins for the last hour and 25 mins. she has had periods of going quiet but on listening at the door I've heard clapping and movment. then she strikes up again really screaming and I return her to bed again....

She has a lullaby cd on which last for an hour and has finished without her being asleep for the first time ever! I haven't restarted it as she goes to sleep without it if she's up in the night... not sure if I'm doing right on this though.

thought it had gone quiet whilst I was tyoing but guess what..... I know that if I give in on the cc she will be worse as she will know its only a question of keeping going til I break! she's quick to spot and exploit weakness! but I don't know how much longer I can do this.

try leaving her 10 - 15 mins she will eventually tire of it, my ds sits in his bed for hour sometimes before he falls asleep she may be waiting for you every 5 mins!

Did you always shut her bedrom dor before you moved her into a bed? If not perhaps leaving the door open and a stair gate would be a better option.

we have a stair gate. she can open the door and has made several escape attempts hopping accross the landing in her grobag

last night I eventually picked her up as I couldn't take it any more and she dropped off pretty much instantly so I put her down groggy and she stayed down. poor love had worn herself out screaming. today was the fist afternoon nap in bed as others have been in pushchair. I sat in the chair while she lay in the bed and she was alseep with no fuss in 10 mins. I had a visitor who I don't know well and I couldn't deal with the prospect of screaming!

tonnight however.... I did the same again thinking I could get her used to going to sleep that way and do a gradual withdrawl but I was sat there an hour and 15 mins while she lay very nicely in her bed. being as good as gold but so obviously not sleepy! we havent been out today because of our visitor and I put her to bed late as I wasn't expecting her to be worn out. but I didn't expect this!! I left her when she sat up to play with her lullaby Po, I asked her to lay down and she waved byebye to me. well what else could I do! its been 10 mins since then and she's screaming like a trooper.....

should have said thanks for your replies, sorry! was beging to think mumsnet had abandoned me (like dh had) last night...

she's just about 20 months. its early for a bed development wise but she is a climber...

went in just after I posted to find her screaming from her bed (was getting straight out before) and as soon as I sat down next to het she was asleep. its like she wants me to be close when she goes to sleep but needs to be left to appreciate me forst!! not a system I like tbh. not sure what I can do about it though.