3 year old wants to co-sleep

[WilkoL593]

I am having trouble with trying to get my 3 year old son to stay in his bed at night.
He drifts off at the beginning of the night okay, purely because I’m stood there waiting for him to go to sleep.

Both him and his older sister (my daughter aged 5) were absolutely horrible sleepers from birth!
my daughter is great now, puts herself to sleep after being read a book and doesnt come into my bed unless its nightmare related issues.

I am a heavy sleeper, down to my meds (i have BPD)

so what i am asking is, how can i keep my little one in his own bed? i kick myself in the mornings because i have no memory of him getting in and its worse when my boyfriend stays the night, last time my son kept everyone up from 2am because he screamed and refused to sleep in his own bed.

i thought he was getting better. He has moments where he sleeps through. But everytime he comes home from his dads the battle starts all over again.

any advise please?

They creep by stealth like little ninjas 😆

Look at it from his point of view - why on earth wouldn’t he want to sleep and cuddle next to the loveliest human in the world…😁

Its a pain in the arse but with mine its just something they grew out of when they started school - although my nearly 8 year old STILL does it from time to time 🙈

I hated the thought of frog marching them back to bed so I just gave in to sleeping on the edge of the mattress and developing a bad back🧐😂

@Suzieandthemonkeyfeet

Thank you for your reply!
they definitely are little ninjas! 😂

honestly if i stayed a single mum, i wouldnt bother and gradually got him in his own bed (all nighters) as he grew up, i did with his sister.
my daughter was just as bad, but when she reached 4 years old i motivated myself to get her ready for school (potty trained and sleeping in her own bed)
my daughter is definitely a daddys girl and my son is a mummies boy, i understand why he would wanna snuggle in with me, i have a kingsize bed theres plenty of room even when he sleeps sideways 😂

i guess its just the pressure im feeling from my boyfriend, it hurts my feelings. If my son comes in with me and him, my boyfriend just ups and leaves, doesnt matter what time he goes home :/ instead of helping me get him into his own bed (yet yaks on about loving being a stepdad)

i dont know im sorry im ranting on now 😂😅😅