What the title says really ... looking for new ideas on achieving this.
DD is 2.6 and I am currently on 3rd attempt in 6 mths to get her to stay all night in her own bed. The previous 2 attempts have resulted in her coming back to full co-sleeping ie being put to bed in "mummy daddy bed" from the off. She seems to sleep so much better in our bed and I feel like a "normal" person rather than a walking zombie. For reasons I won't go into here it is time for her to go in her own bed.
Getting her to fall asleep in her own bed is easy, it takes less than 5 minutes after lights out although I do sit with her. If she wakes before midnight all she usually needs is a quick cuddle or a drink and she's straight back to sleep.
The problems start after midnight. Last night I was up 4 times to her, no settling, wanting to come in our bed, I had to get in with her (in her cot bed!) until she was asleep. By 5am I'd had enough and got her into our bed. This has been like this for about a week and has been getting worse (as has happened on the previous 2 attempts)
She never gets up out of bed so can't do the putting back to bed without saying a word technique. Cannot leave her crying - not my thing.
Have tried sleeping on floor in her room - not very comfortable and she just gets under duvet with me (or her dad)
Have tried getting her to put own toys to bed and reading them a story etc. Playing in her room more in the day (it's quite small so usually play in the lounge)
I wouldn't mind getting up to her constantly if I thought that eventually she would sleep for longer in her own bed. I think she has slept all night in her own bed on a couple of ocassions on one of the previous attempts - just because.
She has all her teeth and isn't ill. She no longer naps in the day so cannot cut back on that. I try and tire her out as much as possible with trips to parks etc. but this makes no difference.
Me and dp are thinking that we will go back to sleeping on her floor as we really really don't know what else to try. Would welcome advice.