3 weeks since what you ask? Since I have gotten a good night sleep! No, I don't suffer from insomnia...I suffer from a 2 year old that has decided its nice to cuddle with mom in the middle of the night. Don't get me wrong, I love to snuggle with my kids...just not at 3 in the morning. 3 weeks ago Nathan was waking up a bunch in the night and coming in my room...I would bring him straight back to his bed...and we would repeat that until it was finally morning with me getting no sleep. A few nights later, he gave up on me and decided instead of waking up mom it would be better to wake up Sammy and Ben...I definetly wasn't happy with that. So, now when he wakes up he climbs into my bed. Sometimes he falls asleep but other times he just wants to snuggle and he is kicking me, poking me, trying to get me to rollover to look at him (you get the picture). I have always said I would NEVER let my kids sleep with me...and I know why. But, I really don't know what to do. If I don't let Nathan sleep with me he either keeps me up all night OR he wakes up the other kids! Help...does anyone have any ideas on how to get a stubborn 2 year old to sleep in his own bed all night without waking up the entire family!?!
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Kyle
I am having the same problem with kennedy!!
I haven't slept good for so long..she wants me to cuddle her which is so much fun..but like you said..Not all night long!!
I finally just made a bed on the floor...and she just goes there..I told her NOT to wake me up!!
It works sometimes..but I'm still getting woken up..so if you figure it out let me know!
I thought you locked your kids bedrooom doors??
I can't tell you enough times - CRIB TENT! I just remembered that there was a time when Maya was already in a big girl bed and coming out so we went back to the crib with the crib tent. I just think sometimes they are not ready for freedom AND I am not a happy person without sleep so it was an easy decision to put her back in and get sleep. Nathan is old enough to get, "If I can't stay in my big boy bed, I get locked in a tent." Just 2 cents from a mean mom!! :)
I have the same problem with Cameron. I haven't had a decent night slip in.... years. So, I have now resorted to bribing him. First it was with candy. Hmmm not a good bribe for a dentist's child. Don't tell Ryan! Now, I'm bribing with quarters. It works some of the time. Good luck! Ooooh! If I didn't have a baby in the crib I'd use that crib tent idea!
And seeing that instead of writing "sleep" I wrote "slip", I obiviously didn't sleep well last night! (:
Get a bigger Bed~!
I wish I could help you! We just keep taking our kids back to there bed even if they come in 3 times a night and it has worked for us. And now for the most part they sleep in there own bed all night long. Both our older boys share a room and have done pretty well. Hope it get better
Griffin went through a spell like this for a while. We made him sleep on the floor next to our bed if he came in. It got to the point where he wouldn't even wake us up, just come in and lay down.
I have to get a good night's rest or I am a super grouchy mom, so there is a hard and fast no kid's in our bed rule at our house.
Sorry you are not getting good sleep. That is the worst!!
Okay-I am totally interested in what your friends say, because Tate is doing the exact same thing!! Weird.. Aren't they the same age too, Is it an age thing?
So funny that all of these cute little stinkers wont stay in their beds!
What I am doing is putting him right back to bed, (if I'm coherent) each time he gets up. I really try to be consistent, but sometimes I have no idea what's going on. IF he still gets out I'll either A) Stay with him in his room, forcing him to stay in his bed, till he falls back asleep. Or B) Get Greg on him... that ones my favorite. For some reason Dad can get him to listen, unfortunately he is usually asleep for most of it.
Let me know if you find anything that works for you. I'm just praying that this too shall pass!
Man that totally stinks. I am all for the tent thing. Payten is only 5 months. But I know already I am a stern/firm/mean mom. I NEED my sleep. And having Linus in my bed is more than enough. I dont like to be touched at all when I sleep I need my room! GOOD LUCK!!
I am having the same problem off and on with Tate. My first thought is that I had heard at one point that kids are not ready for a bog kid bed until 3. It is a development thing that they do not understand that invisible barrier until then. I know Macey did not do well before then and when Tate does stay in bed he is often waking up with night terrors. We have basically trapped Tate in his room with whatever we can. His door handle is not actually latching so locking and those kid proof door handles were not working so we went to a baby gate in the door frame outside the door and then I just know that even if he is awake he is in his room. Scott raises it up slightly higher so that he can not climb it(just high enough so he cannot get under it). Another thought is that a friend of mine (with older kids)said that she had that problem with her son too and he was actually not getting enough sleep and needed a nap although they may not act like it. It seems to go against what you would think but I read it somewhere else too that they get so tired they just crash and then its just like they were taking a nap and then they are awake. So I try to make sure to give Tate lunch and then put him in his room and eventually he does fall asleep but you do not want him sleeping past 3:00. I think it helped I just don't always do it. I also said I would never let my kids sleep with me so sometimes I let them lay there until I can not take it anymore and then I take them back to bed and that seems to be enough for them and they go to bed. Ultimately I think it is just a phase thing that we have to deal with until it passes-Anyone know when that is?(just think of all of the other moms who are doing the same thing that you are at that time). Anyways I would not do anything you do not want to keep doing becuase they are old enough to know what they can get away with if they push enough. Anyways that is about 1.00 worth of advice from me!
Kyle.... I found you blog. A sleeping bag on the floor worked for my now 14 year old. It gets better, and they grow out of it. Sleep is important. I let my kids know they can come in but bring your pillow and blanket. How are you?......lets try to do park day. Kelsey is bored!!!!!
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