Toddler Won't Sleep in Own Bed

Updated on March 04, 2009
D.T. asks from San Francisco, CA
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My 2 year old son slept in his crib in his own room until he was 18 months. Then suddlenly he wanted to sleep in the bed with his mommy. I now have him on an air mattress in my room. He will not fall asleep unless I am sitting in the room with him. How do I get him to sleep in his own room and by himself. He also wakes up 2-3 times a night wanting to get into bed with me. Suggestions please.

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S.M.

answers from Stockton on

Does he have all his teeth? One thing I've noticed is when our wonderful kids get weird...it is always about the teeth. I believe they get "2 year molars?"
You could look into that, and if that is the case I would wait it out and give him the comfort he needs. Always start him out in his room at night and let him come in. But then once the pain passes do the technique the other mom spoke of: walking them back into their room. It worked on Supernanny.
By showing compassion but being firm your son will learn.
Best of luck.

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M.L.

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I'm not sure about how to get him moved to his own room, but when he wants to sleep in your bed tell him he is welcome to come in, but it will be for only a short time (5- 15 min) then he needs to go back to his own bed. That way he still gets close snuggle time with you but you don't get your bed taken over. If he gives you problems going back to his bed, the next time tell him "it's so sad, but he didn't follow the directions last time so now he may not come into the bed." Maybe once you get him used to this plan you can move him to his own room with occational short visits to your bed. I only allowed one visit to my bed a night unless the second visit was after 5 am.

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R.K.

answers from Redding on

~Unfortunatley u have started a bad habit:(
my advise as a mother of 5 is to start over and put him back in his own room.
If all his needs r met he should be able to sleep through the night. I suggest u let him cry for no longer than 15 mins then go and reasure him its ok, and then leave.
Hope this helps!
Take care

xo~

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J.T.

answers from Stockton on

The absolute best advice I can give you is to read Pantley's "No Cry Sleep Solution" book and check out her website. She has a lot of excellent, simple techniques to choose from AND she presents them in a way that is not preachy or blaming. She manages to leave you feeling empowered and not like a bad mother.

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J.B.

answers from San Francisco on

When my daughter did this-my husband would just grab her hand with out saying a word and walk her back into the room. I don't know what did it, but she would stay there. Now she stays in her room all night.

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