So my 2 year old son tosses and turns all night every night. He does sleep with me in my bed, but not by my choice. I am staying with my sister temporarily so he HAS to sleep in my bed because there is not enough rooms for everyone to have their own. Anyway, since he shares a bed with me, he tosses and turns like a wild animal and it is driving me nuts!!! He also refuses to go to sleep. The tossing and turning then leads to him babbling and talking to himself, making weird noises, covering himself with a blanket and then kicks them off like 30 seconds later over and over and over. Sometimes he will mess with the tabs on his diaper and end up ripping them. He is tossing and turning RIGHT NOW!! I've told him at least fifty times to knock it off, even spanking him a couple times to see if he might respond to that. Do you think it worked? Nope. He continues to do it. He also won't stop trying to rub my face, play with my hair, stroke my arms, and then tries to scratch the mole on my neck off every night as soon as he finds it. Lol. Why is he doing this? The thing that irritates me the most is when he kicks his legs around he ends up kicking me. It is just really annoying. And I sh*t you not, he can keep tossing and turning without taking a break for like 8 hours straight. This child is going to cause me to have a nervous breakdown. I wouldn't mind it so much if he were doing it in his sleep because he wouldn't be doing it on purpose, but he is fully awake every time! No matter what I say or do, he acts like he is deaf (which he's NOT DEAF). Like w........t..........f?
My 2 yr old does the same thing when he sleeps in our bed. He sleeps very well in his crib that's in our room itself. Maybe some kids just need their own space.
Can you get a portable crib for him? It's easy to set up. If not at 2 yrs old , you can set up a small bed in the room itself, but be sure the door is closed with a child lock and he doesn't wander away and hurt himself.
I know he can't have his own bed, but can he have a pallet or nest on the floor that is his? I would try that. My little 2 yo will do the same thing. Also, can you leave him alone in the room with the door closed? I have to do this with both of my kids or they will talk for hours and hours and toss and turn....GL I know it is hard, but try and see if these tips will work.
Make a fun deal out of making him a little "bed" on the floor. Put down a bunch of blankets to make it padded and maybe even try to find a little sleeping bag. If you make it about him getting a new special comfy place instead of not being able to sleep with you, he just might think it's awesome. I've tried to sleep with my kids on trips and they kick and twist and pretty much push me off the bed. So to the floor they go. If you are uncomfortable about him not sleeping on a bed, is there room in your bedroom to put a crib/toddler mattress on the floor?
Even though he can't have his own room, you need to find a way for your son to have his own place to sleep.
My son was actually a great sleeper, but from the time he was little, he would cover every inch of his crib rolling, tossing, scooting, you name it. When he outgrew his crib, he covered every inch of space on his bed.
Since your son is 2, I think he needs a bedtime routine that includes going to bed and sleep before you do. Some kids simply don't co-sleep well and I don't think spanking him is the answer.
Change up the routine and the sleeping arrangements. Get him his own blankets and his own space even in the same room, put him to bed so he's asleep before you go to bed and it will get easier.
It might be rough adjusting at first, but who knows? He might settle down and sleep much better which is a win-win for both of you.
Best wishes.
Get a youth bed or pack and play (they have mini pack and plays if space is an issue) and put it next to you. Mine loves to snuggle with me but forget sleeping with us and we have a KING SIZE bed but they hog it up and have to be in our space at all times
Our baby is a mover and shaker. We call him Mr. Migration because he moves all around his crib all night long, and that's when he's sleeping solo. We don't sleep together. I wouldn't get any sleep.
Go for the nest, kiddie mattress on the floor, you take a sleeping bag and an air mattress, go to sleep at different times, whatever it takes to get a few nights rest.
Good luck to you and yours,
F. B.
