Need Sleep - Minersville,PA

Hi L.,
I have the same problem currently with my daughter. She is 14 months and she will fall saleep with my fiance and I and then we put her in her crib. She eventually wakes up and wants to be with us. No matter what we try this happens every night. My fiance is a crabby person when he is awoken so we end up putting her in bed with us just to go back to sleep. She tosses and turns all night long no matter if it's in bed with us or in her crib. What I just started doing is I leave her milk in bed with us in a non-spill sippy cup. When she wakes up from tossing and turning she'll pick up her cup and get a drink and fall back to sleep. I know she shouldn't be in bed with us but we both work full-time and need some kind of sleep each night. So, that is what has been working for us. Good Luck.

How comfortable is the mattress on the toddler bed? I work in the linen business and trust me - adding a cozy mattress pad and some cozy sheets might be just the ticket to a more restful sleep. My son is 8 and we had a similar problem with him. He would wake up 3-4 times per night and want a drink or more tuck-ins, now that he's got a cozy bed...(he calls it his cloud) he doesn't wake up. Here's my website
www.mclark.privatequarters.net - take a look at the deluxe mattress pad - that's what I have for my son's bed. Until I started with this company I'd never seen anything on the market like it. It's very comfortable and we also have a set of sheets (spa sheets) they are our least expensive sheet set and kids love them. My son raved about them so much to his friends that I had parents calling me to get them as presents for the holiday. He says it feels like he's sleeping on his favorite stuffed animal. The sheets are made of a micro plush material - my daughter has them too and she won't sleep on anything else now. (she's 13).
Good luck to you and please contact me if you have any questions.

Hi L.,
You are not alone with this problem. I suffered through the same thing after moving my son into his toddler bed. Not only did he toss and turn all night long, but he then realized that he could get out of the bed and walk around. Not fun.
The key is to be consistent when she wakes. Don't stimulate her, don't talk to her, just lay her back down in her bed, cover her up, and go back into your own room. She'll learn in a few days that she is not being rewarded in any way for waking and will eventually soothe herself back to sleep.
Another thing we did, was soften up his mattress by putting a quilt between his former hard infant mattress and his bed sheet.
My son still tosses and turns, but he is able to fall back asleep with little to no intervention from us. Best of luck and many wishes for a good night's sleep, for the whole family.

This is a controversial topic, but our daughter sleeps with us. She lasts the first part of the night in her bed, but after that, no matter what we do, she's not into her crib. As soon as we bring her in with us, she is out. In fact, I've been watching the clock to see how quick it actually is. She's out in less than 2 minutes and will sleep 7-8 hours. I agree...could be a cozy factor (she loves a comfy bed) but it also could be that she craves being close to her mommy. This is not a universally popular idea, so do with this what you will.

Good luck and let us know what finally worked for you.