Sleeping Habits - Arcadia,CA

Well My son was about 14 months when he decided he did not want to sleep in his crib either. So we decided ot get him a toddler bed, bought it at Toy R Us for about $70.00. He has been in it since. We put some pillows and blankets on the floor so if he fell out it would be padded which he did and a few times we got up in the morning to find he had crawled under the bad as well, but with a little patients and about 2 weeks he was back to his normal sleeping routine and he feels like such a big boy. It is also nice because on the nights he is having a hard time falling to sleep I can lay next to hm becasue the bed is so close to the ground and rub his back till he falls asleep. he is now 22 months and i am a working mom and life with sleep has been grand. I swore I would never allow my children to sleep all night in the bed with me and my husband and have followed through with it. I will tell you what after hearing the stories of kids not wanting to go back in to there own bed I am glad I have done what I have. Hope it works out for you.

Dear M.,

Yes, a lot of people have had this problem. There is one solution. Be kind, loving, but firm and make her comfortable in her own bed, and don't back down. Yes, she will cry, maybe even throw up, but just clean her up give her a sip of water, love her and say good night, see you in the morning, and leave. Then listen to her cry.
This is the beginning of letting her know that you are the boss, and if you don't do this you will be very, very sorry.
Good Luck, C. N.

Oh, M..........I feel your pain!! My son is 13 months old and doesn't sleep through the night! I have gotten some great advice from the moms on Mamasource, though. I would do the same thing as you and put him in bed with me and it's not comfortable and you don't get any sleep yourself! He would also do the same thing and wake up when I put him down in his crib. I learned to rock him and hold him longer then put him in his crib and he would sleep for a couple of hours.
I still haven't firgured out how to get him to sleep through the night yet although he did last night (go figure).
Good luck to you!

Oh my, I am going through the exactly the same thing. PLease let me know if you get any good suggestions, We are desperate for some good sleep alone. Good Luck!
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my son is exactly 14 mos. as well and he started doing this a couple weeks ago. i was doing the same thing, picking him up and bringing him into bed with me, but he was all over the bed and i was getting NO sleep. so one night i decided to let him just put himself back to sleep. it took about 5-10 minutes, but i didn't respond and he went back to sleep until i had to get him ready for daycare. it has been heaven ever since! good luck!

AH yes I do remember those days! My son did the same thing at around 14 months and I did the same thing, taking him to our bed. Truth is, the only way to get them past this is when they wake up, go in, keep your voice really low and comfort them, then tuck her back in and leave. Yes she will cry and for the first couple nights probably for at least 45 minutes, BUT after a few nights, if you can hang tough(believe me I know how hard it is to hear your baby cry and not go to her) she will start going back to sleep. Our son took about a week or so and then he was good to go.
Now, one thing to consider is, she might be still teething? My son was a late teether, he didn't get his first till he was a year old. If so, then you need to talk to your doc about giving her some tylenol.
hope it helps.

Yes, I have dealt with this too.
The difference was my daughter was a little older approx 18 month old when it started and in a toddler bed. So she was getting out of bed.
I now stay with her in her room until she is asleep. It gives her the comfort to know I am right there. I usually rub her back to help her fall back to sleep. Then I literally have to sneak out of her room to not wake her.
It is a pain as sometimes she takes forever to go to sleep.
Like last night I was in there for an hour and a half. But ut's worth it to have my pillow and my side of the bed all to myself again. : )