Toddler bed troubles - oppinions needed

sdpookie13

So C has been in a toddler bed for probably 2 months now.  For the past few weeks she's been getting out of bed and coming to find is at 2am (always 2am).  We bring her back to her bed and sometimes she stays, sometimes she gets up and tries again. We have to open her door after she falls asleep to let the heat in from our wood stove (FYI).  I know this is normal and we weren't overly concerned at this point.  Friday night she decided that she didn't want to go to bed and even figured out how to open her door so we put one of those knobs on her door.  Then she started to turn on her light and play.  This was a 2 hr event and we were both at our wits end and were extremely desperate so we pulled out the Pack N Play and put her in there.  Seconds later she was out like a light.  Now the problem is that she ONLY wants to sleep in the PNP.  But still wakes up at 2am and calls for us. What would you do at this point?  I wish I just stuck with it and never brought out the PNP but was just so overwhelmed we didn't know what to do.   I'm thinking we take the PNP away today (before she gets home) and continue to work on the toddler bed, staying calm and continuously putting her back in it when she gets up but i'm very open to suggestions! 

stephy1221

When she wakes up at 2am in the PNP and calls for you will she go back to sleep if you ignore her? If yes, I would keep the PNP for now. If No, then I would put it away.

Is her diaper really full when she gets up at 2am? If yes, maybe you need to

kj07

We haven't moved to a toddler bed so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

 You could put a babygate on the outside of her door so she can't get out of her room when the door's open.  And you could put up her toys for a while at n

sdpookie13

Oh the diaper thought is good.  She has been asking for a diaper change when she wakes up so maybe this is the cause.  I'll def try a larger size to see if that helps.  Thanks for thinking of this

lrn327

sdpookie13:

Oh the diaper thought is good.  She has been asking for a diaper change when she wakes up so maybe this is th

pitterpatter129

Our "solution" was to put a floor mat in our room.  When he wakes up at 3:00ish, he just comes in and sleeps on our floor.  Whatever makes our lives easier.

xxbabycakesxx

I have no real advice but I would probably do what you're thinking of doing.  Take away the PnP and work on the toddler bed.

G went through a phase like this, where he'd wake up once a night crying for me.  He doesn't like getting off t

jillybean800

I would do the gate...so if she calls at the gate, maybe give it about 10 minutes. She may just get tired and go back to her bed. Since she's not seeing you, she might just get bored of it!

neenann

I feel your pain, we are having our own sleep troubles over here. I never would have guessed this but I finally figured out ours is due to her two year molars. She does not complain about them at all during the day and even at night when she wakes if y