Toddlers: 24 Months+
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What does your DC sleep with?
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Quentin insists on having his favorite blankie (of course) along with his Moose A Moose stuffed animal my sis made, and his stuffed puppy.
If one of these items is in the wash, he has a complete meltdown.
If one of these items is in the wash, he has a complete meltdown.
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Re: What does your DC sleep with?
I think the better question is what doesn't your DC sleep with? DD sleeps with her moose, horse, sheep, buffalo, bunny, curious george, duck, panda bear... and the list goes on...
DD sleeps with her blanket, Nemo, rabbit, Cabbage Patch, Pooh Bear, books, toy cars, etc. In the last week she now has to tuck them all in too.
His blanket, pillow and a stuffed puppy from Build A Bear.
If he sees me putting his blankets into the wash he cries and cries. Being a toddler is such hard work!
Eva is the same way too! She has her hedgehog, two ducks, three bears, a penguin, a parrot, a rabbit, a fox, an elephant, Cookie Monster, six blankets, two mini blankets and whatever books she chooses that night. Some mornings it's hard to find her in there!
a pillow, 2 blankies, and is covered by a sheet. much more than that seems excessive to me. Sorry.
He tried bringing in a 3rd blankie and we said no. A stuffed animal we said no. He has a night stand and all items he wants to sleep with must sleep on the night stand. This way he can see them before falling asleep and wake up to them there.
Really?! I don't see the big deal about this.
OP - DS usually sleeps with a small pillow, 2 blankets and a few stuffed animals (his dog and kitty for sure, and he switches around which other ones he wants to sleep with often).
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Jacob Riley 05.18.09
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LOL at the small fighter jet! Quentin has taken his basketball to bed with him one more than one occasion.
It's like, what DOESN'T my child sleep with?
2 handmade blankies (one made by my late Gramma and one from a friend)
Huge fleece Hello Kitty blankie
Abby Cadabby singing doll
Belle & Ariel & Sleeping Beauty dolls (big ones, like 18 inches each)
Brobee, Toodee, Plex plush dolls (Yo Gabba - and if we had the other two characters, she'd have them in there too)
stuffed animals (teddy bear, bunny, cat)
4 Caillou dolls (action figure sized)
plastic food from her play kitchen
3-4 books, whatever ones she feels like that night
2 baby dolls (both named Alice, according to her)
All this in a toddler bed. It's crazy.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
This post has made me so happy! I thought I was doing something wrong because I let DD sleep with three blankies, two stuffed bunnies, three stuffed birds, kitty and bunny mini-blankies (the kind that is a blanket with a head), two binkies, AND two sippy cups of water! It started out with just one bird, one binky and one blankie and we just kept adding from there; the minute something ended up in there with her it became part of the regular program - LOL.
If you ask him, he would say "ni-ni and stars" - binky and a blue star blanket. Don't flame me for the pacifier
he only gets it for bed and without it, he tries to suck on his fingers. Pediatrician is ok with it!
Sometimes he asks to take Henry or Gordon (trains from his train table) or a picture he colored...but we convince him that they sleep downstairs and he is compliant.
JMO here. Too much in the bed creates a feeling that being in bed is a place to play. We tried to let him take his favorite elephant in bed and he played half the night and was exhausted the next day. So we put the night stand in his room and said all things can sleep there. whether it be a stuffed animal, thomas, a ball, or anything else he wants in his room. right before he gets into bed he puts his toys to night night. and right before he closes his eye we hear him say night night to whatever is there. and he sleeps, all night, no problems. 12-14 hours. He is a great sleeper, and I contribute this a little bit to his bed not being a place to play.
a few blankets, pillow, 3 pacis and a doll.
She absolutely REQUIRES her blankie, but isn't reliant on anything else. Per her preference, though, she also has a toddler quilt, second blankie, mini blankie, pillow with Pooh side up (not Piglet), singing elephant, sippy of water, and one baby with her own blankie. We will also occasionally find a puzzle piece or bracelet. I think she hides things under her pillow throughout the day so she can sleep with them at night.
She has consistently slept through the night since she was a couple months old and none of this came into bed with her until recently so I don't think its an issue for her.
Three blankets, a duck, two monkeys, a teddy bear, a pillow, a puppy, and a bunny. He has had all of this stuff since he was 16 months old. He's a great sleeper too, so it's not distracting for him.
Her blanket, a quilt, and her baby Elmo.