DS climbing into our bed at night

JuneBug86 · November 2012

DS just turned 2. About 2 weeks ago we converted his crib into a toddler bed. Now he is free to get out of bed if he chooses. We never coslept and don't plan to start because DH and I don't sleep at all with LO in our bed. DS started getting out of his bed in the middle of the night and climbing into ours. It started because he was sick and that's ok, but now he's making a habit of it which we don't want.

If your toddler is in a toddler bed how do you prevent this from happening? I see many sleepless night ahead of us!

mbgreenwalt · November 2012

We put her back in her bed and stay consistent. When she first did it she would throw a fit when we put her back, but now she knows.

TiffanyBerry · November 2012

You can't *prevent* it, so much as teach your kid it's not worth his time. EVERY SINGLE TIME he comes into your bed, walk him back to your room. This could take a dozen tries over two nights, or it could take 200 tries over a month. Whatever it takes, though, you must be COMPLETELY consistent, or he'll only learn that if he keeps trying, eventually, he'll win.

Personally, I wouldn't send the mixed message of "well, when you're sick enough, then you can come into bed with us, but if you're not sick enough, then you can't".

If you don't want him able to leave his room at all, either a locked door or a baby gate in front?

JuneBug86 · November 2012

A baby gate in front of the door is a good idea. I might try that. And yes, consistency is the key. I'm not looking forward to it, but it's going to have to do!

megann831 · November 2012

at 2 am I really just want to sleep so we let it go. When this 1st started we put a child lock on her door, she broke it off, I've put a baby gate in her door, she climbs over it, now with the baby I don't want her waking him, so the 3 of us share a bed most nights. When she 1st started doing this, close to a year ago, it didn't work out well at all and we would send her back to her room alot, and one of us would end up sleeping in her bed. She slept better in her bed then in ours, now most of the time she doesn't kick us so its fine, but nights when she is restless one of us will sleep in her room and she sleeps in our bed with who ever is left.

Jenn06L80 · November 2012

DD has been in our bed for over a year now. We all sleep great. However we are TTC #2 so when that happens we will work on her being in her room. A gate in front of her door is what we will try.

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