3 year old won't stay in bed

Pookers7 · August 2013

Hello,

I'm new to this board but I need perspectives from folks who go for the more gentle approach. I have two girls, 3.5 and 2 months. My 2 month old is having better nights than the 3 year old! She goes to bed around 7:30 after a fairly lengthy bedtime routine (45 minutes to an hour). But she won't go to sleep anymore. She's up every 20 minutes or so until midnight. Sometimes she gives a reason (I have to pee, thirsty, hungry, etc, etc) but sometimes she mutters something incoherent and we take her back to bed. She's still waking up around 7 and that just isn't good for her! I'm guessing she sees baby sister still awake (she sleeps her big sleep from midnight to 9 am for the most part) and wants in on the action too (DH and I watching TV). Big sister has *always* been a bad sleeper, but it had gotten better around 2 years old. She started waking a lot right before little sister was born but slept fine after. This just started a few weeks ago. After 10 or so bed escapes, DH gets frustrated and the whole thing degenerates into yelling. I'm usually preoccupied with little sister during this time because it's fussy baby hour. Any ideas of how to get her back to bed before midnight?

ncbelle · August 2013

What happens if you sit with her while she falls asleep? My guess is that she wants the attention she perceives little sis is getting while she's in bed.

Pookers7 · August 2013

You know, it's funny you say that, because DH was laying in bed with her until she fell asleep a while ago and *I* (preggo at the time) told him to stop because he was falling asleep and I hated being left all alone (I was on modified bed rest and useless). I just told him to try it again. If I stay with her, she won't settle down.

Pookers7 · August 2013

Well, DH said she kicked him out! But he did stay with her for a bit. She's been up 1 time. Said she had to pee. We shall see how this goes.

Pookers7 · August 2013

It worked! I hope that wasn't a fluke.

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