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6 year old kicks me out of bed

brittanylprenticebrittanylprentice member
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Okay so my boyfriend's daughter sleeps with us pretty much all night frequently and it hasn't been much of a problem until now (I get it, shes a kid). I am 21 weeks and am having a hard time getting comfortable sleep (I'm a light sleeper anyway). So the past few days she's been sleeping in our bed and taking it over completely, I get a sliver of the bed. I've slept in her bed twice just to get some space, in fact thats where I'm posting from now. She isn't my daughter and I brought it up to my boyfriend already and he said he will put her back into her own bed but she keeps coming back in with "nightmares". I need sleep, I am so tired, so exhausted. He doesn't have a pproblem with me sleeping in her bed but I feel like the pregnant lady shouldn't have to move to a 6yr old's bed. Advice on how to approach this?
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Re: 6 year old kicks me out of bed

  • RondackHikerRondackHiker member
    Sterling13 said:

    Uh, if your BF isn't willing to help you figure something out I really don't know what to tell you. You can't exactly kick the kid out back to her bed without his support.

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    Does she sleep in her mom's bed?


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  • brittanylprenticebrittanylprentice member
    RondackHiker said:

    Sterling13 said:

    Uh, if your BF isn't willing to help you figure something out I really don't know what to tell you. You can't exactly kick the kid out back to her bed without his support.

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    Does she sleep in her mom's bed?
    Yes. The daughter is his and his ex's whole world (the ex doesnt have any other kids), and rightfully so but I'm feeling a bit, thrown on the backburner. Im not sure how to be stern about it without being a bitch.
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  • 74dragonfly74dragonfly member
    do you live together? How Long have you been together? Has she always slept with him?
    If thIs isn't a new occurrence then it is going to be harder to fix. What is the plan when the baby arrives?




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  • KMRR86KMRR86 member
    We wnt through this. We sat my sd down and explained to her that coming to sleep in our bed is not going to happen any longer.We told her that if she had a nightmare and needed us then we would be there but she had to sleep in her own bed. We used night lights, an army of stuffed animals, nightlights in the hallway and bathroom. When she would get up we would take her back to her room, talk out whatever was bothering her, cuddles, reassurance and then back to bed. It took a couple weeks but we were consistent and we were firm that she could not sleep in our bed. There were a few tantrums but eventually she stopped gettig up and stopped asking to be in our bed. Good luck op.
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  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    Get an air mattress on the floor or have him sleep in bed with her.
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