2 1/2 Yr Old Wont Sleep with Blankets

Try a sleeping bag. This would be a novelty to him and he is more likely to stay tucked when it is both above and beneath him.

My son did the very same thing so I put him in a toddler bed that had safety rails there soft but safe.Then I let him pick out his own sheets and blanket for it he still moved around but he grew out of it over time. Good luck

Hi, C.

I hope I'm not repeating others... I would say he's ready for a toddler bed. As for not sleeping with blankets.. you can try what my sister did. She put her kids in those one peice "footy" pajamas. This way, they stayed warm and it didn't matter if they didn't have the blankets on them. I know Wal*Mart sells the larger sized footy p.j.'s

L.

Are you wanting to put him in a toddler bed? My son is the same way about sitting up, etc. (we have a video camera in his room). I plan on keeping him in a crib until he starts climbing out. If you're concerned about him getting cold without blankets, you could put a heavier sleeper on him or use a space heater (a safe model) for his room.

just put him in warm pjs and let him go..they have toddler beds with sides on them now. they are rowdy sleepers.

My son is almost 2 1/2 he does the same thing. I just make sure he is dressed real warm. He sleeps in a toddler bed and in the morning i find him in different positions and no blankets. He comes and lays down with us some times and he is all over the place, I Just dont think too much of it. He sleeps good other wise. Im sure it something they grow out of. Oh about the Pj's Mervyns has the footie pjs all the way to 5 toddler their great..

If my 2 kids are any indication (4 y.o. and 1 y.o.) this is really common. I put them in blanket sleepers and don't worry about covers. My 4 y.o. is in a twin bed with rails and we haven't had any trouble with him falling out of bed. I think the main thing is use a rail and get a bed that is low to the ground so if he does fall out he won't get injured. My 4 y.o. is only now getting to the point where he's able to sleep under covers at all.

T.

I heard alot about toddler bed. I think waste of money if you have taller kids. I threw a matress on the floor until they stopped falling off. Only a few time did I find them on the floor. Left him there once and he was back in bed by morning.

The sleeper is alwas good idea. Long sleev t's first is good. I even put thin sweat pants on first. But I bought fleece blanket at joann's or walmart. not to big. alittle bigger them the crib. Connor has a monkey on it. When he would move around the blanket stayed with him alittle more. Befor I went to bed I would recover what parts were handing out. Now the blanket is used in the car or in front of the tv. Good luck
both my boys did this. One is now 8 1/2 Connor just turned 6 this month. They are in twin beds and just got full size blankets and tucked them in just last week. Hope it does nto take you this long/ good luck

C.,

I have the same issue with my 3 year old daughter. We used to joke that she needed a "king size crib" as she traveled so much during her sleep and she still does.

I have her in a double bed and bought bed rails at Babies R Us and put on each side. She also is a pro at kicking off covers so I put her in fleece sleepers during the winter months which is like putting a blanket on her. That way I don't worry that she gets cold. During the summer months I still keep her in long sleeves and long pants since she refuses to keep covers on her.

I also let her "travel" in her sleep versus trying to reposition her constantly. She seems to sleep better and I have protected the bed so she can't fall out. One other trick that I use is I have a foam pad at the foot of her bed on the floor just in case she makes it that far and falls off. I also put pillows around any open areas that the rails don't cover. It all seems to work and she consistently sleeps about 11-12 hours a night.

I imagine this is a phase and as she gets older she will calm down.

Good luck.

L.

Hello!

My daughter is also a restless sleeper. For the most part I put her in a footed blanket sleeper that I know will keep her warm if/when she looses the blanket. The blanket is really more for me to make me feel/think that she is warm : )
I have also found that she will stay better under a light blanket than a warm blanket, possibly because it gets too warm for her and she wants it gone in her sleep.

Hope this helps!
D.

Both my sons did that too. I think it's pretty natural. I started both of mine in regular beds when they were 3 years old. My oldest one is 9 now and just for the past couple of years has stopped kicking off the blankets unless he's hot. My 5 year old still does it though. And yes, I too find them laying in completely different directions! I think they're just looking for a comfy spot. I don't think it's anything to worry about, just keep in mind that in the winter your son probably gets cold at night when he kicks off the blankets so just make sure he's got warm jammies on. I guess that also depends on how warm you keep your home at night though... so maybe he's just hot?? or maybe the covers are heavy making him feel restrained? I hope some of this was helpful! LOL!

My son used to be the same way. Sometimes it will pass. He is now three and grabs his blanket and covers up, there are some nights he does not want a blanket. It is ok, just make sure it is not to cold for them.

I agree with all of them about the keeping warm part. I live in CO also, and I just keep the heat above 70 so it is comfortable and then I dress her warmly.

But with the bed thing, my daughter is 18 months old, and she has been in a toddler bed for a few months. She moves around tons. I just put one of those railings on the side. For Christmas she got one of those yellow bug car beds and there hasn't been a problem at all. She just ends up all over it, but that is how they learn their boundaries. She does that same sitting up thing and flopping down somewhere else.

my 2 1/2 year old does the same thing. I've just come to terms with the fact that his blanket won't stay on him and instead I put him in warm enough footed pj's to compensate. He's been sleeping in a toddler bed for almost a year and I really don't think the tossing and turning does them any harm. My son even ends up sleeping with his head on the plastic part of his car bed but it doesn't seem to bother him. I'm sure if he gets uncomfortable enough, he'll just wake up and move himself. Good luck!
p.s. costco has/had footsie pj's for sizes 2+

My 14 year old daughter has always tossed and turned through the night, at times she has ended up with her head at the foot of the bed! She has also always had the tendency to kick off her blankets. I believe it is not an abnormal behavior and as she has gotten older, I have noticed she grabs blankets in her sleep more often than when she was younger. We set our heat in the house a little higher for her at night and the lack of blankets and tossing around has never had any negative effect on her. She stopped sleeping in her crib when she was about 18 months old, because she was climbing out of it and I didn't want her getting hurt. We did, however, get her a queen size bed and she no longer falls out of bed with all of her tossing - which didn't happen often, but did happen a couple of times. As he gets older, your son will probably be able to cover himself up, as my daughter is starting to do, and monitor his warmth. For now, I think you are doing the right things - maybe adjust the heat in his room - consider a bigger bed in the future and just enjoy watching him grow.

My daughter, whose 3 1/2, was the same way and a toddler bed ended up being too small for her and she kept bumping into the sides at night. Luckily we have a convertable crib that turns into a double bed and we now have her in a big bed. At my parents house we put her in a twin bed with a bumper so she doesnt roll out and that works great too. So I would suggest going to straight to a twin or bigger, but make sure and have a bumper so he doesnt fall off. I think a lot of little ones sleep like that, I just make sure and dress her warmly in a footed sleeper so she is warm all night. Good luck!

Does he snore-if so check out sleep apnea. My child has it severely and did this for years before I knew what it was. good luck.

I would be more concerned with your son's tossing and turning instead of the location of his blanket.

The quality of sleep is important. Recent studies have shown that many children with behavioral problems have been diagnosed (incorrectly) with some form of autism, when in actuality, their symptoms are most likely the result of sleep deprivation, caused by enlarged adenoids or some other factor pertaining to sleep disturbance.

Sounds like he's simply too warm. Check this by touching his hands, ears, etc. They should not really feel warm to the touch. I avoid pajamas and bedclothes made of polyester or other man-made fabrics. Feet covered by pajamas or socks cause major heat retention. A child's metabolism is not the same as that of an adult. Their little hearts beat a bit faster than ours, so they're much more comfortable with a cooler temperature than we might be.

Remember also, that bacteria thrives in warm temperatures, so a cooler sleep temp is much healthier for everyone. The household furnace should be turned off at bedtime.

I haven't used my furnace in over 10 years, and have a four year old who has slept comfortably without a heater, even when the outside temp has dropped below 30 degrees. He wears cotton jammies, has a cotton sheet, and one extremely lightweight, thin, cotton down-filled throw.

When you are ready to introduce a larger bed, try a single box spring and mattress, but reduce the height by saving the frame for future use. Place a pillow on each side of the bed.

Hope this info helps. Good luck to you!

My 2 1/2 yr old daughter is the exact same way. This is the reason why I took her outta her crib though. She would thrash around so much she would wake with bruises all over her head. She is in a toddler bed and has been for just about a year now. The bed is barly a foot off the floor. I don't see putting her in a big bed anytime soon for 6 outta 7 nights I find her somewhere on the floor. I just make sure the floor is picked up from anything that could hurt her and the closet is shut. And I know when I wake in the morning she is probably not going to be in bed.

Living in CO in an old house we fight w/ a 17mo old who also moves all ____@____.com dress her in fleece pjs with extra socks just in case. As a big time night mover - but also a crib hater we decided to change her sleeping arrangement and found it seems to settle her a bit a night. We took our queen size inflatable mattress out of the closet and she think it's the best. Not only does it give her and her blankies plenty of room but doesn't shrink the playspace in the room (and we don't have to worry about her falling too far). It's been great and allows us to snuggle with her if she's having a particularly rough night.

J.

Mom to Kendall and wife to a wonderful Mike.

My daughter is the same way!! I will lay her one way with the blanket on and will sleep through just like your little one. But if i check on her, I find her using it as a pillow than a blanket. Both my kids (ages 5 and 1) don't like sleeping with a blanket on- I have started to think that they might feel restrained under a blanket. I just make sure that it is not to cool in the house. I wouldn't worry about it to much since he is sleeping through the night.

C.

I suggest you get your son a blanket sleeper. My children also were without covers at night. The blanket sleeper worked well for them. good luck.

If you're concerned that he's not staying warm enough because he's not keeping the blanket on him - how about putting him a warm (footed)pajamas? All of my kids are restless sleepers too. Here's a neat site: http://www.crazyforbargains.com/sleeperpajamas.html

A Sleeping Bag will be the answer. Kids can move and turn without loosing there cover. You might have to get one from Europe (I get mine in Holland as it is common there)as larger sizes are available.

C., this sounds completely normal to me. If it is cold, give him blanket pajamas or sweats and socks to wear, and don't worry. They do eventually sleep with blankets over them, but sometimes not til they are a lot older. If you don't want to keep him in the crib for some reason, you can buy a guard rail for a toddler bed. Toys R Us (Toys R Expensive, is what we call it!!!) would have rails. They work pretty well even with an active sleeper. - J.

I'm sure someone else may have already told you this, but here is my advice. My kids both toss and turn and don't keep blankets on. My son is now 4 and my daughter is almost 3. The only thing I can do is make sure they have warm jammies in the winter. And before I go to bed at night, I go into their room and put all the blankets back on them. I find that they do MOST of their tossing and turning in the beginning of the night...of course, they can still end up without blankets, but that's the reason for warm pjs. Hope that helps.

They have fleece pajamas with the feet up to 6 yrs old. I would put him in those pjs at night and he will be fine. I have a 3 yrs granddau with the same problem and the furnace is turned off at night. This has worked very well for her.

The "Little Colorado" toddler bed is terrific for this. I put my son in it at 17 months old because he was starting to climb and I was afraid he'd fall out of the crib. This bed has sides all around except a small place on each side so they can crawl in the bed. It is also VERY low to the ground. A regular crib mattress also fits it. My child had no problems transitioning to this because it was still small like his crib. I put books in the openings on the side because he did fall out the first night and I padded the post for he knocked his head a couple of times. They can do that on any bed so don't let it worry you too much. I managed to pad with blankets draped over them. And my child stayed in it until he was 4. Definitely worth the money. And for vacations, we got a child's tent cot... this was great for getting our son out of the bed with us when we went on vacation. Only problem with it was sometimes he'd get hot in the tent so we just padded it (to cover the plastic hooks) and laid him on top. A regular cot that allows them to sink down some (to prevent falling off) will probably do just as good. Sometimes we'd get a room with twin beds we could push together and put him in between us... at least that way we still got sleep.