34 Month Old Doesn't Sleep Through the Night

Our little girl who will be 3 in December also gets up most nights and wants to come in our bed or have someone lay with her. We just adopted a 2 year old boy so this has obviously changed her world quite a bit. The way I look at it is she needs us right now. I have a ten year old who is getting very close to not needing us so much or wanting us to be around. So, I'm savoring every annoying, painful moment of having to get my screaming two year old at 3 in the morning! The safer she feels the sooner this will pass! Good luck!

When I moved my daughter from my bed to hers, I totally changed her bedtime routine. It took time - I was also night weaning her, but we got through it. I think it changed her expectations about sleeping with me.

You can also go from laying with her to reading in a chair next to her bed and sitting in it all night while she sleeps, then moving it after 2 nights to the door and then out of her room. Let her know you are close by. Make it a comfy chair!

As far as your son, can he sleep further away or downstairs for a few nights? Maybe it would just be worth it to screw with his schedule for a few nights to get her to bed, and then he can get back to his routine.

Good luck and I wish you restful nights ahead!

why don't you put a sound maching in your son's room - helped my kids sleep through/ nap through major construction going on next door. Also, my pediatrician recommended melatonin at night to help them sleep through the night and get to sleep quickly - it's worked like a charm - is all natural. ask your pediatrician about it.

maybe you can give her one of her dad's shirts as a lovey. it will have his smell on it, which can be comforting. i have done this with my kids when they were babies and wouldn't let me put them down at night, just wanted to sleep in my arms. it has helped.