My son is recently 2 and wakes up every morning between 3 and 5 to crawl in bed with me. I have tried putting him back in his bed, but half the time I am still asleep and delusional that I don't even realize he is in my bed until the morning. Why is he doing this???? He was the easiest kid to put to bed while still in a crib, but we had to get him a bed because he was able to pull himself out of the crib before he turned 2. (Don't rush the "big" bed transition unless you have too!!!!)
Will I ever sleep alone??
My daughter is 5 and still does it she says she do it because she misses me. I use to wake up 4 to 5 times a night and put her back to bed. Then got a toddler bed and put it by my bed that lasted for awhile. Now we're down to maybe twice a week but we're getting there. I just keep telling myself " This too shall pass" Good luck
Yes but you need to be very firm i know it's hard in the middle of the night when your half asleep but you have to get up everytime and put him back in his own bed my daughter did this to me too i would tell her you have to sleep in your own beb eventually she got it she's 4 now and everyonce and awhile she'll trying coming in to my bed but not very often.
My now 4yr old daughter would come into my bedroom almost every night and most times she would not disturb me because she would bring in a blanket and pillow and sleep on the floor. As a kid i remeber that i did that same thing too. My daughter has grown out of it for the most part now.. it only happens 1-2 times a month. One thing that we did was to put a baby gate up at night in her room. I told her it was safer for her to be in her room because mom and dad weren't awake to watch her and make sure she was ok.
All kids grow out of it eventually :)
We have the same thing at our house. The only difference is we have it with a year and a half and a 3 year old. I have read all kinds of books on it, we have tried nights with tons of tears (both our kids and our own) and finally my husband and I came to the same conclusion... they need us right now. When they are 13 and we just want a hug from them it is going to be impossible. We just decided that we will enjoy the time now. Like someone else said, the chances of them sleeping with you when they are 10, 15, etc are slim. Hang in there!! Remember it goes fast, so someday you will look back and want to snuggle!
my 2 year old son does the same thing. i'm grateful that he stays in his bed until 3 most nights! :)
honestly, you rarely see teenagers still sleeping with their parents. :) i'm joking, but i would guess he'll grow out of it. my son climbs in our bed earlier in the night when something's going on with him (getting sick, rough day, growth spurt, development milestone approaching, etc.). we talk to him about the importance of staying in his bed all night, and he gets it a lot of the time.
like i said, we know it won't last forever, so we're trying to enjoy it as best we can since it is short-lived and it doesn't disturb us. in fact, it's nice not to get up in the night to fight about getting back in bed, then try to fall back to sleep myself.
good luck! yes, you will eventually sleep alone!
My 3 going on 4 year old has this issue also. We never had a problem until he turned 3yrs old. He use to go to bed easy and still does until the middle of night or morning. I too use to get up and put him in his own bed. But after i reliezed this is crazy, we are the only ones not sleeping. I just tell myself its a phase we will get through it. Just like the terrible 3's. The 2's lets get real here!! Its the 3's!! LOL!! No real advise here just get sleep and cope.
N. -
I just wanted to let you know that I am in the same situation. (Add a husband and a dog and wonder how I get any sleep at all...) If I'm awake enough, I put him back in his bed right away, and most people will say this is the only way to get over this stage, but I too give up around 4:00am and just let him climb in. Josh turned 2 in September and has never been a great sleeper. Why is he doing it? Because he can. He's a big boy and wants you to know it. All kids wake up a few times a night, some struggle at putting themselves back to sleep. When he was in a crib, he probably woke up, rolled around a little and then eventually gave up. But now, he has the power to go where he pleases - just be glad it's to your bedroom instead of the TV or the fridge. Sorry I don't have any magic solutions :)
L.
My son is also 2 and gets up an average of 1x per night to get in bed w/ my partner and I. Since I'm 36 weeks pregnant it's hard for me to get up quick enough to get him back into his bed before he fully gets in ours but he will go right back into his bed to sleep. I wonder if he's sleep walking, and plan on asking his Dr about it at the next appt, but unfortunatly this has been going on now for about 5 months w/ no resolve.
