My Daughter Won't Sleep in Her Own Bed

I have the same problem...my daughter is 2 1/2 but she is doing the exact same thing....let me know if you get any good answers

well I wish I could help you but I wanted to tell you you are not alone I have a son who is going to be five next week and a 2 year old son. The 2 year old has never given us a problem but the five year old has been giving me problems since the day he turned 2. When I was pregnant with my second son I was determined to get him in his own bedand I stayed up till 3 or 4 in the morning almost everynight for about a month with no success every night it got progressivly worse I tried everything and read lots of books but he is a very strong willed child and nothing worked with him. My problem now is everytime I put him back to bed he gets more and more awake and he won't fall back to sleep and the crying and screaming starts and an hour later he still has not fallen back to sleep. The only suggestion I have that someone told me about and it did work for awhile was letting them sleep on the floor next your bed in a sleeping bag and slowly keep moving it farther away untill it is in ther eown room and then they usually choose to sleep in ther bed. Good luck don't stop trying.

The only thing that seemed to work for me was repeatedly putting them back in thier own bed. Yes it stinks to have to get up three or four times a night, but eventually they just stay in thier own bed. you have to stay vigilant about it though. Don't give up or let it slip. Just once can make everything unraval.

My daughter did that until i was 8 months pregnant with my youngest son. What worked for me was i put her in her bed at bed time and at nap times. If she gets up at night just put her in her back in her bed and sit there until she falls asleep. My daughter started sleeping in her room in about a week after i started doing that with her. Just remember to stick with it no matter how much she cries. You have to set the bouderies. I wish you luck.

L. R

okay ladies, I had much the same. I have 2 daughters Hannah, 7 and Meghan 4. We are expecting baby # 3 in July. I breast fed both gorls and feel into the " co-sleeping" It made life easy...for the moment. When I was pregnant with Meghan, Hannah was still sleeping in my bed...imagine, daddy, Hannah and mommy with the big belly!!!! It started with moving the toddler bed next to ours. Then we asked if we could move it to her own room...we made it a big deal. We let her pick out her bedding as well as a special sleep buddy that was only allowed in her bed. Before long Hannah was happily in her bed. It did take a few nights of "mommy can I sleep with you,and having to put her back in her bed, but she made it. Meghan was a bit easier, because she wanted to sleep with her big sister...phew, off the hook.
So ladies, I can only see what will happen with the next one, they say you learn from your mistakes.....but was it really a mistake. I feel one day I'll look back and really missthose morning cuddles.

HI C. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER DID THE SAME THING AND I FINALLY DECIDED WHEN SHE WAS 5 TO GET HER OUT OF THE HABIT. I WAS THE GUILTY PARTY SO I HAD TO DEAL WITH A WEEK OR SO WORTH OF CRYING. I PUT HER IN HER BED AND EVERYTIME SHE GOT OUT I PUT HER BACK IN. IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND PATIENCE BUT I NEVER LET HER SEE MY FRUSTRATION AND I NEVER SAID A WORD TO HER WHEN I PICKED HER UP I JUST LAID HER BACK DOWN I HAD ABOUT A WEEKS WORTH OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS BUT EVENTUALLY IT WORKED. ALSO DEVELOP A BEDTIME ROUTINE. PAJAMA TIME, SNUGGLE TIME,READ A BOOK SAY GOODNIGHT I LOVE YOU TURN ON NIGHT LIGHT AND GO OUT THE DOOR. GOOD LUCK STEPH

my daughter is 7 and i have the same problem. i am not married tho so its not like i have 2 share the bed with any1 but her. when she was a baby until the time she was 3 i had no problems with her sleeping in her bed. then 1 day out of the blue, she up n decided she wasn't gonna sleep in her bed anymore. i don't have any advice but i can sympathise with u. maybe i should post the same thing and c what others responses r.

I wish I had some advice however, I have the same issues with our 4 year old. We have tried everything I know and she will go to sleep in her own bed but within 4 hours she is in our bed. If you find something that works please let me know.

well when i was married my kids did the same thing. every night they were in my bed.. when i got with my partner, she had 3 kids and my 2 kids, so wow we have five kids together and trust me your child will grow out of it.. or just be stern with a rule that your child is suppose to stay in their bed... i know this will sound cruel but if you have to lock your door a couple of nights your child will get the hint that they need to stay in their own bed. also there could be a reason to them sleeping in your bed..your child is five so maybe talk to her and tell her she is a big girl now and big girls sleep in their own bed..

hope this helps alittle..

I can't help you because my almost 3 year old does the same thing and I can't get her to stay in her bed either. I go to pick her up and she screams and throws a fit until I just let her stay with us. now my 4 month old is trying to start the same thing. I think I need to fix this or get a bigger bed.