Transition to Toddler Bed - Carrollton,GA

I put my daughter into a toddler bed when she was a year old. She slept in the bed all night and in the morning she would wake up and come in to my room. What I did is take her pillow one night and slept with it, it put my scent on it. Maybe it will comfort her enough through the night to sleep all the way through. My daughter used to wake up EARLY in the morning like it was still dark, she has a night light in her room and if she was not crying I did not go in there cause she needed to know that mommy and daddy were still asleep. She would play with her toys and eventually if she got tired she would go and crawl back in her bed and go to sleep. I had a hard time with making my daughter go to sleep in her bed instead of just rocking her to sleep. I would shut the door and she would cry and knock on the door to open it and then she would eventually go to sleep right in front of the door and I would pick her up and put her in her bed. I hope maybe this advice will help...Good Luck!

My daughter transitioned to a toddler bed when she was about the same age. She took to it very well, but she would wake up a few times a night for a couple of weeks. We put up a baby gate at her door so she wouldn't leave the room during the night.(also good to keep her safe) When she would get up at night, I would reassure her that we were still around, and put her back to sleep in her bed. This can be very frustrating for a while, but it is well worth a good night sleep. Just make sure that her room is baby-proof.

S., I did the same thing with my first son because my second was due when Thomas was 19 months. If I had to do it over again, which I do, I am waiting until my second son (18 months) can crawl out of the crib before he goes to a toddler bed. My 3 year old STILL gets up at night because he can. I tried the baby gate at the door and that worked for a little while and then he would just get mad and scream. I know another mom that had a half door installed to close the bottom half. You jsut moved her too early so if you have the crib still, I would put her back in it for a while until she sleeps all night again.

I hope you find something that works

I didn't move my kids until they were much older (2 1/2 and almost 3!). If there's no good reason for the switch right now, try going back to the crib. Beyond that... yes, I'd just keep putting her back in her bed. Exhausting for a while, but hopefully she'll learn she can't get out of bed at night and then you can all sleep all night again. Good luck.

I would put a baby gate that she cannot climb, at her door so that she can not leave her room. We have been debating the same thing with our 18 mos. old and I would have to have him where he could not leave the room mostly for safty issues. I would be worried sick that he would get into something in our house that was not safe while unattended. Plus you need your sleep and your little girl needs you to get your sleep. I would get up whenever you hear her and put her back down in her bed and help her to understand that she has to stay there until morning. She needs to sleep in her own bed. If not, you might never get your bed back or sleep. Good luck and I hope she transitions well to the bed and potty.

Hi S.;

I went through that with my daughter as well. I put her in the toddler bed when she was around 10 months old. For awhile, she would get out, and come into my room. (She still does sometimes). I put a gate in her doorway to keep her in the room, for fear that she would get out and get into something that would harm her. Since I did that, she may get out, but soon realizes that she isn't going anywhere and get back into her bed. If you allow her to sleep with you until she falls back asleep, she may continue to get out. Try putting her back in her room as many times as needed, and she may be the pictures after a few nights. I wouldn't advise closing the door because it may scare her or send her into a panic. Hope this helps.

Bless your heart S.!!!
yes it is exhaustion but you will have to be consistent and maybe after you have gotten her to sleep go up and close her door and if you hear her be up with the flash of light and catch her and maybe just maybe it will work and you will get a FULL night sleep after she is broken of the habit of coming down because what is happening is her bio clock is saying time to get up and go down stairs now...haha good luck!!!! A. www.busymomworkathome.com

I just went through this same thing with my son about a year ago when i Put him in a twin bed... I found out this is a phase that toddlers go through. You have to just be stern and keep putting her back in her bed and explian the reason why she has to sleep in her big girl bed. This phase will soon end and you will get back to sleeping...

If you close the door and it works please let me know. I have a 28 month old who falls asleep fine, but still wakes up and comes in my bed. I can get up put her in hers and she is right back in mine. I have three kids eight, four, two. My middle child still gets up now and then and does this. I miss the crib........lolo or bars I should say.lolo