Needing any advise on how to transition a co- sleeping almost 2 year old into toddler bed. I’ve always been the mom before I had my son that I would NEVER sleep with my children. He slept in his crib as in infant, but was up at least 6 times a night. I was a softy and never let him establish how to self soothe himself. He began climbing out of his crib at 11 months, so we switched it into a toddler bed. I’d put him in already asleep, and when he would wake up it took almost 2 hours to get him back to bed (always ended with me laying in his toddler bed with him) and this happened 2-3 times a night. I need help! I will appreciate all/any advice.
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Went through a phase with my daughter where she wouldn’t stay in her toddler bed. Took some times hours to get her to sleep but I would start by standing outside the door and when she got out of her bed I would put her back in her bed without engaging in any conversation other than telling her no.
Would slowly work my way farther away until she figured it out.
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We had our son co sleeping with us for 2 years minus the 2 months he was in the nicu. We turned his bed into a crib the same height as our bed and left the front rail off putting it beside our bed and when he would fuss I would put my hand on him and he was fine. He went from getting up 3/4 times a night to only waking up around 6:30 am
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As a mom of 7 I assure you he will reach a stage seemingly overnight where he will sleep alone. Often around 3 or 4.
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This is what we did for our daughter. She’s almost a year and a half. We’ve co slept since about 3 months. She sleeps through the night like this and we have more room in bed. Maybe if you try this, then slowly move the bed further and further away from your bed? Maybe he will get used to not sleeping next to you or close to you?
What my sister did for her daughter was got my neice her own bed but laid with her until she fell asleep, and have my neice wake up to being alone in her own bed. The transition was easy
Lay down in their bed at bedtime until they fall asleep and if they wake up let them cry it out, they will get back into bed and go back to sleep, this is what I did for my son , I still lay down with him at bedtime now but he doesnt cry at night anymore, if he wakes up he goes back to bed without a fuss, now if he wakes up here and there and is crying I will go check on him if he doesnt seem to be calming down but that almost never happens.
I would lay my daughter down awake and started out sitting on the bed til she fell asleep. Then, after about a week, I got a chair to sit in and not on the bed. Then night after night I’d slowly move the chair away from the bed till I was in the hallway, but she could still see me. Then I spent a couple night out of sight but near enough to talk to her if she needed reassured. It took a while, and there is probably a faster way. But this was best for my daughter so she could get comfortable falling asleep on her own and understanding that she wasn’t really alone if she woke up in her room and I was still around even if I wasn’t in sight. Good luck mama! My best advice is to stick with whatever way you choose. One weak moment can undo weeks of hard work.
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I had to put my daughters bed in my room for awhile. Now she sleeps in her own bed in her own room
Good luck… My 3 year old still gets in bed with me every night! She is my snuggle bug!
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My son is almost 22 months… I just started putting him in his crib after he falls asleep. He cries, I bring him in bed with me. Some nights he lasts an hour on his own, others he lasts all night. I’m not rushing it because I have a 14 and 10 year old as well and time is not kind. Cherish any snuggle you can.
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With my daughter it went like this. 1. Toddler bed on opposite wall as moms bed. Yes we had to put her back in bed many times. 2. Put her bed in her room lay with her til she fell asleep. 3. Sit next to the bed. Sit next to the door. 4. Stand outside of cracked door with hand in crack. 5. Close door. Yes she cried yes she kept getting up but with lots of patience and redirecting she got it. You dont give in though
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I’d get them a little night light, a nice soft stuffed animal, and maybe a story. After that, its bedtime and even if it means a bit of a wailing. I know it’s hard to listen to your LO yell like a crazy person who’s whole lifes been ruined for having to sleep in their own bed but remember this momma: they are fed, loved, warm, and safe. So if they’re crying and you know that they have all of the above and not hurt, let em cry.
Put them to bed and stay strong on them sleeping in their own bed. If they crawl in with you, kindly escort them back to their bed and tuck them in. It maybe hard at first but if you stay strong and firm about it, the whole process will become easier.
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My son co slept until he was about 2 1/2. Now he wants me to lay in his bed until he falls asleep. It can be aggravating sometimes because you just want them to sleep lol but you also have to remember that for the first 2 years of their life you were next to them so they found that comforting. It’s a slow transition but it’ll get there. My daughter was the same way and by the time she was about 3 she went to sleep on her own.
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I said I wouldn’t let my child sleep with me either. That lasted until he outgrew his bassinet. Lol
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