2.5Yr Old Sleeps on Floor near Her Door. HELP!

I just went throught the same thing with my girls. It started with my 2.5 yr old who would not stay in bed. I would even find her all the way under the bed or anywhere in her room was a possibility.
The older one joined her & she would also still wet at times, so we had the carpet issue too.
What I did is just not make a big deal of it & gave her the choice at night of camping on the floor or bed & they camped for months. I required the oldest to sleep on a mat or one of those foam fold out kids couches which I could take apart & wash. I would find one or both of them in bed occassionally & after 2-3 months they just started sleeping in bed again. I still find the now 3 yr old on the floor once in a great while, but she seems to sleep as well on the floor as in bed, so I would just try to train her to sleep on a mat or something absorbent if she is on the floor. It seems like they really try to control their little world at that age & when I gave her the choice, she eventually chose the bed.
Now I'm on to her undressing & sleeping only in panties, then freezing at night. I tell her to leave jammies on & she says, when you leave, I'll take them off. They keep life interesting.

Was there a particuliar reason for taking off the rails right now? Was she wanting out all the time? Put the rails back on her bed and let her sleep as she did before. Sounds like she fell off the bed during the night and scared herself. She is just scared, and frightened of falling out. Believe me, she will let you know when she wants the rails back off. Don't worry, and make sure you take her to the potty right before you put her down for the night. It may take a while but everything will work out right for her.

A.,
My son is now 6 and we had problems with him staying in his bed for a while. We tried using some soothing music to help him stay asleep and that helped. He has been sleeping in his bed with his animals, his CD playing and his closet light on with the door slightly opened. He sometimes has accidents and needs the sheets changed, but I am not going to complain because we are so very lucky to have. You see, he, too, was born with TGA and had open heart surgery when he was 8 days old. We actually just celebrated his birthday on Nov 3 and his 6 year surgryversary on Nov 11. Is is amazing what they can do now. Today it has been 6 years since he has been completely off oxygen. Anyway, I hope everything works and your daughter starts sleeping in her bed. Good luck!!
K. mom to Seth, 6, TGA SURVIVOR
Mended Little Hearts of Oklahoma City

Tell your daughter to come into your room and wake you up if she needs to use the bathroom and to use the bathroom in your room. My daughter felt more secure and never wet at night again. She would wake me up and then I would go with her to the bathroom in my room. Later she would just wake me and go on her on and tell me she was going back to bed.
If your daughter has a lot of vocabulary,ask her what comforts her when she sleeps behind her door. It may be something very simple that is frightening her in the night.

I don't see any harm in letting her sleep on the floor, if she is sleeping well and staying in her room where she's safe and she'll outgrow it. A friend of mine's dd would sleep in her closet, once she even took all the toys out of her toybox and slept in it-with the lid closed! Scared her mommy to death! This started shortly after they took the side off her crib-she just liked the security of being closed in. So, you can either put the side back on-or not let her sleeping on the floor bother you. The only thing I can think of to do with the wetting is to put overnight diapers on,(we prefer Huggies) I think going a size up-if they are too big will leak more b/c they may not be quite as snug-that's an issue I have with my skinny 2 year old (will be 2 on Friday.)
I cannot imagine watching my 5 day old baby girl go thru surgery of any kind-let alone heart surgery. God bless you and your daughter.

Well you could get her a big girl bed (twin bed) she might be excited to help you pick one out. If not get her one of those flip out blow up character bds from walmart or something. (it is only a phase if she sleeps good down there let her sleep there in my own opinion). Every kid I know has had a period where they go through soaking their diapers in the night you are not alone. There is no miracle solution you just have to find which methood works right for your daughter. I use cloth now so i think you could get her a soaker cover that may help you too. You can find them just by searching the web. When my others wore regualr diapers i bought huggies overnights and they just barely worked the kids would still be soaked but not all over the mattress. i think if you keep making a big deal out of it she will want to be on the floor longer I am bettnig she will go back to her bed soon if you just play along with her.

First of all to help with the wetting. Limit her fluid intake about two hours before her bedtime. And only give her a sip of water or milk right before she gets in bed. Make sure she goes to the restroom before bedtime.
Also, you could make a sticker chart and reward her each morning with her favorite sticker(s). Let her choose one for staying in her bed all night and two for making it to the restroom with out wetting herself. If she doesn't make it to the restroom in time still reward her with one sticker and tell her she'll do better next time and earn two. This means your still praising your child but trying to help her overcome her issues.
At the end of the week (5) days, reward her with something that's her favorite thing to do. Like, watch a favorite video, let her help you in the kitchen or fix her favorite meal (i.e. mac and cheese), dessert or snack.
Hope this helps. Good luck.

Put the side back on her bed. Seriously.... been there- done that. I had the same thing happen with my son. He used to be so easy to get down at night. When he was near 3- i took the side off. Had nothing but trouble. It was a nightmare for me. Tried many things. I finally dropped my determination to keeping the side off & put it back. He was secure again and did fine! Sounds simple but I guess a big deal to their little minds and reasoning. Good luck.
J.

I really think she's getting up groggy trying to go to the potty and just doesn't make it there or is scared to go to the bathroom. (Is she potty trained in daytime?) Try setting your alarm to bring her to the potty in the middle of the night -annoying, but better than yukky carpet, and this may train her to actually make it to the bathroom...also, a night light in the bathroom maybe?? Good luck!