Almost 2 Year Old Sleeping Issues

We put my daughter (now 2.5) in a toddler bed at 21 months so the new baby could use her crib. We had months of the same kind of sleep issues. The crib is cozy and makes kids feel safe. If you want to keep her in the toddler bed, I would suggest rails or even roll up a towel and put it under the sheet as a bumper. Take her back to bed, without saying anything if she gets up at night and be consistent. Eventually she will learn. BUT, if you have the option of putting her back in the crib, I would suggest it for a few more months. If I had it to do over, I would have just bought another crib instead of pushing her out too early.

Why risk years of sleep issues? I'd put her back in the crib. You need your sleep, and so does she.

We moved my son to a twin bed at 22 months and he had some issues the first few nights, both at bedtime and in the middle of the night. He just took some time to feel secure in the bed, so we had to spend a lot more time with him at bedtime. We would read in the rocker, just like we had before, and then the last book we always read in his bed. We would sing a few songs and then I would slowly make my way out of the room. Sit by his bed 2-3 minutes, move half way to the door 2-3 minutes, stand in the doorway 2-3 minutes, etc. Then I would stand outside of his door, out of site for a few minutes. He would usually call to see if I was still there and I would just "sshhh" outside the door. After a few days of this he eventually just went to sleep and didn't call out for me. It seems like a pain, but it was worth the investment.

In the middle of the night I made the mistake of moving him to our bed the first time because I was exhausted. But the problem with him is that he kicks and moves like crazy in his sleep, so I wasn't getting sleep anyway. So from then on I would just sit by his bed at night until he calmed down and then slowly move out of the room, just like at bedtime.

put her to bed in the toddler bed, she will get used to it. my oldest, who is just shy of 2 1/2 has been in a toddler bed since he was about 14 or 15 months old. we moved him a bit early because i was prego with twins and wanted him used to his new bed before we started putting baby brothers in there, worker great too!!! just be consistent, dont let her sleep with you, that in itself is dangerous, she could suffocate.

It sounds to me like she's just not ready to be in a big-kid bed. I think I'd bring the crib back until she starts crawling out of it.

Otherwise, if her habit is to crawl into bed with you in the middle of the night, that's a recipe to have a 4yr old in your bed in years to come! Then you have a whole new problem!