Help on Crib to Bed Transition

Yeah - I guess thats probably not the best thing to do because you dont want to end up "training" him to depend on you to come into the room with him to get back to sleep. Although I would probably be doing the same thing in your shoes. How couldn't you? You want them to feel safe and loved. Don't feel bad about it.

When my daughter wakes up and tries to go play in the middle of the night, I just tell her nicely to go lay back down in bed, its still bed time, etc... and she doesn't give me any problems about it. Lucky me I guess. Maybe play some sleepy-music for him when he wakes up in the middle of the night to help ease him back to sleep? Help him get comfy again and say goodnight before you leave the room like you do earlier in the night?

When our son did this (20-22 months in a toddler bed), we finally put him back into his crib. We decided he wasn't ready for the big boy bed. I was worried he would think we were punishing him, but in fact he welcomed the crib. And sure enough, the crib was what he needed. A few months later we tried a twin bed rather than a toddler bed, with a rail (so it's not on the floor), and that has worked out much better. He was screaming about having to sleep in his crib, so that's why we tried the twin bed again. We left the crib set up, just in case things went downhill like the last time. Good luck! The last thing you need with two little ones is LESS SLEEP!!!

A.,

Going in with him is not wrong. It is a comfort. I'm glad to hear you are doing something to comfort him in his new bed.

Good luck, keep it up, it won't last forever,
M.

My son did the same exact thing. We took him out of his crib and I got him a Diego toddler bed, thinking he would love it... He would go to sleep in it for a while, 3-4 hours, and then he would wake up and come into our room and sneak into bed with us. I eventually started letting him sleep on a twin size mattress, but we had no frame for it so it was on the floor. He slept for longer in that, but still woke up. I recently decided he needed a real bed, and wanted to keep the twin size. I got him bunk beds, but use the top for minor storage (extra sheets, towels, blankets n stuff) and he goes to bed without being told twice and doesn't get up until the morning! He LOVES his "big guy bed". Basically, I would try for the twin bed with the rail. He might just want more space to sleep in... That seems to have been the problem with my son, hopefully it will work for you.