Sleeping in Own Bed - Ellenwood, GA

Uh-oh... I'd put him back in the crib! Moving to a new house is a big enough change without adding the stress of a new "big boy bed". We made a similar mistake with my stepdaughter, but once we gave her old bed back, and let her have time to adjust to the new house, she was ready for the sleeping arrangement change. It took about 5 months for her to be ready, and even then, we really played up how special and exciting it was gonna be to sleep in her own "big girl bed"! We talked about it for weeks before actually changing the beds around to let her get used to the idea and even left the old one in there for a few days in case she wanted it. You couldn't walk in her room, it was so packed! LOL Good luck!

Out of curiosity, when he comes to your room, what happens? Is it hunger? Potty? If either of those is waking him up, perhaps you can adjust your feeding????

When he comes is he scared?

What do you do when he comes? Does he get put back into his own bed?

If it's fear, maybe he just needs a bit more time. Does he have a favorite bear or blanket?

I guess I asked more questions than I offered help! LOL!!

So, the question is: Is he hungry? Does he have to potty? I he scared??

~C.
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My sister-in-law had this problem with her son. He was also about the same age as your son when they put him in a toddler bed. She told him that if he got out of his big-boy bed again that she would take it away and put him back in his crib. Well, the next night he got out again, so the next day she put the crib back together and put him back in it. They kept him sleeping in his crib for a couple of months after that. Then, when they put him back in his toddler bed, they never had another problem with him getting out of bed. Just an idea. Good luck! :-)

My son did that around that age. We thought maybe he was waking up scared and had a bad dream. We simply took him back to his room and put him back in his bed. I would wait until he fell back asleep before I left the room. Even though one night, he screamed his head off, we explained that he was a big boy and he had to stay in his own bed. Good Luck :-)

My son is also 18 months old, and even though he is very easy going and seems pretty adapatable, I really think moving and going from crib to toddler bed at the same time would be too much on him. You son is in a new home and and sleeping in a strange room and mommy and daddy are the only things that are the same to him. You might want to think about putting him back in the crib for a week or so and see how he does with his sleeping. If he goes back to his normal sleep habits then give it another week afterwards and then re-intorduce the toddler bed slowly. Put him in it for his nap times and the crib at night for a few days. If he seems to handle that and is sleeping good at night then go for the toddler bed at night too. As long as he feels safe and compfy in his room, you shouldn't have too much of a problem!

Good luck!
S.

Any chance he could go back to a crib? Mine were both in it until almost 3 y.o, which I recognize is a pretty long time... but they were comfortable, never climbed out and it was nice to know where they were at night. Other than that, I'd just keep bringing him back to bed and reinforcing that he cannot get out of his room. Maybe you can leave a nightlite in the hall so that it's not so dangerous when he does come out. Good luck.

Same issue I have except my son is 4. He goes to bed in his room in his thomas bed watching his movie but sometime during the night he climbs in my bed and I usually dont realize it until the morning.He has only slept all night in his bed twice,and boy did I sleep good.The only way to break is the only way I can,which is to put him right back in his bed no matter how many times he gets up until he doesnt think about getting up and walking to your room at night.Our sons room is also across the house from us and I normally leave the stove light on just in case.We plan on breaking my son for good when we buy him a bedroom suit with a large bed in a few months.

I dont agree that putting him back in the crib is the answer. We have a son who is now 6 but was 3 when he started this also. What I would do was when I noticed him in my bed I would take him back... after about a week I put a kid gate up across his door so that he could not get out ... and let him pick out a big boy night light. After about 2 weeks he stopped now he sleeps in his own bed and has for 3 years and going. Good Luck!