Toddler Not Wanting to Sleep Alone

Updated on March 17, 2007
C.M. asks from Clarksville, TN
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my 22 month old has just recently decided she doesn't want to go to sleep alone. up until now she has been put in her crib at naptime and bedtime and she fell asleep on her own. now someone has to lay down with her. she seems scared to be by herself and i'm sure its just a phase, but i don't want to have to sleep with her for years to come. does anyone have any advice?

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M.G.

answers from Gadsden on

I wish I could help you, but my 3 year old always falls asleep with me :P ( My 6 year old sleeps in her own bed and so does my 20 month old )

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D.J.

answers from Knoxville on

Even if your toddler sleeps with you now that doesn't mean she will for years to come. Both my nieces slept with their parents from birth and now at 2 1/2 yrs and 3 yrs old they both ask to sleep in their own bed. The child might have had a nightmare or just need to be close to you.

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A.H.

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Hi C....
I also have a 22 month old ..he always goes to sleep alone like i dont have to rock him or nething but he is always in the bed with me! Do u have any other children?? Maybe she is scared..does she cry?? Landon has started to have some bad dreams(nite terrors) i mean hes only had one or two but maybe thats what it is! And sometimes i tried to maybe sit by his bed and let him fall asleep there! I hope this helped! Good luck! A.

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C.L.

answers from Montgomery on

My daughter is just over two years old and they go through these phases. She always was put in her bed but the slightest variation from what you always do will get her into a routine. My daughter started to wake up again after sleeping through the night since she was five months old. I made it a bad habit for about a week to put her in the bed with us at about 4 in the morning. She would then wake up almost the same time every morning and expect to be put into the bed with us. Stay strong. Keep a monitor on, check on her if you must but the crying never lasts as long as we think. Keep yourself occupied and only get her if it continues for too long. Our magic number was three nights. It normally took a few nights to get her back on track but she now sleeps in a big girl bed and never cries when we put her down. Maintain your schedule. We now give her a bath, clothe her, read a book, and then I leave so her dad can pray with her. They are creatures of habit so maintain what you have always done.

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