Waking up in the Middle of the Night? - Arlington,VA

Hi

My 3 yr old daughter does the exact same thing , she always comes into our room and climbs into bed around 2 in the morning and falls pretty much straight back to sleep , she was in a crib converted into a bed and so I thought that maybe the bed was the issue as it isn't very wide and she rolls around alot and has fallen out a few times. So we put her into a regular sized twin bed and so far so good (she has been in the new bed 2 weeks) , we have had a few nights where she has woken and come into our bed but I have carried her straight back to her bed and she has stayed put , I think she now just needs to get out of the habit. Obviously I don't know if your son is in a toddler bed or not but if he is then this could be something you change to see if the issue or not.

Good luck

K.

he is just looking for security

he is just reasuring himself. just keep taking him back to his room,

when he gets more comfortable or secure, you wont have this problem.

i know what you are going threw my son who is also 3 does the same thing.

good luck.

I haven't had this problem, but I've heard of a gentle solution. Reward your boy for staying the whole night in his bed. Make a big deal of it when he spends the night in his bed. For the times when he really feels he needs to be close to you, have a little spot made up at the foot of your bed where he can lay down and know that you're both nearby. Tell him he's not allowed to wake you or your husband up. Don't make a big deal out of it when he needs to spend the night in your room. Good luck!

What is waking him up is the same thing that wakes you in the middle of the night. It could be anything. Everyone wakes up but the concern is how he handles it. He gets up and comes in your room. All you need to do is document what time he comes into your room it's prob. about the same time every night or put like a bell on your door so you know when he's coming in so it wakes you up. Be very conisistant when he wakes up and comes in take him back in. Try to avoid him coming in and you not knowing so you catch him every time. After doing this every night for a while he will stop. But if he does it 7 days a week and only gets put back 5 he will keep it up because the odds are pretty good he will be able to stay and sleep in your room. good luck