stop getting out of bed
By jayie35
@jayie35 (67)
January 30, 2008 6:13pm CST
i have a problem my 5 year old daughter every night wakes up and half asleep gets in my bed,i cant sleep when she gets in because she wriggles and gets hot,i return her to her bed but within a couple of hours she's back,sometimes she will get in with her her sister too does any know what i can do?????????
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@blueunicorn (2401)
• United States
31 Jan 08
I was having a similar problem with my two daughters that are right around the same age. I tried EVERYTHING I could think of, but the lack of sleep was driving me crazy. What I did is make a rule that the girls are not allowed in our bed. Instead, I made a "nest" near my side of the bed. I had a pillow and blanket on the floor that the girls were allowed to come sleep on. This seems to have taken care of the problem. For awhile both girls would wind up in the nest every day. Over time they must have found the security they were looking for because it is rare now for me to wake up and find them there. I think there is something about that age that makes sleeping through the night rough again. You will eventually get through it, though!
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
31 Jan 08
yes I have an idea.... fix her bed so she can't get out of it. Cribs have a sliding front that locks at the top. The young child can't undo the latch. Fix something like this on her bed. Don't close it when she goes to bed but do it after shes asleep. Make sure its safe so she can't get caught or otherwise hurt when shes trying to escape from it in the night.
