My almost 3 year old boy continues to get out of bed at least once a night. This is not so much the problem but when he does get up, he comes into our room and falls asleep under our bed (always on my husbands side).
Sometimes we don't know he is there until morning, and his mood throughout the day is suffering (obviously not a very comfy sleep down there).
He is in a King Single bed and has been since 18 months or so.
We have our little girl, 3 months old, in a bassinet in our room also, but he has been doing this about a month before she arrived.
Any tips to keep him in bed and what could be the cause for this behaviour?
Thanks!
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Put one if those sensor alarms on his bedroom door. So when it goes off you can quickly put him back in his own bed and resettle him :)
When did the bassinet (with or without the baby) came into your room? If it coincides with his sleeping behavior then that could be the cause as he would've known that the baby was sleeping in your room and he's not. Other than that I'm at a loss. If it doesn't bother you ask him to get into your bed to sleep (much more comfortable). If he doesn't try a mattress in your bedroom or make a little bed where he sleeps under the bed. If it is an anxiety thing then getting him to wake you up or get into your bed to only have you take him back may revert him to going back under the bed. If you don't want him in your room at all there are a few things you can do:
1) have you or your hubby sleep in his room and gradually pull away (may require setting your phone alarms to an earlier time to get to your own bed)
2) nightlight in his room
3) reward chart for staying in his bed all night.
Good luck
We had the same issue with our 3yr old. Not that she was sleeping under our bed but she was getting into ours not long after we went to bed and usually we would be too tired ourselves from the constant lack of sleep to put up with the fight of putting her back to bed.
I found a clock at baby bunting called a 'gro-clock'. You set it for a wake up time and before putting the child to sleep you set it and the picture comes up with stars that countdown until the sun wakes up (which is the time you've set). It's worked a treat. She now stays in her bed all night most nights, except now she wakes up when the actual sun wakes up instead of her clock but it's solved the issue of her coming into our bed constantly. And we are all getting a decent nights sleep