DISCOURAGING 21 MONTH OLD FROM SLEEPING IN UOR BED

[BABYTAIT]

HI THERE,I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO KEEP OUR 21 MONTH OLD SON OUT OF OUR MARITAL BED,I'VE TRIED PUTTING A TEDDY IN HIS BED BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE AND BY NOW WE'RE GETTING A BIT FED UP OF HAVING TO GIVE IN AND FOR 1 OF US TO GO AND SLEEP IN HIS BED,AND HE GETS INTO BED WITH THE OTHER 1 JUST TO STOP HIM FROM SCREAMING AND WAKING OUR OTHER 2 SONS UP,SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP,MANY THANKS.

[madmarchhare]

No bargaining, keep taking him back to his bed over and over again. He will get the message eventually. Do not give in.

P.S. STOP SHOUTING.

[BABYTAIT]

HI THERE,IT'S VERY HARD TO PERSEVERE WITH THIS ESPESCIALLY AS MY HUSBSND WORKS SHIFTS,ONE THING I DON'T DO IS SHOUT AT HIM AS IF I DID I GUESS THAT IT WOULD MAKE HIM WORSE AND NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP AT ALL THEN,BUT I'LL KEEP TRYING AND SEE HOW FAR WE GET WITH HIM MANY THANKS.

[madmarchhare]

, I mean stop typing in capitals, not shouting at your DS.

It will only be for a few days, much better than this going on for months/years.

Try to start when you can both catch up on some sleep the next day if needs be.

[BABYTAIT]

blush
i'm so sorry i didn't realise that the caps lock was on,yes i do agree with you,my husband has annual leave @the end of the month so i'm going do my best to get it done then.

[madmarchhare]

Perfect.

[BABYTAIT]

:o)hi there to madmarchhare,:0)
just to let you know that we have cracked the sleeping in our bed routine,it took 4days to do it but we've finally done it.the atmosphere between us all is so much better,thankyou for your advice.

[biglips]

hooray - i knew you do it!!

[angm1]

have a look at my thread "4 year old wont go to sleep alone and keeps wakening through the night"

[BABYTAIT]

[wimk] hi there,the things i was going to suggset to you alerady have been,there's not much i can contribute,it looks like you've pretty much cracked it now,keep going with what you're doing at the moment,good luck and best wishes,babytait.

[BABYTAIT]

sorry just ignore that,was meant for somebody else.