How can I get my 2 year old to sleep in her own bed???

Question

She will be 3 in march and she has always been difficult. When her daddy was deployed the first time (6 months- 1 year old) She slept with me. When he came home she slept in her crib. Well he is gone agian and now she is older and back in my bed and I want her to get back into the her bed before he gets home agian (in 3 months or so). Its really difficult and I cant take 2 hours everynight. She is notorious for making her self vommit when she crys and so putting her in there and just letting her cry it out doesnt always work!!! Any help will be great!

wow great answers!! 28 min and she hasnt made a peep!!

Answer 1

My daughter has been notoriously evil since the day she was born, and I swear every problem that could happen with a child, I dealt with, with her. (not that I don't love the little devil)
When this one cropped up, she was about 2, like your daughter. The thing that worked for me was making it fun. We decorated her room one weekend, she got to pick all the sheets and bedding, and the fun pictures to put on the wall.
She picked her pillows, the way things were arranged, where her nightlight would go, AND she got to pick out a brand new, super fun and special BIG GIRL FLASHLIGHT! Yay! Isn't this fun!! (You should have heard me when she was potty training. Wow! Look at the pretty pee! Yay for pee! It's ridiculous)
Anyway, by the time we were done picking out her super fun special fabulous, no mommy's allowed (except for bedtime stories) room, I could hardly drag her out of it. It's all in the presentation. I used to make a big deal out of it when she went to bed too, except use the reverse psychology "Well, I GUESS it's time for bed. But you probably don't want to go, I mean, MOMMY wants to sleep in the special fabulous girls room, not YOU!"

Kids just need to feel like it's fun growing up (no matter how much we want them to stay little). At least, that's what I've found works best with my little devil. The more fun I make it seem that she doesn't need me for everything (sniff), the more she wants to learn to be more independant.
Good luck!

Answer 2

Your baby is just used to you being around at night which makes her feel safe and comfortable...so now that you stop, she probably is frighten a bit not knowing why you are not around now.....and perhaps a bit confused

You got to find a way to make it fun for your daughter to sleep in her crib or have her to tired to fuss....she is old enough to have some type of regular bedtime routine.........have a routine which should include some physical activity to wear her out during the evening hours so she will sleep sounder, even if it is something as simple as kicking a ball around.......hot baths are a great way to knock kids out prior to bedtime.......hot milk also works great.....reading to them makes them tired also....have her very tired prior to bedtime thus hopefully making her fall asleep faster and stay asleep.....maybe show her with a doll that she loves how she goes to bed "like a big girl"........giving her some type of treat if she spends the night in her bed.......make marks on a poster, then when she gets perhaps 10, take her for ice cream, McDonalds, etc.

Perhaps move the crib closer to the door so perhaps she can see you when she goes to bed if she goes prior to you....your daughter may just want to know you are around so if she can see you, it might help.......

I do think if a baby/child is very tired, they will sleep better and longer.........always have a regular routine that you do each night finding ways to make her tired.
A very tired baby/child is not able to cry and cry.

I had my son so pooped out prior to bed, then between the hot bath and hot milk, a bedtime story, he would pass out within minutes and always sleep through the night since he was a baby. I think a regular routine is essential.....I used to buy all types of bath toys including bath crayons to keep him in the tub for awhile to get him tired.

Hope some of these tips work

Answer 3

One of my grandchildren was a cry-til-you-puke kid. I've been thru a lot of cleanups. My daughter and her hubby many more than me. My wife got out of it - she'd puke too.

Bed time is a trip. Watching shows like the SuperNanny make it seem simple - just don't say anything and keep putting them back in bed until they fall asleep in exhaustion - both of you.

With a puker, all that does is guarantee a mess to clean up before she finally goes out. And that's exactly what we went through until the little princess grew out of the cry and puke stage.

Good luck, be patient, and remember, what doesn't kill you will make you stronger ;)

Answer 4

Make sure she knows that she isn't sleeping alone in her own bed; she has her teddy or barbie doll or something to keep her company. She is probably feeling lonely. She might try to use keeping you company as an excuse so make sure she knows that you aren't feeling lonely and that it's alright with you to sleep by yourself. Another thing that works great with little kids is bribes. Try bribing her with a small cup of warm milk with honey - it's a yummy treat and it should put her right to sleep! I know young children can be very difficult and especially stubborn. I wish you the best of luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Our son was difficult as well. He will also throw up when he gets overly upset! (STILL!) He went from sharing our bed (my husband worked nights for the first 2 years) to sleeping in his crib for naps. He had a futon couch in his room which he loved so we decided to put it down as a "big boy bed" shortly after he turned 2.
He started off sleeping in his room, on his own bed, for naps and eventually we started a routine at bedtime.

He has his milk and sometimes a small snack (yogourt, granola bar, crackers and cheese, etc...), then we brush our teeth, wash our faces/hands, put on our pjs and choose a couple of books to read. He has a sippy cup of water and his special flashlight on the shelf beside his bed. We snuggle up in his bed for stories and afterwards, he gets to choose a cd or tape to listen to while he "chooses" his dreams. The books on tape from the library are great! Some nights he wants to listen to a story, others he wants classical music, lullabies or kids songs. I give him a kiss goodnight and tell him I'll be back after his music/story is over to check on him/give him a kiss but 90 % of the time he passes out before it's even 1/2 way through.

Some nights he wants me to stay with him but he has a younger brother (3.5 months old) who I need to feed - I time his last feeding of the night (he's already sleeping through the night!!) for after story time with my eldest. It also gives me a reason to leave the room so he can fall asleep on his own.

I hope I've learned my lesson - I put my youngest down in his crib while he is still awake and so far he has learned to settle himself to sleep. I actually get an hour or two to myself in the evenings - a luxury I did not have when my eldest was younger - he almost always fell asleep with me in bed/on the couch.

He just turned 3 on December 04, and he has been sleeping in his own bed for the last 4 months!! It gets easier each time you do it and once he learned the routine he came to expect and look forward to bed time.

Good luck and have fun with it.

Answer 7

this sounds soooooooooooooo familiar my daughter makes herself sick on occaision when she doesn't get her way and she spent the first 3 years of her life in the bed with me and my husband cause we lived in a 1 bedroom apartment with absolutely no room for a crib. when we moved to a bigger place the first few nights my husband had to get in the bed with her but after that i got her a large care bear body pillow shaped like cheer bear and she hasn't looked back. i think it was the fact that she had something to hold on to in bed that made her comfortable.

Answer 8

Take her to the store and have her pick out some "big girl" sheets, or things to decorate her room with. She'll ove feeling like a grown up and hopefully enjoy sleeping in there!

Answer 9

HARD QUESTION MY SON DID THAT FOR AWHILE BUT I WOULD PUT HER BACK IN HER CRIB AFTER YOUR DONE CLEANING HER UP EVENTUALLY SHES GOING TO SLEEP JUST DONT LET HER BACK INTO YOUR BED UNLESS SHES ACTUALLY SICK WITH A FEVER GOOD LUCK IS ALL I CAN REALLY SAY

Answer 10

The only person who I have seen make themselves vomit when they didn't get their way was Billy the Kid in The Green Mile.

The way that the guards dealt with it was to put Billy in a straight jacket and lock him up in the 'quiet room'.

2 years old is old enough to sleep in their own bed. Maybe you should put a lock on the outside of their bedroom door...