My son Xavier will fall asleep in his own bed but when he wakes up in the middle of the night he always crawls in my bed. with me being 9 months pregnant tomorrow i am very sleepy and most of the tyme i just let him do this but i need to change soon what can i do?
2007-07-28 08:25:54 · 8 answers · asked by April 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Take him back to bed and lay with him. Tell him you will stay with him until he goes back to sleep. Then after he is asleep, go back to your bed.
2007-07-28 08:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by JD_in_FL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you do need to put him back to bed immediately. i had the same problem with my youngest daughter when she was that age. I found that instead of actually getting into bed with her, that if i sat on a chair beside her bed made it a lot easier and it did not disturb her when I got up. I also did not say a word to her the whole time I was in there. The next night I moved the chair a little bit further away. I did this each night until I was sitting just outside the door. Once she felt comfortable that I would be there if she needed me then she settled down and after about a week or two she no longer woke up in the night.
2007-07-28 15:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by stef 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amosunknown said it best - you just need to keep bringing him back to bed, no talking, and leave. It may seem like a 100 times the first night, but he'll get the hint, it may take a few nights. It sucks, and you'll be exhausted, but I can tell you from experience, it will be 10000 times worse when the newborn is here. Nip it in the bud now.
Good luck!!
2007-07-28 10:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, If the bed is big enough for you and your son to sleep in his bed. Go in their at night and sleep in the bed until he falls asleep then get up VERY quite..lol and go to your bed. I did this with my cousin that was like 5 and I got him to sleep in his own bed. So It worked for me but every child Is different.. good luck.
2007-07-28 08:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Ann011306 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to pick him right back up and put him right back in bed. No matter how many times he comes back, no matter how much he wails and carries on.
Its the only way. You have to be firm and resolved. If you're both up all night, dont worry, he'll nap the next day and so can you.
It wont go on forever, i know it seems like it at 3 am and on your 40th trip BACK to his bed. It'll only last a few nights.
2007-07-28 08:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to take him back to his bed and tell him he needs to stay there. He will get the hang of it and he will stay there..
2007-07-28 08:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Donna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him that's not okay and take him back to his room or tell him to go back to his room. If he is clingy now he will be even worse when the baby comes!
2007-07-28 08:34:14 · answer #7 · answered by Donna L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take the picture of me
2007-07-28 08:34:26 · answer #8 · answered by saif 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋