How can I get my daughter to sleep in her bed?

Question

My 19 month old comes into our bed every night from 2am onwards. It started when she was 8 months old - she just wouldn't go back to sleep other wise. We both work full time - the idea of waking up & trying to put her back to sleep in her cot is too exhausting.

I like her being in bed with us (unless she has a restless night) but I want her to have her own room and the idea of going down the hall to get her in the middle of the night is just...blah.

Answer 1

My daughter is 20 months, and slept with us until she was 18 months.  Now she sleeps on her baby couch in the floor next to our bed just fine, and usually gets in bed when my husband leaves at 445 in the morning.  It seems to work well for her.  We let her stay in our bed with us while we watch tv for a bit, then she goes to her couch just fine.  Good luck.

Answer 2

Sleep with her in her bed. Andd you know what i mean:|

I dont mean it like that...But yehh. Watch the nanny show. It seems to be helpful:)

Orr be mean and tell her too or else!

Answer 3

Warn her first, but put a plastic doorknob safety handle on the inside of her room so she can't get out.  She'll cry and then go back to her bed.  Eventually, you'll be able to leave her door open again because she'll be used to sleeping all night in her own bed.

We made the mistake of letting our first daughter do the same thing and the longer it's allowed, the harder it is to break.  Good luck!

Answer 4

She is only 19 months old. What is the big deal about her sleeping in you bed? 90% of children born in the world today don't have their own bed let alone their own rooms. It is only the affluent western society that thinks this way. She will eventually decide to sleep on her own - after all, teenagers don't usually like to share a bed with their parents LOL.

Answer 5

I am sorry but unless you do the put her back into bed you are never going to get her into a routine and if you decide to have another baby they will do the same.  Trust me I know. My kids age 3 & 4 1/2 and they don't sleep in their own beds.  They kept coming into our bed every night and we didn't get any sleep.  It all started because my inlaws would let them sleep on a mattress on the floor next to their bed when they stayed over because they didn't have another room they could sleep in.  They are both now sharing a room with "princess & cars" on the walls to protect them and they now sleep in their rooms, thought recently they now sleep in the one room together.  If you really can't handle putting her back to bed why not set a bed up next to yours that she can just climb in and then she will fall back to sleep, but make sure this bed is not there when she goes to sleep otherwise you will never get her out of your room.  Onlymake it when you go to bed so that if she does come in then it's there.  Also if one night she doesn't come in praise her & reward her with something she loves. Good luck and hope it all works out for you.