Hi I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice! I have a 2 year old little gilr and she is fantastic, she has slept through the night since the day she was born. For the past week or so she has been going to bed and falling asleep if me or daddy sits and holds her hand but then she wakes up everynight at about 11- 11:30 and will not go back to sleep in her own bed. She starts screaming and throwing herself around, chucking herslef on the floor, banging her head on the wall.
She has a pretty normal betime routine as in bath, story cuddles with mummy/daddy, bed!
She doesnt sleep through the day because if she does she wil not go to sleep untill about 11 pm!
I have tried the tough love thing by walking away and letting her cry but she just comes out of her bedroom and climbs into my bed or stands at the top of the stairs shaking the babygate and whailing! I am frightened that one day she is going to seriously hurt herself!!!
Please someone help me or give some different advice apart from walk away and let her cry cos it doesnt work!

Takodaroo

To be honest there are a number of ways to help a 2 year old get to sleep. we have tried everyone with varried success and failure. we have tried singing to her, allowing her to fall asleep with us, her mom and her in the same bed dad on the couch. having her puppy (stuffed animal) and blanket always. she hasent slept in her room crib in 2 months or more......an we try usually she ends up in our bed. even before we get there and normally there is only room for one of us my baby loves to sprawl!! Tonight i have been trying the let her cry it out method.....so i am sitting here letting her cry it out, this method sucks but it sometimes works, at least as much of other advice seen here....it all works and doesent all the time.......good luck....gotta go I don't think the crying it out will work tonight. gotta try somthing else

jenniepepsi

hon, are you totally and completely against cosleeping/sharesleeping? (simply letting him sleep in your bed)
many parents (myself included) dont see any problems, short term or long term, of simply letting him be with you in your bed.

obviously if this doesnt work for you thats fine im not saying you NEED to do this. this is just what worked for me and my daughter. it doesnt work for everyone. just thought i woudl throw it out there.