is he ready for big bed.

[december]

Hi, my 24mnth old (nxt week anyhow ) has been refusing his day sleeps, will just scream or play in his cot. its been like this the last mnth. but nights no problem, will sleep in his cot for 11 hrs or so. i have tried different times etc for day sleeps, and still same issue.. the last 3days he is happy to sleep in my bed and will lay down with me, fall asleep almost immed, and sleep for appr 2 hrs. the only down fall is he only seems to fall asleep with me on the bed as well, once asleep i can slip out etc.. he goes to fay care 2 days a week and sleeps on a mat - no probs

I cant understand why will he now sleep in my bed during the day or on his pops belly for a 2 hr day sleep(last week) but refuse cot during the day.. DO you think he may be wanting a bed all the time.. he has a bed in his room, and today after his screaming in his cot for an hr, i asked him, if he wanted to sleep in his bed, and he said no mummys.

Any suggestions. i cant be sleeping with his everyday. & then it may lead to nights as well.

[aussienic]

My suggestion would be to make it special and say how bout you have your day sleep/nap on mummy's bed.. but say Mummy is going to do some chores while you sleep.. If he cracks up a bit.. start b sitting beside him on the bed and graduate to sitting in the room then eventually you should be able to put him in there and he will go to sleep.. (hopefully)

[~Kim~]

It took this oblivious mummy a week to realise Darcy didn't want to sleep in the cot any more. She was doing exactly what you describe (only she was only 16months). I must have had the easiest transition to a bed in history lol.
Just put him in the bed tomorrow....oh and ask daycare how they get him to go to sleep. Keeping it consistent helped for us.
Sometimes I do have to sit and pat her bottom or hold her hand - but not always. Whatever it takes to keep her relaxed usually means I can leave earlier.

[december]

Hi,well DS is now wanting his own bed, when we put him in his cot, he screams, and points to bed, and says bed. he loves it, but i think it is good bye to his cot.. the only down fall is the last 2 nights when we have put him in the bed, is we have to lie with him til he falls asleep, sat night was 5 mins, last night 2 hrs, so i know we cant do this all the time. but if we dont, he is out with us before we can count to 10. Any suggestions.. there is no way he will ever go back in the cot i dont think, but i want the transission easy, especially when he can self settle and go to sleep in his own in his cot all night.. sat ngiht, he slept the whole night, but last night he was up at 1.30am, crying at our bedroom door, so he slept wih us