Bed time

[Nicole]

It's now 2 am a few nights later and he's woken up thinking it's play time! Keeps getting out of his bed. I've given in and made him a bottle and turned his cot/bed around so he can't get out! I feel like I've failed... ...

[beckoes]

no advice as we are havingbed time trouble too...just sending hugs, hope you get some advice.

[*Belle*]

Nicole,

How old is he? does he understand that sleep time and stay in bed? maybe he is too young for toddler bed?

Is he sleeping during the day? if he is and wont sleep at night, maybe time to drop the day sleep???

If you want to drop the bottles in bed, just give him a drink of milk before bed and brushing teeth?

Does he have a favorite toy to have in his bed? that helped heaps with my 2 girls.

Hope I have helped even just a tiny bit. I know its really hard at this stage, maybe if he doesnt understand in a week, I would put the bigger railing back up and try bit later.

[Nicole]

Nicole,

How old is he? does he understand that sleep time and stay in bed? maybe he is too young for toddler bed?

Is he sleeping during the day? if he is and wont sleep at night, maybe time to drop the day sleep???

If you want to drop the bottles in bed, just give him a drink of milk before bed and brushing teeth?

Does he have a favorite toy to have in his bed? that helped heaps with my 2 girls.

Hope I have helped even just a tiny bit. I know its really hard at this stage, maybe if he doesnt understand in a week, I would put the bigger railing back up and try bit later.

He is 2.

He does have a nap through the day. I tried cutting it out the other day, but made the battle even harder when it came to bed time.
His favourite toy is in his bed.

I just don't know what to do. he was crying/tantrum last night for just under half hr. I get ridiculed for him not being in a normal bed, but its just a mish, then having him on the bottle still i cop it for too!

[*Belle*]

oh Nicole hon dont be hard on yourself, it is perfectly normal still to have him in a cot, it honestly sounds like he is not ready.
Julia my first wasnt ready when we put her in her bed because our 3 month old needed her cot but we needed to do it. It was a struggle, we didnt give up the bottles til a bit later. Try not to listen what others say I know friends who have the children in a cot stil at 3. Can you have fun with him on his bed so he can see its fun? We got a nightlight for Tara that she picked out when we moved her to a big bed and that really helped too, you may already have one though, but it was a great distraction as it changed colour and was cute (Charges during the day in another room and when in the kids room runs all night not attached to any electricity.