Reply With QuoteIt'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... ...
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Its been about a week since we took the rail off the cot and put the lower one on to make it a cot/toddler bed.
Last night he discovered he could climb over. We also started taking him off the bottle 3 nights ago and its now 10:20pm and he refuses to drink the bottle or stay in the cot. He's normally in bed by 7. We've put him back in numerous amounts of times but he's straight back out..
Can anyone provide any advice?
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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... ...
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no advice as we are havingbed time trouble too...just sending hugs, hope you get some advice.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Hi Nicole, we struggled too. We ended up putting a toddler gate on Beth's door and we would go in later and put her in her bed. I figured we couldn't make her sleep but we could minimise stimulation. Even now sometimes she will look at books behind her curtain and put herself to bed a little while later, but she always starts off in bed.
Not looking forward to the day we put jordy in her bottom bunk though - for now he goes down in his cot fuss free.
GL
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Well first never mind what other people sayYou have to do what's right for him, not anyone else.
Perhaps you need to take a few steps back and slow the changes down a bit - all at once might be a bit much for him. 2 is still very young
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I personally would put him back in the cot. If you were happy and he was happy why change it. You haven't failed, it will be fine when he is ready he won't want to be in his cot forever, he is only little. Don't worry about what people say, when it comes to parenting everyone has an opinion and think there way is the right way. You just do what works for you and your boy.
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Thanks. i just feel that he should be toilet training, and walking 100%, and talking, and off the bottle, and in a bed and listen to what im saying!
I know he's delayed but if i expect it of him to try and be at his age group... i duno
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Why do you say he is delayed? He sounds perfectly on track to me? My DD1 didn't talk until after two. There are lots of kids who don't start TT until 3 and he will eventually listen to what you say....eventuallyyou're doing a great job! We've had plenty of bedtime issues here too and still do have them. We have put a gate up at DD2's door same as PP because if we didn't she'd play in the lounge room all night. My DD1 slept on the floor for four months after DD2 was born. We just made her a nest on the floor at the gate and that was that! Hehe. Parenting is a battle and we're all here for you xx
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don't mind what other people tell you! You know your child the best and you should do whatever you feel is best. My DD is 19 months and very quiet. She has about 2 words that are able to be understood properly. I know it's just her. try to tune out the negative feedback regarding your parenting. According to most mums (trying not to be *****y) Their child does X,Y,Z and will always be better then your's but that's how they perceive them. Your son might not be doing "X,Y,Z" like another child but do "X,Y,Z" that another child doesn't.
HTH and GL
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couldnt agree more....dont listen to other people telling what he should/shouldnt be doing! just do what you feel is right, if thats having him in a cot and on the bottle for a few more months then so be it....when people ask just tell them ''yes, hes doing great thanks'' and leave it at that, then you dont have to listen to them telling you your doing it all wrong. i swear if half my family/friends knew i was still Breastfeeding DD id get stick...but i just dont mention it unless they ask directly!! your doing great! A friends son sounds quite similar to yours, slept in his cot, wast TT, had a bottle, didnt talk hardly atall, and this was when he was almost 3...hes now 4 and you cant shut him up! and all the other stuff fell into place too. he now sleeps in a big bed and tells his mum when hes tired and trots off to bed on his own! so there is hope
saying that, im still having my own dramas....should take my own advice
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Thanks huns.Mad Scientist - see this link - it explains why my son is delayed... so yes, i shouldn't be so hard on myself and understand he's had it a lot harder then other 2 year old kids. but i just want him to have the same abilities as another 2 year old. is that too much to ask
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ss-149305.html
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Nicole
Every child is different. My first didnt walk until 19 months. My 2nd is 2 years 3 months and she is not were near ready to be toilet trained, She has tried sitting on the toilet but nothing comes out. She is talking but not full sentences and not all the time.
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