Just when you start thinking you can relax while your toddler sleeps...

Last night DH checked on DS before he came to bed as he always does - and found DS in the strangest position. He had his knees on his pillow, butt in the air, legs slightly up the wall... and his head under the covers! :( DH said DS was really hot, his hair was wet from sweating, but he was sound asleep.
DH moved DS and took the covers off him. DS did stir briefly, but went back to sleep almost as soon as DH picked him up.

We always have the monitor on before we open his door when we go to bed so we can hear DS (I'm so paranoid about not being able to hear him if he vomits or something) - but we didn't hear him moving around, and the few times he coughed didn't sound muffled - so we have no idea how long he was under the covers like that :dunno:.

It just scares me to think, what if he'd overheated himself worse, or suffocated under the covers? We check DS every night before bed - but what if... :(

aawww hun its always scary to start thinking of the what if's ... DD2 only has a sheet as a cover atm as she has been sweating so much in her sleep lately ive been worried of her overheating

L does this. It can be 30 degrees in his room and iv found him after a nap with his baby blanket over his head, head covered in sweat. Strange kid he is.

DS did this again last night, except this time the covers were around the top of his head - he wasn't completely under. I don't know why he's suddenly adopted such strange sleeping positions.

:hug: its so scary when they do things like that! Maybe he is starting to dream? Little boys are much more likely to sleep walk and sleep talk up until the age of 7 or so. I hope he doesnt make a habbit of it though - for your sake!

:hug: yes it is scary. ive woken to my 3yo asleep in the hallway, on his sisters floor, in the bathroom doorway, half under his bed half in the toy box, you name it! scary bit is when he wakes up and dosnt understand why he woke in the strange places when he knows were he went to sleep.
i hope his night movements settle down for you.

Untill I was about 7 My mum told me I used to sleep right at the bottom of my bed - so under a sheet, blanket and doona! Thats just where I was the most comfortable.

I have found Bella before with the sheet over her head but most of the time she lays her toys over her face! Strange these kids!

DD sleeps with her head under the pillow often. I always move it, but she manages to find it again. I would remove the pillow completely, except she likes to go to sleep with her head on it.

:hug: kids seem to like stressing us!