all that stress for???

[1pj]

Ok so my DD was 2 in feb and i finally decided to bite the bullet and put her in a big bed,ive been putting it off and stressing about it mega because shes always been such a good sleeper i was really worried how shed go and how to deal with it,so today Dh put the cot down and out of her room and i bought her some upsy daisy pjs and let her help me make the bed and explained everything and shes gone to bed just fine not a peep,is this some kind of fluke or could it really be this easy?shes been asleep in there at least an hour,we just did the normal routine and said goodnight and lights off expecting her to keep coming out etc but nothing,straight to sleep!!Anyone else had this?do you think it will still be hard?I thought the first night would be the hardest??

[feeb]

DS1 shocked us as well when he went into a big bed at 25 months as we had 5 - 7 nights of him going to bed no problem, he then obviously realised he could get out (had been getting up in morning and coming down) and then we had a few weeks of him being really hard and having to put him back to bed many many times!!!

[wysiwyg]

DD went into hers at about 21 months, and we have never really had any problems at all (she was good sleeper previously too) but since going in the big bed has been even better - so yes I think it can be that easy (kids always like to do the opposite of what you think too :-)). She has never got up overnight, and only twice in prob 3 months has she got out of bed in the morning - most of the time she plays with teddies or reads books to herself until one of us go in to see her in the morning, and is only when we haven't been able to drag ourselves out of bed that she obviously thinks has been waiting too long and gets up and knocks on her bedroom door. IMO children cope with change far easier than we give them credit for, and if they don't is because pick up on our apprehension.

[sarah85]

wysiwyg - our DD is the same...if she wakes during the night, or when she wakes in the morning she lies in bed calling us...just doesn't seem to like getting up.

So 1pj - you might be lucky! And if not, a friend of mine has found when her little one kept getting out of bed the trick was persistence in putting her back quickly, and with no fuss, however many times it took!

Good luck!

[Nai]

Both DD's have transitioned without a hitch. I think some kids are not fazed by things like that - you may have one of them

[1pj]

thanks ladies,last night went fine she woke up at 3am which isnt normal but then i just said go back to sleep now and she did untill her normal time,but tonight shes come out once and then i thought she was asleep but i heard her crying alot and so went in and she wouldnt let me go untill she fell asleep but i think shes really over tired today is why,hopefully it keeps up being good,i dont want her to be upset over it!

[Saffi]

I read this thread after posting to your last thread. Seems like DD made the transition easily (yay, for both of you). As you've noted now she can get out of bed and leave her room at any time (especially at 5am when they're awake and you're still asleep).