https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 00:03:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2518215 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:43:36 +0000 littlebug 2518215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: We got him an ok to wake owl that worked for a bit, but he stopped paying attention to it and, frankly, we stopped enforcing it. Again, because it was just easier to let him come into our bed for 30 minutes so we could all have a few more minutes of sleep/quiet time vs fighting with him about it. I wish I'd seen the stoplight one because yelling "red light" to make him stop trying to run away from us really works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2518195 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:36:31 +0000 gingerbebe 2518195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: Yeah, a friend got one of those toddler cots and put blankets and what not down on them at the foot of her bed. She basically told her kid that he was welcome to come into their bedroom at night and sleep there, but a) he had to be quiet and not wake them up, and b) he had to sleep on the cot. So now about half the time, he shows up in there and just crashes on his cot and its their compromise for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2518138 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:56:03 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2518138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got this really cool ok to wake type alarm clock that is a stop light - LO loves stop lights. We act like it's silly for him to sleep in our bed because it's our bed and he has his bed, although he does come in at 6 occasionally (before stoplight). He loves waiting for it to turn green. Seriously. I don't have a link by let me know if you can't find it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517957 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:46:34 +0000 littlebug 2517957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: We've had so many conversations about staying in his own room until morning, and he'll repeat it back to us, but then 2am there he is. Ugh, it's SO exhausting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517948 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:41:30 +0000 hilsy85 2517948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: yep we went through this the weeks before and right after DD was born at our house. It was brutal--I was literally up all night between the two of them. I would say by 3-3.5 months it was better and now at almost 6 months later, he is in his bed consistently every night. We just really hard to prep him about staying in his own room, and we had two whiet noise machines so if he needed to cry, that was ok, and he didn't wake the baby actually. And some nights he agreed to have DH in there since I refused to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517947 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:40:59 +0000 littlebug 2517947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: Hmmm... that might work. I'll talk to Hubs about it. Great suggestion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517945 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:39:44 +0000 littlebug 2517945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yes, she's 8 weeks. I definitely agree that some of this is new baby transition stuff. He only wants me in the middle of the night, I think because he gets my undivided attention for once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517944 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:39:36 +0000 MrsSRS 2517944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about making a little pallet on the floor in your room. Explain to LO that if he needs company he may come into the little floor bed, but he must be quiet. Would that work for your LO's personality? Sometimes if kids have free access to a spot in your room the appeal wears off quickly and they start staying in their own beds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517942 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:39:18 +0000 lamariniere 2517942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: Ours was pretty bright, like the whole room was lit up. I don't know how he slept with that much light, but it didn't seem to bother him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517939 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:37:16 +0000 littlebug 2517939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Yes, I put one in about a week ago thinking that would help. It's pretty bright but could be brighter, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517936 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:35:44 +0000 hilsy85 2517936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>your DD is still really young right? I woudl guess it's a combo of being afraid and also transition with the new baby. I would just really prep him before bed to be prepared to stay in bed all night, and maybe make up some "scary spray" that you can spray around the room to keep scary stuff away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517921 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:18:05 +0000 lamariniere 2517921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does he have a night light? My son slept with a pretty bright lamp from about age 3 to right before he turned 5. If he woke up in the middle of the night and it was dark, he would be scared and come to our room. Now he's back to a regular night light and not getting out of bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sleep-issues#post-2517916 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:10:25 +0000 littlebug 2517916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another month, another sleep problem in our house! I swear, every time I post here it's about a sleep problem! :bummed: </p> <p>D is 3 years old. He has had problems in the past with being scared at bedtime by a "ghost." We got past that and everything was going smoothly. Shortly before A was born, he started coming into our room early in the morning (like 6am), and we'd just let him get into bed with us until we were ready to get up for the day. </p> <p>Recently, he has started waking up in the middle of the night and coming into our room. Initially he was waking up crying, sometimes downright screaming, like he was afraid. We'd take him back to his room and put him back to bed. He gets upset because we won't let him into our bed. We explain that it's too early and he needs to go back to sleep. We have tried leaving the room before he falls back alseep, but that just results in him screaming and crying, and we're worried about him waking up the baby. One night we fought with him (put him in bed, crying, left the room, he came back crying even harder, rinse, repeat) for almost 2 hours before giving up and just letting him sleep in our bed - then I had to get out of bed because he took over my pillow and was kicking me and snoring in my ear! This week, he started just coming into our room, not crying, and he was calmly going back to his room and going back to bed easily. I thought we were finally getting past this whole phase. </p> <p>But then last night it was another hour of trying to get him back into his own bed before I again gave up and just let him into our bed. At one point, he finally told me that he doesn't like his room because he hears a scary sound outside. When I asked what it sounded like, he said "the black cat." A couple weeks ago, there were 2 cats fighting outside our family room window and he got scared by their growling at each other. So last night I explained that it's just a cat who is outside and can't come int our house and told him that he's safe. And still - tears and screaming when I left the room.</p> <p>If A weren't sleeping in the room next door, I'd let him just cry it out. But I don't want him waking her up. So it's just this struggle. Every night. I don't know what to do!!!</p> <p>Sorry for the long rant. I'm just so tired of this fight and really at a loss. </p>