I have a 4 year old son and a 19 month old daughter. They both wind up in our bed in the middle of the night. We put them to bed in their beds but they always end up in ours. I am 6 months pregnant and don't want to be dealing with this when the baby gets here. How do I keep them in their beds?
It is going to be hard to get them to stay in their own bed. You have to be strong and make them stay in their bed. Even if it means you don't sleep much for the first night or two. Put them in their beds at bedtime. Prepare for this, tell them they are big and that they have their own bedrooms. Fix the room up so they like it. Be creative. They are going to scream, kick and bawl, but if you take them back to their room every time they come into yours. They will eventually get the message. Sleep in their room if you have to. Just let them know they are not going to sleep in your room period. You can't back down, or give in, because its in the middle of the night and you want to sleep. You have to put them back in their bed. Good luck!!!
i had a hard time with this too. we bought a princess bed that she loves, and never wants to get out of. it seems to be working well.
let them know that mommy wants to sleep just with daddy however since you are pregnant they may be getting jealous so take it slow it will take time but let them know that when they were babies they got the same attention
You need to stay consistent. Keep gettting up and putting them in their own beds when they get up. It shouldn't be difficult with the 4 y/o cause he should know but it will take longer with the 19 month old.
Put them back into their beds and do not say ONE word to them. Keep doing it, they get the message eventually. We wake up without kids in the bed now, yipppeee. It worked for us! The Brittish nanny on TV taught a mom how to do it, I tried it and it worked. It takes consistancy, so even when you want to sleep get up and move them. Remember, not one word, no hugs, no kisses, no tucking in. Just take them from your bed and put them in theirs. We also put up baby gates at their doorway to keep them in their rooms, although your 4 year old is probably going to just climb over huh? For an older child, you have to set up a reward system. For every night he stays in bed he gets X amount of money to be spent at Toys R Us, or to buy a slurpee from 7-11, whatever you think might work. Bribery works!! Best of luck to you and have fun with your new baby!!
