I am at my wits end. Background info-- My children are 5 and 2.5 years old. Both of them have co-slept since birth. Sometimes they will start the night out in their own beds, but they always make it into our room at some point during the night. They both still need to be parented to sleep.
All of this was fine, but now I am pregnant unexpectedly with #3. I am starting to freak out at the idea of nighttime parenting 3 children and I really need both of them to stay in bed at night. We recently bought ds a double bed for his room, so they could sleep together (like they would do in our bed). However, it's been 2 weeks and I still can't get anyone to stay in it all night.
I love my dd, but at 5 and a half, I feel like the nighttime waking needs to stop. I still expect my 2.5yr old to get up now and then given his age. But, my dd will see him wake up and come in our bed and get upset because she wants to also. I have tried talking to her, promising her things, etc
... she just won't stay put at night.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I hate to say this, but I am starting to resent co-sleeping and wanting to totally avoid it with this baby because I don't want to go through this again. At her age, I feel like dd is old enough to understand why she needs to sleep all night.
All of this was fine, but now I am pregnant unexpectedly with #3. I am starting to freak out at the idea of nighttime parenting 3 children and I really need both of them to stay in bed at night. We recently bought ds a double bed for his room, so they could sleep together (like they would do in our bed). However, it's been 2 weeks and I still can't get anyone to stay in it all night.
I love my dd, but at 5 and a half, I feel like the nighttime waking needs to stop. I still expect my 2.5yr old to get up now and then given his age. But, my dd will see him wake up and come in our bed and get upset because she wants to also. I have tried talking to her, promising her things, etc
... she just won't stay put at night.Does anyone have any suggestions? I hate to say this, but I am starting to resent co-sleeping and wanting to totally avoid it with this baby because I don't want to go through this again. At her age, I feel like dd is old enough to understand why she needs to sleep all night.
. She even protested laying down in her bed and falling to sleep while I layed in the big bed.
) sleeps with the kids. I'm assuming from your use of "we" that you have a partner. What if your dp sleeps in the other room with the two older children for a couple weeks, and transitions himself out over time? I'd have him sleep aside them--not between them--so that they get used to sleeping next to each other in there.
