I'm wondering if you would sleep ok on the twin matress on the floor and DS could sleep on a body pillow or sleeping bag or something. Then you could still move the matress towards the door and maybe get out of there sometime.
Or could you set up a little nest somewhere on the floor of the master where he can come and sleep if he wakes in the middle of the night without waking you?
Can you leave the room saying "Oops I forget something in Mommy's room, please stay here and I'll be back later"? I'm guessing he'd follow you unless you started really small which might be more trouble than its worth while pregnant in the middle of the night.
It kind of sounds like in the early AM when you're there, he expects to play. Are you a distraction to him sleeping, but he's too upset when you leave? We have had this problem at bedtime before.
I used a gate when DD moved from her crib to a toddler bed. I didn't have a problem with it and neither did she. It was there to keep her safe in her room. But I did always respond.
I first tried a reward chart at that age and she loved it and caught on really quickly. I drew it like a board game with 5 little squares to put a sticker in each time she did the requested action and then pictures of the reward at the end. It could be a tiny prize or special time or outing. I had her tell her stuffed animals about it and used the animals to praise and gossip.
Is there some big step that you could do cold turkey that wouldn't result in CIO?
Big hugs -- being too tired and sleep deprived is really hard.
Or could you set up a little nest somewhere on the floor of the master where he can come and sleep if he wakes in the middle of the night without waking you?
Can you leave the room saying "Oops I forget something in Mommy's room, please stay here and I'll be back later"? I'm guessing he'd follow you unless you started really small which might be more trouble than its worth while pregnant in the middle of the night.
It kind of sounds like in the early AM when you're there, he expects to play. Are you a distraction to him sleeping, but he's too upset when you leave? We have had this problem at bedtime before.
I used a gate when DD moved from her crib to a toddler bed. I didn't have a problem with it and neither did she. It was there to keep her safe in her room. But I did always respond.
I first tried a reward chart at that age and she loved it and caught on really quickly. I drew it like a board game with 5 little squares to put a sticker in each time she did the requested action and then pictures of the reward at the end. It could be a tiny prize or special time or outing. I had her tell her stuffed animals about it and used the animals to praise and gossip.
Is there some big step that you could do cold turkey that wouldn't result in CIO?
Big hugs -- being too tired and sleep deprived is really hard.
