2 Years Old Refusing to Sleep - Help!

Kidaway on 15/09/2020 - 09:52

Hey guys,

My 2 years 3 months daughter is starting to have her third round of sleep regression. Hired a sleep consultant in May - went through the cry it out method and have a standard 7pm to 7am routine and it works!

However, it seems that the nightmare is back. She refuses to take her afternoon nap and was slightly delaying sleep last night.

We intend to use cry it out method in the long run if it helps her to sleep.

Questions:-
1. Her crib is getting small (IKEA) and she can now climb out of her crib and walk to our bedroom (she did this today at 4:30am!) - how can we resolve it?

Was thinking of using a child safety door lever lock if it helps?

2.safety: as she can climb out from her crib, I’m concerned for her safety. I reckon using an achoring strap would help?

Any other tips to prevent her from leaving her room and have a good night sleep? Not wanting to spend more money on sleep consultant again :((

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Comments

  • oscargamer on 15/09/2020 - 09:55
    +30

    She doesn't need the arvo nap.

    She needs a kids bed.

    You'll have to get used to the 'being woken up by a wandering child'

    Welcome to the next stage of child rearing

    • brendanm on 15/09/2020 - 10:18
      +4

      Pretty much this. Get one of those child gates and out it across the door to her room. That way she can call out and knows you can see her, but can't get out do herself a mischief.

    • BargainCowboy on 15/09/2020 - 11:28

      100% this, she's just moved to the next stage, congrats!

    • mooney on 15/09/2020 - 14:33
      +6

      Yep, say goodbye to the afternoon nap. It was a beautiful thing but now its gone.

      Also, now the nap is gone look out for overtiredness at bedtime… my two were PITA to put to bed if they were too tired, just push back and complain.

      Good luck. Good thing about kids is no matter how bad it can get its just a phase and they will move on to a new way to torture you soon.

  • dust on 15/09/2020 - 09:56
    -1
    1. Her crib is getting small (IKEA) and she can now climb out of her crib and walk to our bedroom (she did this today at 4:30am!) - how can we resolve it?

    Have you got a portacot? Those are harder to climb out of (because the top isn't solid) and are usually put on the floor so if you're putting that on carpet if she falls out it won't be as painful.

  • thatonethere on 15/09/2020 - 09:56
    +1

    As soon as they can climb out you need to either raise the sides (if possible) or move to a bed. However, a bed means super easy for them to get in and out so nightmare of no staying in bed continues…

  • djoz on 15/09/2020 - 09:58

    Sorry, but this sounds so cute :-)
    This will stay for a while. I'm not giving advice on how you need to manage it. But it will soon get better. And if you find out a way that works, do let us know ;-)

  • [Deactivated] on 15/09/2020 - 10:05
    +11

    I hate to give parenting advice as all children are different, and many parents like to lecture on what to do to validate their own actions.

    We have 3 and have been through this… what we did and it worked for us, but all kids are different…

    • As soon as they started attempting to escape from the cot, got frustrated about being trapped etc, we put them in beds. Toddler beds, which you can pick up in Kmart etc, they have low bases and use cot mattresses so no danger of injury if they fall out. This improved their sleep significantly, in addition to making them feel proud to have progressed to a bed. They are more content and will stay in bed.

    • Routine, routine, routine. For us it is dinner, bath, pyjamas, prayer, read and sleep (of course not all of those are applicable to everyone). All at the same time every night (of course some times events throw this out the window but this should be the aim).

    • Don't stay with them until they fall asleep. When it is goodnight, it is goodnight. This causes terrible tantrums, ranges and tears in the first few nights and it is tough, but it is a battle of wills you have to win. They will embrace the routine eventually.

    • Cut the afternoon naps when they show they don't need them

    This worked for us. There is no once size fits all approach but I hope this might help anyway.

    • elgrande on 15/09/2020 - 11:50
      +2

      For us it is dinner, bath, pyjamas, prayer, read and sleep (of course not all of those are applicable to everyone)

      Agree, not everyone takes a bath.

  • KillBotFactory on 15/09/2020 - 10:16

    Most Ikea cots let you remove a side and turn it into a bed.

  • dylanando on 15/09/2020 - 10:21
    +2

    Oh god. My kids year and a half. Not looking forward to this.

  • MS Paint on 15/09/2020 - 10:23
    +1

    Been there done that. I have nothing to offer other than it doesn't get any easier. Don't sweat the small stuff.

    • GG57 on 15/09/2020 - 10:52
      +1

      That may sound a little harsh to some, but I agree.

  • Seraphin7 on 15/09/2020 - 11:06
    +4

    Pretty standard situation.

    Time to drop the afternoon sleep.

    Move to an actual bed now (not a cot).

    Otherwise, in the broadest of terms, you have to ride it out. It will be on and off for years … usually they just get into little habits that you need to break and they quickly get the idea.

  • GoldenDragon888 on 15/09/2020 - 11:20

    Sorry for how this makes you feel. We had a nightmare time with our kids while they were young. What makes it more frustrating is people giving advice. Art least you have asked for it.

    My wife and I found the weebeedreaming website very helpful. As others have said it looks like they are dropping their nap. https://www.weebeedreaming.com/my-blog/toddler-sleep-schedul….

  • Quantumcat on 15/09/2020 - 11:22

    Get your child a bed and a groclock

  • l005e on 15/09/2020 - 11:30

    Time for a big girl bed.

  • bigticket on 15/09/2020 - 13:06

    Get her up very early in the morning and I mean early, like 6am. Do not let her sleep in.
    Cut out the afternoon naps.

  • ShannonN on 15/09/2020 - 22:27
    +1

    My mum said to stop me getting out of the cot she put me and cot mattress on floor cot upside down over me (cage) worked till I grew taller and by holding my arms up I could lift and support cot and walk away LOL

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