Short of tying him to his cot...

**lazybones** · 09-11-2011, 08:34pm

... How the hell do I get him to stay in his cot and sleep

Up until about a week ago, he would have his milk, go in his cot, say 'nanight mammeeee' and go to sleep. I can't believe this has started

He's up in the night also. Jumping out of his cot. I was up for 3 hours the night before last.

He was a god awful sleeper at first. He went great. Now he is terrible.

I'm at a loss

I can't cope with it.

ETA, the night waking started first.

**Peridot** · 09-11-2011, 08:44pm

How old is your son?
Could be worth swapping to a bed, night light and a staircase at his door?
I'm not strong enough for controlled crying but find just a few nights of ssshing Oscar back to sleep when he goes through phases like this tends to help.

**Moffgal** · 09-11-2011, 08:46pm

Was just going to ask the same, how old is he?

**Mrs B** · 09-11-2011, 08:49pm

DD started to do this (althoguh couldn't climb out) so we moved her to a bed. She's never got out of it, but is still in a sleeping bag so can't - is that an option for you?

**RedVelvet** · 09-11-2011, 08:52pm

Deoending on his age I'd agree with Peridot. Our HV advised the same with DS1. Have a good bedtime routine, put him to bed and put a stairgate on the door. Treat his room like one big cot!

Hope it doesn't last too long, I am so crabby when I'm tired.

**lazybones** · 09-11-2011, 08:53pm

He's 21 months. should've said

**lazybones** · 09-11-2011, 08:56pm

We've always had a good routine. That's why I'm so clueless as to why it's started. He's only just fell asleep now. And that's because OH has gone to him.

**lazybones** · 09-11-2011, 08:57pm

I might get a sleeping bag again. We stopped using these in the summer.

**Rosa** · 09-11-2011, 09:11pm

This is EXACTLY what we have here, Alexei was an angel sleeper until he learned to get out of his cot and now he's rubbish. Actually thats not true, DH seems to have some kind of crazy horse whispering technique by which he tells him to lie down and snuggle in, make him affirm verbally that he will do this then walk out, hey presto. However since DH is only home at bedtime about once a week this is just really annoying.

ACtually it has got a *bit* better, here is my plan. Do a bedtime routine, they go mental at bedtime but as calm as possible (mine share as well). I take him and put him in his cot (after milk and teeth) and put on his little night light (those rubber ones from ikea that aren't plugged in) in his cot and give him a book. Sometimes this works and he will potter about in his cot and gab away to himself for a bit (sometimes we find rogue toys in the cot so he must sneak out to the toybox then go back in) then does drift off. Sometimes he gets up 10 times coming through to the livingroom and plonking himself down in front of the tv

He also hops out of his cot at 5.30 every morning

but in a way thats less annoying, by evening time I really want MY EVENING

ETA he won't go in a sleeping bag cause his big brother doesn't have one

MRS B my kids were both ninja's in their sleeping bags, they didn't restrict them at all

**helpimfalling** · 09-11-2011, 09:16pm

Agreeing with peridot! Bed stair gate and night light! May be a few nights of sitting by the gate shushing but well worth it xxx

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