My toddler will not stay in bed.

Hi im Laura, im new at this and i need help..if anyone out there has any ideas on how i can get my 18month daughter to stay in her bed please let me know..iv bought every book on this and nothingis working. should i just give up?? Problem is im 15 weeks pregnant and i am dreading next year.

Does she get out of bed and go downstairs? What have you tried? My freind turned the handle of the door upside down so her little girl could'nt pull down and open it ( you had to push up) and that worked! Have you tried rewarding her for a night staying in her own bed? Don't give up!

Hi Laura,
do you mean she gets up, or comes into you, or will just not go to her own bed?
Kas xx

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Oh, by the way, welcome to pp. Hope you find it as great as we all do
Kasxx

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Hi Laura,

No don't give up, persistance will pay off and you want things sorted before your heavily pregnant or the baby's born. Have you tried getting her so exhausted that when you put her to bed she falls asleep? Or put a stairgate on her doorframe so she can't get out the bedroom. Just a thought.

Zoe x

P.S Congratulations on the pregnancy.

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hello
Welcome to PP!
Don't give up it will click into place eventually. Whilst I was preganant my son was a dreadful sleeper he was still in a cot but i ended up sleeping on an air bed in his room (not great with a bump) however the week my daughter was born he suddenly started sleeping through on his own and made no demands on us at night. He's had up and downs since but is generally much better so you never know!

does she have a stairgate on her bedroom door? I found that Ethan gave up getting out of bed when he couldn't get out of his room.

Good luck hope to chat some more soon xx