I have never been one for letting my kids cry it out. And at one time, we had two toddlers (4 & 2) in our king size bed. I loved having them there, and so did DH, but once I got pregnant with #3, it was time for them to move. Thankfully they had no problem moving to their own bed together. It is a full size and they slept together for a long time. But now our oldest has moved to his own room and #3 has started sleeping with #2. It gives them comfort to have someone there with them.

All that being said, I have no suggestions or easy solutions for you. It's either deal with DS being in bed with you or work gradually towards him sleeping in his own bed which is going to be painful for both you and him. I wish you luck with whatever you decide.

I don't watch it religiously but I've never seen a kid on the show puke from crying so much... I have seen the episodes where the Mom starts in the room sitting on the floor and slowly moves out. I kinda feel like that's torture for the kid.

I guess I am just stuck cleaning up the puke. It's very exausting putting your kid back in bed, over and over and over again but I guess that's the only option there is.

Am I just niaive thinking that he's just 2? That he's too little to understand?? Or maybe I shouldn't worry about him understanding...

I'm sure that you're all sick of me but these are the questions that I have...

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Hmmmm...before he started sleeping in your room what was his bedtime routine?
I wouldn't use his room as a time out area anymore just in case he is associating it. Maybe take a weekend, take him to pick out his favorite sheets and a night light, wait till he is exhausted and lay in bed with him read with him, put on a lullaby and say your good nights. If he is really tired hopefull it will be a short fight.

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My DD is 15 months old and sleeps with us in the master bedroom. WE removed one side of the crib rails and brought the crib very close to bed and tied it to our bed. Around 8.30 we put her to bed, act as though we are sleeping next to her and in 10 minutes she's asleep. Then DH sneaks out. At night, sometimes around 3 or later she quietly comes into the king bed which we are okay with. As long as DH & I have our time after 9 we are okay.

I could never ever Ferberize her. She is my precious little darling and I am a loser when I see a tear on her eyes.

Till date I am scared to sleep alone when DH goes on tours and sleep with the light on - how can I expect such a little one to sleep alone in a room all by herself???

One suggestion I would give is try not to let him take an afternoon nap or maybe a shorter morning nap. If DD takes a late nap, she fights going to bed.

All the best.

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This is exactly how I feel!! It breaks my heart to know that he's unhappy... 1st time mom syndrome I guess!

He stopped taken naps in the afternoon when we took his crib down... it's very very rare these days.

Thank you for your help!

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My aunt has a 9 yr old boy whom she never taught to put himself to sleep and it is really sad because he can't sleep without her she is his pacifier basically. When we go to visit we put our kids to bed and go out for adult conversation and catch up and she has to go to bed so her ds will sleep he is at the point now where he wakes up if she tries to slip out of bed and can't go on camping trips with his brothers and father. I really feel sorry for them.

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I agree with the others about letting him cry it out. He is only 2 and if you let it continue, it will only get worse.

Ds is 11 and if given the chance, will still sleep with me (but not with me & my DH) My dd is 7-1/2 and she still wants to sleep with me and now that I have a dh, he isn't real thrilled with the idea.

Don't get me wrong, I love the bonding time that we share when we are together all night long, but I wish that I wouldn't have let them start it.

She usually only comes in once in a while now and only around 5 and we get up around 6 so it isn't a big, huge deal, but still, I wish that I would've made the kids sleep in their own beds from the get-go.

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ALL of our DD's slept with me! lol. ALL of them still do!!!

my hubby is not in the home right now, so it's just the girls and me. and i wake up every single morning to three not so little bodies all over the bed.

they each have slept with me since birth. my ex never took issue with our daughters sleeping with us. we would just move them to their cribs when they finally did fall asleep. of course in about two hours they would wake up and back in bed with us they went...it wasn't a problem for us though--we managed.

now my smallest one sleeps with me, and the oldest two STILL wander back into our bed! *sigh*

when DH comes home, i know we can shoo the two oldest to their beds...but i know our smallest DD will pitch a FIT. we are going to just move her to her own bed when he comes home, let her sleep with us when she cries...and move her back to the bed when she falls asleep.

i have ALWAYS been a mommy to let my babies sleep with me or in their cradle next to me. not until they turned about 3 did they move to their own rooms...and i have never had an accident in the bed with them. HOWEVER, i don't recommend that for parents who sleep very heavily or wildly...which neither me nor DH do...nor did my ex.

i know it's difficult to have your baby crying for you and in a room all alone...so i don't recommend it if it's against what you want as the mommy! i'm sorry it's so hard...but honestly? i would allow my baby to sleep with us, when he fell asleep, i would move him to his toddler bed...right next to ours!

that's the only real "advice" i can give...sorry i don't have a better solution

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