Question
Hi, we transitioned my son to a full bed because he began climbing out of his crib, and it was becoming unsafe. He has always been a great independent sleeper. However, now he requires either me or my husband to lie down with him to get him to sleep. If left alone, he gets out of his bed, opens the door, and leaves the room. We take him back to his room, and close the door, but he comes out. THe cycle repeats.
I’m not comfortable with locking him in his room and we have tried “you can do anything in your room, but you must stay in your room” thinking who cares if he plays and eventually falls asleep on the floor. Once he falls asleep, we leave his room. He wakes up a few hours later and enters our room wanting to sleep with us. My husband or I walk him back to his bed and lie down with him until he falls asleep. Often we end up falling asleep in his bed & wake up with him. Other times we sneak back to our room but he usually wakes up again and the cycle repeats. Is this just a phase? Any tips? A new baby is due in a few months and we need to have this under control by then.
