I'm trying to figure out how to get my 3 toddlers(ages 5,3 and 2)to sleep in their own beds. Every night I tuck them in their own beds, in their own rooms, then I go to sleep and in the middle of the night I wake up and all three of them are sleeping right next to me, in my bed. It's becoming a major problem because I'm not getting any sleep at night. My bed is not big enough for the four of us, they sleep quite comfortably because they get to stretch out, I on the other hand, have to twist and turn my body in a way so that I don't roll over on them. It's ridiculous, bad enough I didn't get any sleep when I was 9 months preggars and they were in the womb! My youngest is still a baby, so he sleeps in his crib. I bet if he could crawl out of his crib he'd be right there in bed with us.

So any tips? advice? Please help... I'm tired.

My sister bought a small aquarium and put it in her kids room to fantastic results. I am getting ready to try it myself...

I'm trying to figure out how to get my 3 toddlers(ages 5,3 and 2)to sleep in their own beds. Every night I tuck them in their own beds, in their own rooms, then I go to sleep and in the middle of the night I wake up and all three of them are sleeping right next to me, in my bed. It's becoming a major problem because I'm not getting any sleep at night. My bed is not big enough for the four of us, they sleep quite comfortably because they get to stretch out, I on the other hand, have to twist and turn my body in a way so that I don't roll over on them. It's ridiculous, bad enough I didn't get any sleep when I was 9 months preggars and they were in the womb! My youngest is still a baby, so he sleeps in his crib. I bet if he could crawl out of his crib he'd be right there in bed with us.

So any tips? advice? Please help... I'm tired.

Can you lock your bed room door? Of course they would probably pound on it but I would try talking to them...saying no more coming to your bed in the middle of the night and if they stay in theirs, they will get a reward in the morning (you decide what the reward is..a treat, special time with you for each one alone...each child needs time alone with their parents and not have to share it with siblings)..playing a game together...baking cookies..whatever. But they have to stay in their bed all night. If they don't they lose something the next day...loss of TV time or outside play time (whatever they do...you know and I don't).

Tell them they can wake you up if they get sick during the night or have a bad dream....but nothing else! I don't think I would put a fish tank in a room full of young children though...they could knock it over and get hurt...stick their hands in it..etc. etc...plus kill the fish.

Just some ideas...

God bless

The tank was on a dresser out of reach of the children...

At that age I'd pray with them till they fell asleep and told them they had to stay there. Sometimes putting on some soft music helps. And you may need to lock your door for a while till they get the idea.

Lock the door? oh you guys are funny, I tried that already and I jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to a gang of screaming maniacs pounding on it.:lol: Oh I love my kids they are a blessing from God, but I really need to get some sleep. I like the fish tank idea, but knowing the boys, they'd probably figure out a way to get up on that dresser and pull it down:rolleyes: Then there's the maintenance, keeping the tank clean and of coarse I would have to remember to feed them, okay I'm rambling now, see, I told you guys I was tired.

I do pray with them before they go to sleep, I think I will try the treats and see if that works. Thank you all for your advice.

Seeking- my kids love to dance, doesn't matter what kind of music, if it's fast they go fast, if it's slow, they dance slow, if I put on soft music, they will most definitely get out of bed and sway to the beat:lol:

What about the father? Can't he contribute at night to help keep the kids content? Why does it all fall on you?

All I can say is that I'll pray for you. :hug: This is a tough habit to break your kids of.

Lock the door? oh you guys are funny, I tried that already and I jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to a gang of screaming maniacs pounding on it.:lol: Oh I love my kids they are a blessing from God, but I really need to get some sleep. I like the fish tank idea, but knowing the boys, they'd probably figure out a way to get up on that dresser and pull it down:rolleyes: Then there's the maintenance, keeping the tank clean and of coarse I would have to remember to feed them, okay I'm rambling now, see, I told you guys I was tired.

I do pray with them before they go to sleep, I think I will try the treats and see if that works. Thank you all for your advice.

Seeking- my kids love to dance, doesn't matter what kind of music, if it's fast they go fast, if it's slow, they dance slow, if I put on soft music, they will most definitely get out of bed and sway to the beat:lol:


There is always duct tape...;)
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There is always duct tape...;)
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I did that to Nate once...he wanted me too! :lol::lol: Took ALOT of tape...:rolleyes:


Sala Lock the door? oh you guys are funny, I tried that already and I jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to a gang of screaming maniacs pounding on it. Oh I love my kids they are a blessing from God, but I really need to get some sleep. I like the fish tank idea, but knowing the boys, they'd probably figure out a way to get up on that dresser and pull it down Then there's the maintenance, keeping the tank clean and of coarse I would have to remember to feed them, okay I'm rambling now, see, I told you guys I was tired.

I do pray with them before they go to sleep, I think I will try the treats and see if that works. Thank you all for your advice.

Seeking- my kids love to dance, doesn't matter what kind of music, if it's fast they go fast, if it's slow, they dance slow, if I put on soft music, they will most definitely get out of bed and sway to the beat

So they DO go to sleep in their own beds...right? But wake up some time during the night and then get in bed with you. Do you know what might be waking them up? Do you live near a train track by chance? Or maybe they are just waking up to use the bathroom then get in bed with you...when they are that young they can't always make it through the night without using the bathroom....shoot I am all grown up and I can't go all night either...lol.

Anyway yea try the reward thing...tell them you are getting way too tired and its making you cranky...and they don't want a cranky mom...:cool:

Praying for you on getting some sleep!

God bless

What about the father? Can't he contribute at night to help keep the kids content? Why does it all fall on you?

Unfortunately, I have to deal with this on my own.

All I can say is that I'll pray for you. :hug: This is a tough habit to break your kids of.

Yes, thank you can we pray now?

Father, thank you for your faithfulness to me, please Lord strengthen me and give me the love and patience that I need to care for my children, make me into the mother you want me to be and give me the wisdom to raise them up according to your will, in Jesus name, Amen.

Thank you friend:hug:

There is always duct tape...;)
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:lol:Oh my goodness! Is that your child Missionary? that baby is absolutely adorable! and look even her little ducky is taped up:lol: that's too much! :lol:

Yes, thank you can we pray now?

Father, thank you for your faithfulness to me, please Lord strengthen me and give me the love and patience that I need to care for my children, make me into the mother you want me to be and give me the wisdom to raise them up according to your will, in Jesus name, Amen.

Thank you friend:hug:

I will pray in agreement with this.

Being a mom is no easy task for sure. The first ten years of my son's life, I didn't get a whole alot of sleep...:rolleyes:

God bless

I did that to Nate once...he wanted me too! :lol::lol: Took ALOT of tape...:rolleyes:



So they DO go to sleep in their own beds...right? But wake up some time during the night and then get in bed with you. Do you know what might be waking them up? Do you live near a train track by chance? Or maybe they are just waking up to use the bathroom then get in bed with you...when they are that young they can't always make it through the night without using the bathroom....shoot I am all grown up and I can't go all night either...lol.

Anyway yea try the reward thing...tell them you are getting way too tired and its making you cranky...and they don't want a cranky mom...:cool:

Praying for you on getting some sleep!

God bless

Hi Moonglow, yeah they go to sleep when I put them in their beds and I don't really know what is waking them up in the middle of the night, my oldest son is the only one who would get up to go to the potty at night, my daughter doesn't go at night and my 2year old son isn't potty trained yet. I don't live near a train track or anything.

I haven't tried the reward thing yet, going to do that this week. thanks for all the advice and just listening, I appreciate it!

Hi Moonglow, yeah they go to sleep when I put them in their beds and I don't really know what is waking them up in the middle of the night, my oldest son is the only one who would get up to go to the potty at night, my daughter doesn't go at night and my 2year old son isn't potty trained yet. I don't live near a train track or anything.

I haven't tried the reward thing yet, going to do that this week. thanks for all the advice and just listening, I appreciate it!


Do you live in an appartment or a noisy neighborhood? Maybe you have a neighbor leaving for work or coming home in the middle of the night that's waking them. my sister, her kids, and I all have a fan or some other white-noise source to help to block out the noises that can keep someone awake or wake then during the night. You might try this with your kids.

Well howdy Sala,

I understand your delima quite well.

I have a nearly 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old
son. At this point they sleep in their own bed's all night.
It took some hard work, blood, sweat and tears to get
there. Ok maybe not blood.

In my opinion you have to confront the issue with the
knowledge that you are the parent and you know what
is best, though at this time they may not understand.

At night when you have realized that they are in your bed,
wake them up and tell them that they have to sleep in their
own bed. Do this calmly but with unwavering resolve. Lay
them each in their own bed and tell them "goodnight".

They will fuss and get up again. After the first "goodnight"
now just take them and lay them down. It will probably
take multiple trips, spanning hours, on several nights.

You have to be more determined than they are. You are
going to want to give in. Don't. Hang in there. I will pray
for you on this. :pray:

I have seen this work for my own kids, and some of my
friends that were having the same problem.

Super nanny seems to use the same method, as far as the
few shows that I've seen.

Moonglows reward method seems like a good idea too. We
used something simalar with my daughter for potty training.

Hope this helps,
KingFisher

:lol:Oh my goodness! Is that your child Missionary? that baby is absolutely adorable! and look even her little ducky is taped up:lol: that's too much! :lol:

No, this is my monster...;)

I SHOULD have used duct tape...

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I was saddened to read that you have to deal with this on your own with children so young. Praying for you.
I liked the fish tank idea but I do understand the problems it may cause.

How about a reward system? I think the 2yr old might be too young but the other two may get it. Whoever stays in their bed all night gets this or that...just a thought.

Do you live in an appartment or a noisy neighborhood? Maybe you have a neighbor leaving for work or coming home in the middle of the night that's waking them. my sister, her kids, and I all have a fan or some other white-noise source to help to block out the noises that can keep someone awake or wake then during the night. You might try this with your kids.

I run a humidifier in my son's room because its a front bedroom and we have people around here that go to work early in the morning that like to play loud music in their cars...:( Or do this coming home very late at night! It drowns out the outside noise...we have terrible windows here that just do not block out sound well at all. I also run an air cleaner and humidifier in my room because I am a very light sleeper and hear everything (plus those help my allergies). But I still get woke up by this loud banging about five thirty or so in the mornings...I can never find the source of this. I think its a semi truck doing something...loading this truck or something..its loud metal thudding though..its awful ..just goes on and on and on....I sure wish that guy would move!

God bless

But I still get woke up by this loud banging about five thirty or so in the mornings...I can never find the source of this. I think its a semi truck doing something...loading this truck or something..its loud metal thudding though..its awful ..just goes on and on and on....I sure wish that guy would move!

Do you live in an apartment?

Moonglow! That reminds me of what my sister did. She put a small fan in the room. The sound kept the kids asleep. The kids are grown now,but still have to sleep with the fan!:D

Do you live in an apartment?

No..its a house. Hate to think how much worse it would be in apartment..:( The windows are doubled paned but very thin glass...now Nate says once he is asleep he doesn't hear anything...yet want the humidifier blowing high...:lol: He got used to some fan noise too cause I started him on this when he was little too...I also can't sleep without some fan noise either...:rolleyes:


karenoka27 Moonglow! That reminds me of what my sister did. She put a small fan in the room. The sound kept the kids asleep. The kids are grown now,but still have to sleep with the fan!

Yea its addicting...lol. I wish I could afford to get one of those machines that just makes a fan noise without actually blowing anything around. I won't use a regular fan in either of our rooms because of our allergies...though I dust alot its hard to keep up with it living in a windy state like we do...:rolleyes: So it makes our allergies worse blowing dust around the room. I don't always 'hear' this banging outside but I think its still waking me up after the fact cause its always the same time of morning I wake up..so her kids might not consciously hear whatever is waking them up..they hear it in their sleep and wake up when it stops. I think I do that alot too. :rolleyes:

God bless

My sister had this problem too. She told me once she would simply get up and go sleep in her daughter's bed while her daughter slept in my sister's bed!

GOODNESS! LOL

Eventually - she did what another posted said, take the child to their own beds and tell them GOODNIGHT and leave them there. It took a few weeks of constant struggle, but eventually it DID work.

One thing she told me was that she used the terms, 'YOUR bed, MY bed' quite a bit. And as a reward for obeying and staying in her own bed, my sister had a "slumber party" on the weekend where she and my niece would sleep in the living room in sleeping bags together. Somehow knowing she could still sleep next to her mommy helped.

Just some ideas.

Hello everyone, I have good news, the past two nights my kids slept in their beds ALL NIGHT!:pp Tonight is the 3rd night and they haven't gotten up yet, I should really be sleeping but I am so overjoyed by what God has done. The reward thing is working for my 5 and 3 year old, but for my 2 year old he comes to sleep with me, and I take him back to his bed and he stays there. Hopefully tonight he wont wake up. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support and prayers. I know it's only been three nights and things could change but this is a major breakthrough, thank you Lord and thanks again to all of you:hug::hug::hug:

Praise our God!

This is one of the times I am reminded of how wonderful this board is,and how much of an encouragement we can truly be to each other.

I am soooo happy for you.

I have 4 kids, and I can't remember the last time any of them slept in their own beds.

They are in their rooms so seldomly, I actually took over one of their rooms for my "prayer closet"!

Hello everyone, I have good news, the past two nights my kids slept in their beds ALL NIGHT!:pp Tonight is the 3rd night and they haven't gotten up yet, I should really be sleeping but I am so overjoyed by what God has done. The reward thing is working for my 5 and 3 year old, but for my 2 year old he comes to sleep with me, and I take him back to his bed and he stays there. Hopefully tonight he wont wake up. Thank you to everyone for your advice, support and prayers. I know it's only been three nights and things could change but this is a major breakthrough, thank you Lord and thanks again to all of you:hug::hug::hug:

Hey that is awesome news! I am happy for you. I don't know what kind of reward you are giving them but after a couple of weeks you might want to slowly back off on the rewards...by then they will have forgotten they used to get in bed with you...lol. The one down side of the reward system is children can start expecting it for everything all the time and life just doesn't work that way. Eventually they need to learn making mom happy and getting verbal praise is enough. :) But don't rush that yet...its only been a few days and they are so very young. I am happy you are getting some sleep now...even better when the two year old learns to stay in his bed. :pp

God bless

1 Corinthians 7

12 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a Christian man[c] has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. 13 And if a Christian woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. 14 For the Christian wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the Christian husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy


Ezekiel 18:20

The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him

Kids will be difficult at times simply because they are kids...

God bless

Hey that is awesome news! I am happy for you. I don't know what kind of reward you are giving them but after a couple of weeks you might want to slowly back off on the rewards...by then they will have forgotten they used to get in bed with you...lol. The one down side of the reward system is children can start expecting it for everything all the time and life just doesn't work that way. Eventually they need to learn making mom happy and getting verbal praise is enough. :) But don't rush that yet...its only been a few days and they are so very young. I am happy you are getting some sleep now...even better when the two year old learns to stay in his bed. :pp

God bless

Thanks moonglow, yeah I hear you with the reward and them expecting it all the time, things are going great so far, my 3 and 5 year old are still sleeping in their beds all night and my 2 year old slept in his bed last night... all night!!! You're right verbal praise should be enough, i'm running out of rewards:D

Thanks moonglow, yeah I hear you with the reward and them expecting it all the time, things are going great so far, my 3 and 5 year old are still sleeping in their beds all night and my 2 year old slept in his bed last night... all night!!! You're right verbal praise should be enough, i'm running out of rewards:D

That is great news on all of them and especially the 2 year old. I think kids can get in habits like we do and the little one probably just got in the habit of waking up and getting in bed with you. Just tell them what 'big kids' they are sleeping all night in their own beds and how proud you are of them and give them hugs every morning for it. Kids want to make their parents happy...and will respond to this. :)

God bless

One thing I LOVED when I was a child was "overhearing" my parents brag about how good I had been to others, mainly my grandparents.

I know now my mother did this on purpose. She would tell my father what a great girl I'd been all day long, while I was in ear shot - but made it seem like she didn't know I was listening......

Depending on the child's age and personality - bragging about what a big girl / big boy your child is by sleeping all night long in his / her own bed - this might work for you too.

I'm trying to figure out how to get my 3 toddlers(ages 5,3 and 2)to sleep in their own beds. Every night I tuck them in their own beds, in their own rooms, then I go to sleep and in the middle of the night I wake up and all three of them are sleeping right next to me, in my bed. It's becoming a major problem because I'm not getting any sleep at night. My bed is not big enough for the four of us, they sleep quite comfortably because they get to stretch out, I on the other hand, have to twist and turn my body in a way so that I don't roll over on them. It's ridiculous, bad enough I didn't get any sleep when I was 9 months preggars and they were in the womb! My youngest is still a baby, so he sleeps in his crib. I bet if he could crawl out of his crib he'd be right there in bed with us.

So any tips? advice? Please help... I'm tired.

We are working on our 3 and 1 year old. We have the 3 year old in his own toddler bed in our room and have for more than a year. :B We got a set of REALLY fun bunk beds for the two of them and did their room ALL up in Disney stuff (its ridiculous really a bunk bed with a slide...) and that worked for a little while with the 3 year old but he is back in the toddler bed in our room...

As we speak the 1 year old is asleep in the bottom bunk and the 3 year old is going to be in for a surprise tomorrow night when the toddler bed "disappears" into the basement never to be heard from again :lol:

maybe try some positive reinforcement? Every night that they dont come they get a beautifull sticker and when a certain amount of stickers is collected a wish is fullfilled? This is how my parents finally made me stay in my bed at night ;-)

Well howdy Sala,

I understand your delima quite well.

I have a nearly 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old
son. At this point they sleep in their own bed's all night.
It took some hard work, blood, sweat and tears to get
there. Ok maybe not blood.

In my opinion you have to confront the issue with the
knowledge that you are the parent and you know what
is best, though at this time they may not understand.

At night when you have realized that they are in your bed,
wake them up and tell them that they have to sleep in their
own bed. Do this calmly but with unwavering resolve. Lay
them each in their own bed and tell them "goodnight".

They will fuss and get up again. After the first "goodnight"
now just take them and lay them down. It will probably
take multiple trips, spanning hours, on several nights.

You have to be more determined than they are. You are
going to want to give in. Don't. Hang in there. I will pray
for you on this. :pray:

I have seen this work for my own kids, and some of my
friends that were having the same problem.

Super nanny seems to use the same method, as far as the
few shows that I've seen.

Moonglows reward method seems like a good idea too. We
used something simalar with my daughter for potty training.

Hope this helps,
KingFisher

This is the best advice I've read yet.

I don't mean to be a stick-in-the-mud, and I know that I am definitely not the most ideal person to be giving out parenting advice, but whatever happened to the authoritative approach? My parents used it on me...they were the parents, and I was the child, so I obeyed them. If not, I was punished appropriately.

I'm not saying to punish your children, but what about telling them that they have to sleep in their own beds? All of this talk of rewards systems and such....since when should kids get special rewards for basic obedience? Rather, why not just tell them that they have to sleep in their own beds, and that's that?

Are they scared of the dark? I know when I was young, I was terrified of the dark. It was bad...I'd be afraid to look at the mirror because I'd think I'd see demons, and I thought that there were demons under my bed, and in the bathroom, and it was bad, but when I had praise music going, I felt safe. Perhaps that would help.....and you can tell them that they need to stay in their own beds, and that they can't be dancing around their rooms....or is that too strict and mean?!

It seems that most people these days have 2 kinds of parenting methods...placating, or outsmarting their children. What happened to the old-fashioned method of parental authority...or are we too sophisticated for that now?

Heh. My mom always had to put classic rock on to get me to go to sleep. Otherwise, yeah, good luck with that. To this day I needs me some good classic rock to really sleep.

For the children: Duct tape 'em in! Seriously, you're going to have to outstubborn the rascals. Put them back in their own beds, no matter how many times they try to come into yours, they're not welcome. It's YOUR bed, not a family bed. Yep. Sorry. It's mean, but it works. Eventually, they get it.

I did not read most of the replies. But I do see the show 'Nanny 911' where the nanny deals with difficult kids. Toddlers/children wanting to sleep with their parents is quite common there. How the nanny overcomes this is getting the parents to to be firm with them. Tell them that they are to sleep in their own beds. Everytime they keep coming to your bed, you bring them to their bed. Never give in to them. If they do act up, they get a 'discipline=time out' elsewhere for a few minutes. After back, back to their own bed. Show them that you mean business. Kids will ultimately get it if we do not give in.

The problem is that parents tend to give mix messages. For example, the parent will say 'cannot sleep in bed with me/cannot eat this candy before dinner' but then later give in when the kids start crying/throwing tantrums. As a result, we are teaching the kids that they can manipulate us if they do so/persist in doing so. That when we say 'no', it doesn't really mean 'no'. It means 'I can still get my way later or if I persist enough or if mom gets tired and give in.

There are a few 'nanny 911' shows in youtube. I'm not sure whether any of the shows on youtube there deal with this problem. It would be good if you can see them. They have really good positive and firm reinforcements. When the nanny leaves after a week, even many of the kids like them and a few even want the nanny to continue to stay. Says a lot. Maybe see if its on rental or whatever.




I'm trying to figure out how to get my 3 toddlers(ages 5,3 and 2)to sleep in their own beds. Every night I tuck them in their own beds, in their own rooms, then I go to sleep and in the middle of the night I wake up and all three of them are sleeping right next to me, in my bed. It's becoming a major problem because I'm not getting any sleep at night. My bed is not big enough for the four of us, they sleep quite comfortably because they get to stretch out, I on the other hand, have to twist and turn my body in a way so that I don't roll over on them. It's ridiculous, bad enough I didn't get any sleep when I was 9 months preggars and they were in the womb! My youngest is still a baby, so he sleeps in his crib. I bet if he could crawl out of his crib he'd be right there in bed with us.

So any tips? advice? Please help... I'm tired.

I am having the same problem. Except my problem is with my 14 month old who is too young to understand if I try to reason with her or promise her a "reward". The thing is, as most of you know, she has Scoliosis. She is currently wearing a brace until she has a cast put on (in 2 weeks) to straighten her spine. Well, before she had the brace put on, she would sleep in her own bed all night long. After she had the brace put on, she was scared and didn't know what was going on. She couldn't get comfortable and she would cry for me. And feeling sorry for her, I would sleep with her on the couch. Now, she has gotten used to that and she won't let me put her back into her own bed. And she won't even let my husband sleep with her - it has to be me. PROBLEM - I am due to have another baby in 11 weeks. And I will be in the hospital for about 3 days because I am having a C-Section and they will keep me a little longer for monitoring. My husband is going to have his hands full with a SCREAMING baby wanting me at night if we don't break her of this now. Plus, I miss getting to sleep in the same room as my hubby. HELP! Any advice?

What about this?

Schedule the activities in such a way that she will fall asleep faster near 'bed time' as she's just really tired by then. When its time for bed, both you and your husband put her to her own bed and stay beside her. Read/talk/sing to her (both you and your husband taking turns) and stay until she falls asleep. Repeat this for a few times, then slowly phrase into the stage where your husband takes longer times reading/talking/singing to her and being physically closer to her on the bed. Slowly but surely when she's really going to fall asleep, leave quietly/obscurely for very brief periods of time so that she will not be afraid that you will disappear or don't really notice it. Lengthen the period of absence and slowly phrase in the stage when you leave her and do it slightly earlier . You will iin the beginning of this want to start the 'absence of yourself' when she's really tired/absorb with your husband until she's more comfortable with your absence. I think/hope you get my drift.

Finally, slowly phrase the situation where either you or your husband can put her to sleep without any problems.

PS: Before even trying and/or while doing the above at bedtime, try finding something that your baby loves to do with your husband and that she can be tired out and nap in his presence alone. This will help her in feeling comfortable/secure solely with your husband.



I am having the same problem. Except my problem is with my 14 month old who is too young to understand if I try to reason with her or promise her a "reward". The thing is, as most of you know, she has Scoliosis. She is currently wearing a brace until she has a cast put on (in 2 weeks) to straighten her spine. Well, before she had the brace put on, she would sleep in her own bed all night long. After she had the brace put on, she was scared and didn't know what was going on. She couldn't get comfortable and she would cry for me. And feeling sorry for her, I would sleep with her on the couch. Now, she has gotten used to that and she won't let me put her back into her own bed. And she won't even let my husband sleep with her - it has to be me. PROBLEM - I am due to have another baby in 11 weeks. And I will be in the hospital for about 3 days because I am having a C-Section and they will keep me a little longer for monitoring. My husband is going to have his hands full with a SCREAMING baby wanting me at night if we don't break her of this now. Plus, I miss getting to sleep in the same room as my hubby. HELP! Any advice?