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immoral_angeluk

tigzem wrote: »

Eek no advice re the cot but I know what it's like having a toddler in bed with you, my DD wakes up in the night and won't settle until I give in and she comes in with me, she gets in a right state about it! Trouble is it's easier to give in as then at least I'll get some sleep of sorts!

Maybe she's too young for the sides off yet? Dunno... what age do they suggest? Did she sleep through before the sides came off?

My DD's sides will be staying on til she's 18!! lol

She used to sleep right through! They say you can move them anytime from 18months!

I'm tempted to put one side back on and kind of go back a step.... maybe then she'll feel more secure..... who knows!

Sea78

Sorry to hear she was up and down IA. I kept the sides on DD's cot bed until she was 3 and a bit - evil mummy that I am!

Maybe putting one side up will help her to feel more secure a you say. Is she old enough for a sticker chart yet? You could have a pic of a bed and stickers (any) for the night's where she stays in bed...

Sea xx

Pooky

Put the sides back on if it will make life easier for you at the moment - there's no point in giving yourself extra stress whilst you're trying to get through the night feeds.

Don't look at is as a step back but a step towards a decent nights sleep.

My eldest DD was in a bed at 13 months as she was walking from 9 months and climbing stairs etc, trying to keep her in the cot was proving more dangerous than letting her climb out of a bed......youngest DD on the other hand stayed in her cot until she was nearly 3 as she loved the security of it.

themaccas

Hi IA sorry to hear you have had such a bad time with sleep recently. When DS2 went into his bed at about 2 years old, we put a stair gate across his bedroom door at the same time. He was fine about this except for the first few months he would get out of his bed almost immediately then lie against the stairgate and fall asleep there for the rest of the night. No matter how many times we lifted him back to his bed he always got out again and did the same thing - he didn't cry though. We came to the conclusion that he missed the bars on the cot! We have used a stairgate with all 3 of our children to help the transition from cot to bed and stop the nighttime wanderings. It has always worked well and I would recommend it.
hugs
x

edit: just wanted to add that when we have taken the stairgate away (usually a year later) we have never had problems with them coming into our bed or walking around the house at night as they have been so used to just being in their bedroom at nighttime.

immoral_angeluk

I've got a horrible feeling Ofsted are going to refuse to register me. I've just had a call from my GP surgery saying that they've asked them for more information about my depression like what treatment I've had, the severity and whether looking after children will aggravate the depression etc etc....

Argh I will be so gutted if my stupid bloody depression ruins everything!

Kathy220559

Hi IM...I have just been catching up on your journal...I missed a few days but I love reading it.

Depression is just the pits isn't it? I have been suffering with it for about 5 years now so I know what its like. I have just been accepted by AQA and had to turn it down because I would lose my Incapacity Benefit. I was gutted. I thought it would be perfect for me. I could pick and choose my hours, only doing it when I felt well enough and not at all when I had a 'bad' day. But because I would be self-employed its a no-no. And all for 30p a question. I was really looking forward to it.

But don't give up hope yet....you may be worrying for nothing. I'll keep everything crossed for you.

earwig

hi ia
at the risk of beening harsh i would not put the bars back on you dd cot all it will do is teach her that if she plays up she will get what she wants it is hard i know but all you can do is put her back in her bed every time she get out of it i know this is a pain i have done it but its the only way they learn they have to sleep in there own bed you will proberly have to put her back loads of time before she gives up she has to learn you and her dad are the boss not her

tigtag02

IA - Gotta agree with earwig

Ofsted - I think they are just been thorough. Think about what the answers to the questions will be!
“like what treatment I've had, the severity and whether looking after children will aggravate the depression etc etc”
Ok – the tablet control it yes? Servere? Not too sure about this but we are talking PND not psychosis!! And !!!!!! we all know that it doesn’t affect your abilities (The !!!!!! was at Ofstead not you )

I still think you’ll get that registration and be a damn good CM :)

in*the*red_6

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

I've got a horrible feeling Ofsted are going to refuse to register me. I've just had a call from my GP surgery saying that they've asked them for more information about my depression like what treatment I've had, the severity and whether looking after children will aggravate the depression etc etc....

Argh I will be so gutted if my stupid bloody depression ruins everything!

Don't worry too much, it's Ofsted's job to dot all the i's and cross the t's.

They definitely check out and speak to your referees so this is probably a normal part of their procedure where the health questionnaire is concerned. Doesn't mean they won't register you.

Bunnyinthelights

Hunny,
Don't worry. It'll be ok.
Honest.
They did the same for me.
Bunny x