(07-30-2011, 11:09 AM)LynnNBoys Wrote: Hugs! We've had the opposite problem. Trouble falling asleep but once they're asleep, usually stay asleep until morning (95% of the time). If they do wake at night, they crawl into our bed. We let them stay for a while depending on the time, then sometimes we'll move them to the couch we have in our bedroom or back to their bed. That seems to work for us so that we can all get as much sleep as possible.

Is she afraid or does she have anxiety? If she's having a rough night, can you set up a blanket and pillow next to your bed that she can go to to have the comfort of closeness but not disturb the whole house?

Thanks for your reply-
She also at times has problems actually falling asleep. You just never know whats to come. She actually slept in the bed with me (hubby in a different bed) for about 8 months- About 4 or so months ago we FINALLY got her back in her bed and hubby in ours.
YYes she does have anxiety problems also. We kinda have a BAD habit going on that we give her medication to her and then she lays on the same couch as we watch tv, she falls asleep on the couch then we take her to her bed. She will sleep anywhere from 3 or so hours but will wake us up screaming, crying, or pitching a fit, OR sometimes just be WIDE AWAKE. She keeps a drink beside her bed but ALWAYS has a hard time soothing herself back to sleep. We HAD to get her out of our bed because she is like the tazmanian devil in a bed :/ CONSTANLY flipping, kicking, ect. The way we got her back into her bed was to first put a baby bed matress in our bedroom floor and gradually from there back into her room- Now Im wondering which battle I care about- her being in the same room or US getting sleep :/ sooo frustrating for everyone involved-

I appreciate all advice- Im glad I found this site with people who actually UNDERSTAND what we are going thru