And although some little ones can learn to both make it through the night without wetting or soiling themselves (or the
bed) and use the potty
around the
same time, it may take an additional month to even years to master staying dry
at night.
I'm not sure if you are still looking for advice, but I have experience with it... My 8 yr old stayed in the
bed with me (and hubby) since day 1, when I got pregnant with my second when he was 16 mths old, we set up his room with a toddler
bed (he could get out of his playpen since 9 mths un-assisted, and never had a crib) so we made sure it was fun and playful and gave him that option, we also set up a separate cot beside out
bed, so he could be with us still (I was not comfortable being pregnant with a toddler and hubby in
bed then, knowing I would have a baby soon) since I was pregnant I was able to talk about it to him and explain why he was going to have to one day move to his own
bed (in our room or his) by the
time I had the baby he was starting the nights in his own
bed and if he woke up he would come into his cot beside our
bed... I let him continue like that as long as he wanted, it took
time but I did not push him
at all,
same with breast feeding I let him make the choice... when I left my hubby (now ex) the boys were both big enough (2 and 4 yrs) for me to be comfortable with them both in
bed with me, and I was still nursing my younger one until he was
around 3.5 yrs old, so we just had a big
bed with us all piled in, I miss those days so much: (so how did I finally get them both out of my
bed?
Their humans tend to do best when they go to
bed at the
same time every night and wake up
around the
same time while dogs can adapt their sleep cycle to whatever activity is happening; but, they do need to work off their energy each day to be happy dogs!
At the
same time, if you have a dog that moves
around a lot or likes to cuddle on you, and you tend to get overheated, then keep them out of your
bed so you can get a better night's sleep.