Someone should have warned you that when you have children you can't just put them down and expect them to stay there, like stuffed toys.
But I promise you this current little interruption in your sleep won't be forever. For now, be glad they come running to you and that they feel safe in your bed.
When they are 13 and 14 I assure you they will not jump in bed with you. By then you might be looking for advice about how to be closer to your children. Between now and then you will wake up some morning to discover that your sleep has not been interrupted and your children are in their own beds. I hope you won't be disappointed.
Meanwhile - for what it's worth - here are a few suggestions:
- Haul their beds into your bedroom so they can feel the closeness they need just now.
- Give them a radio and tell them to turn it on if they wake up in the night.
- Try letting them stay in your bed when they come, then they might not have to wake up to come running again.
- Put one of those child-minder speakers in their room and when they begin to stir at night, rush in and settle them before they come running to you.
- Keep them up longer at night so they will be more likely to sleep through the night.
You get the picture - there are lots of ploys - but maybe you should just let things go as they are, hug them when they come to your bed, and never complain. Don't even talk about it; nothing is forever.
When it stops, I hope you don't feel too sad.
Yours sincerely,
GG
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