Pitter Patters at Night

My daughter is driving us nuts - not unusual for toddlers I know! We moved her into a bed last month, which she loves, but after a few nights of good sleeping she is now waking up.
Last week it was drastic, we had to lie on her bed with her until she fell asleep then a few times in the night we would be called upon to go back and sleep with her. This was made worse by the fact that she had a slight cold.
The other night I had a "visitor" climb into bed with me and go to sleep, twice (thankfully the 2nd time was in the morning)!
Last night we had pitter pattering around the house - 3 times!! She got out of bed, put on her ugg boots and walked around the house.
We have put a night light in her room, she is warm, well fed and watered, etc.

Any ideas to keep our almost 2 year old mischief in her bed and asleep?

hehehehehe the pitter pattering makes me laugh so much! Hannah is exactly the same.

I can tell ya now, don't let her get into the habit of climbing into bed with you. It is a horrible one to try and break.

So other than that, I shut the door... though she can open it.

And I just make sure I take her back to bed as soon as I hear her. I don't lie in with her... I just am vigilant with putting her back straight away and telling her that she needs to stay in bed until it is light in the morning. It's hard work but she'll learn eventually.

And THIS is exactly why Joshua is still in his cot

I'll be giving it at least a couple more months til he gets free reign of the house at night!

We closed the door after the first time Ella tried that (she had a wander, chose some books, and wanted a story at 5am!), and then a couple of nights later were able to leave it ajar overnight again.  Worth a shot?  Or maybe back in the cot for a couple more months if this is really getting on top of you? 

Maya wrote: joshierocks wrote: And THIS is exactly why Joshua is still in his cot I'll be giving it at least a couple more months til he gets free reign of the house at night! Gremlins too! They'll be in cots till they're five! They had one night in beds at the motel over the weekend and at 5am were still bouncing around refusing to sleep so no beds for them!

Emma, is this why you're having a cot custom made? It's not for the new baby but a cot-shaped jail cell for the gremlins

man im still having that prob with brianna now well its only started agin in the last few months but man i want to get her out of coming into our bed time number to is here.

I tried the gate - Hannah tried climbing over it at 3am and fell. Gave up after that.

Not to say that it wouldn't work for you though!!

We have a lock on Isaacs door. Otherwise he gets up and wakes Ethan up, or comes into our room, or tries to turn the tele on, and I'm petrified he will open the front door and go on the road. So its for my peace of mind as well, knowing he can't get into trouble!