Anyone sleep train their toddler?

Question

My question is more; what did you do that wasn’t CIO? He’s 2 now, I originally did gradual method of CIO when he was 9 months because I was beyond exhausted of other methods and bouncing him on a yoga ball. I’ve since changed my mind about CIO period and no longer want to go that route. He still sleeps in his crib, but lately he has been going through a mental leap/ 2 year sleep regression. 
The other night I just brought him to my room and had him sleep with me, but I’m 7 months pregnant and sleeping with him was a nightmare. 
I also tried sitting in his room while he was crying and that just seemed to make it worse. If you did this; how long did you sit in the room for? Picking him up and putting him down repeatedly just doesn’t seem physically possible for me at the moment. 
I’m half tempted to just switch the crib to the toddler bed, but he fights sleep, I know he would get up and leave his room a bajillion times, which I know a lot of toddlers do.

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He’s definitely old enough to put himself to sleep. If u keep moving him to ur bed his behavior is only going to get worse. It’s not going to matter what “method” u try at this point, he’s going to cry regardless. The more u give in the worse it will get. I’d make a plan and stick to it. Give it at minimum, 2 weeks. Don’t change things up after only a few nights. If he hasn’t adjusted by two weeks then move on to something else. But unfortunately at the age he is now u are for sure going to have to deal with some crying, he’s smart enough to know if he cries he’ll get a response from u. Good luck🤞

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I felt the same way with my daughter and at 18 months I caved in and did the CIO method. It was hard at first but now she just turned 2 and sleeps all night in her crib like and angel. I’m now 6 months pregnant and I’m so glad that I did it. I finally get some rest at night. 
I can’t imagine having to deal with a newborn at night plus having to deal with her waking up every 2 hours because she couldn’t self sooth.

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Why is he crying? Is he afraid of the dark? Hungry? 
When my son went through this we got him a flashlight he could turn on if he was scared.

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The more you give in the more he knows that crying works. At this point anything you do will illicit crying. I simply put my kid in bed and walk away. If he is whining I let him be if he is hard crying I comfort and then leave again. Definitely make sure he isnt hungry,  make sure there is night lights in place to avoid fear of dark. My son has always been that kid that wont sleep if you are right there. When my son was 2.5 we transitioned to toddler bed and he slept better. We also had to make sure we put him back in his bed if he got up in the middle of the night because he would periodically try and sleep with us and there just wasnt enough room.

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This is not a viable option for everyone so I apologize if it isn’t for you, but have you looked into a sleep consultant? They could help you with the two year old but also with the newborn when they arrive.

Anyone sleep train their toddler?

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