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My 21 mth old still sleeps in my bed as well. Fortunately for me though, she is not a wild sleeper. She has to be right beside me all the time, however, which sometimes proves problematic; if I roll over to get comfy, and she is to my back, as soon as she realizes mommy's face isn't visual, she whines and crawls over me and snuggles back into my arm again. This isn't a real problem for me yet because my husband works nights and I enjoy having my babies close. My son didn't want to sleep with me ever--at all when he was a baby! He was a very good crib sleeper and with him being my first, I kinda wanted that closeness then. But he wasn't havin it. Now I kinda revel in the comfort of my baby girl needing me so. Maddox wouldn't have anything to do with her crib at all! Now to kinda help with your dilema; I have another baby on the way-due in June, so I've been a little stressed about how to bond with the new baby without forcing Maddox to the wayside. So for naps, she has to go to her bed without Mommy. I lay her down, kiss her and tell her it's nap time. Then I walk away. I let her cry as I sit out of site in the hallway. I wait for her to either fall asleep or get back up. Eventually she does fall asleep and over the month I've been doing this, she gets up less and she is falling asleep sooner. Soon I'll be doing this at night as well to get her more comfortable with sleeping alone.   I know it sounds rough-more for you than her, but when she gets up, put her back in her bed and walk away. Ease your way into it the first couple nights or so with hair strokes and "I love you's" before slowly walking away, but don't pick her up. If you pick her up, she will get up again and again. She will eventually get the picture and be okay with it. One question though: Did you check to see if she is teething maybe? Maddox wakes up several times in the night when her gums hurt from popping through another tooth. Teething tablets work great for soothing tooth discomfort anytime of the day. You can find 'em at Wal-Mart in the drug store vitamins isle. Just remember they just wanna be close to us.  My husbands daughter is nearly 9 and she still comes down and crawls into our bed from time to time.  We catar to the every now and again for her and Brady too.  I hope something I said helps. Good luck!