Nearing crisis point

themull1

meer53 wrote: »

My daughter didn't sleep for more than 4 hours a night until she was 2. I used to read to her until she nodded off, then creep out of the bedroom. More times than not she used to sit bolt upright just as i got to the door "where are you going Mummy ?"

I've even crept out of her room on my knees to avoid her seeing me. Eventually, after sitting on the stairs crying because i was so tired, i decided to let her into our bed when she woke. It was the only way any of us were going to get a decent nights sleep. She did this until she was about 4, then i started to move her to her own bed once she'd gone to sleep. It didn't work straight away, but after a few months, she got the hint.

She's 13 now and i have the opposite problem. She hates getting up.

OP, it's not for ever, do whatever you think is right for you, but letting your little one into your bed so that you get some sleep isn't a crime !

I did exactly this with my second daughter, first daughter went to sleep no problem, second one liked company!! I used to wake up with her stuck to my back like a limpet.!!

yellowbear

Another thought, does he eat at nursery? What kind of food do they have there? Anything on the menu there that might trigger a reaction?

Is there a difference when he hasn't been?

Octobergirl

When my daughter was prescribed melatonin 6 years ago by her peadiatrician, (sp?) we were advised it couldn't be prescribed by the gp as it hasn't had the strict trials needed here in the uk. We were advised to use it for short periods to 'break sleep habits'. Op, I have a newly established empathy, my dd has been awake at 3am for the past 3 weeks, I'm also at breaking point. We've had to resort to giving her melatonin again, and she will sleep til 5am. Thank god school starts on Monday, I can catch up on sleep in the daytime :-(

dondo

I can sympathise- our son still wasn't sleeping through at 18 months- making my wife and I very bleary eyed.

We in the end used a private sleep consultant as that had worked for friends of ours. It did make a difrrence to us too. It was all basically about him feeling comfortable in his room and a phased withdrawl from his room (i.e. sitting by his bed to reassure, then moving further and further away)

Not sure where you are based sacha28 but happy to send you details (we are in Leeds)