Do you have any advice for this mum? Hi, Im not really sure if Im after advice or if Im just needing to rant! I have 2 year old who doesnt sleep! Hes probably only had 3-4 nights where he has slept through the night in his life! I have tried everything I can think of to try and get him to sleep through... Controlled crying, getting in his bed with him, story before bed, sitting by the cot and gradually moving myself further away, you name it Ive tried it. If I exhaust myself by putting him into a new routine and try my best to stick to it, my other half wont on the nights I work because he doesnt like to hear our son cry its just laziness as far as Im concerned! So really Im fighting a losing battle! Im positive my son is suffering with separation anxiety as he wakes up constantly and needs one of us (9/10 its me!) my other half thinks Im talking rubbish about the SA and that our son is just a bad sleeper. My son suffers with eczema so I understand that this could be a reason as to why he is waking up but not the main factor! When my son does eventually fall asleep (usually only by one of us tickling his back!) he only stays asleep for 3hours maximum, then is awake for endless hours. Im totally drained as I have my son all the time ( nursery whilst I work 2 days) then I work 2-3 evenings a week and hes usually awake when I get in from work at 11pm but has been to sleep earlier in night. So Im surviving on little sleep. And when I get a chance to have a nap in the day I get called lazy!! For instance, my son finally fell asleep at 10pm, woke up at 11:30pm, its now 3:30am and I havent had any sleep as hes still awake! Im at my wits end I think! Xx
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:19:22 +0000