please help - 2 yr old night waking and am pg soo tired!!!

[cathyspamtaslittlehelper]

just wondering the best way to deal with a 2 year old who seems to have developed a habit of waking up from 3 to 10 times a night!! I just managed to get 10 month {ds2} old to sleep through and was feeling rather smug when Ds1 got sickness bug and although he has been better for a couple of weeks he is waking so much. I have just found out I am pg and soo tired! What can I do?

[homemama]

No advice Cathy, sorry. Just wanted to lend support and let you know you're not alone. DS is awake more than he's asleep. We're TTC at the moment. Who knows what I'll be like if that happens.
Hope someone can give you some good advice.
P.S Congratulations on your pg!

[Marystoothyboychild]

Am also pg and have a 2.8yr ds who has suddenly started waking in the night. He's discovered that if he continually cries out "mummy, mummy" in a distressed voice, I can't ignore him. Some nights I've been up every 2 hours, reassuring him. Sometimes he's happy just to see my face and goes straight back to sleep, sometimes I have to tell him I'll pop back in 10 minutes to check he's OK (he falls back to sleep after I've revisited a couple of times). A couple of nights ago I had to sit in his room for about half an hour before he fell asleep.

He's told me that noises wake him up - aeroplanes especially (we live very close to Heathrow), but I don't understand why it's suddenly started to affect him.

Although last night he didn't wake at all, and the night before only woke once at about 11pm, so maybe it was just a phase! Anyway, just wanted to let you know, it's not just yours!

[Orinoco]

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[Epiffany]

Is it molars perhaps?
My dd was rotten with thim 4-10 times a night was usual from about 24-28 mths.

[bourneville]

What is he doing when he wakes? Is he still in a cot? Having watched progs on telly the thing to do apparently if not (ie he's leaving his room to come to you) is 1st to tell him it's night time in a nice voice and take him back to bed, 2nd time in a firm voice, 3rd time and all times after that say nothing at all. I have just changed dd's cotbed into a bed 2 nights ago and from 5-6:15am this morning I was constantly to-ing and fro-ing she seemed to think it was a game I am hoping it does work though - she did give up eventually!

[moosh]

In the same boat too but not pg. Ds2 is 20months and has begun waking constantly too, he used to go to bed really easily he would do the rounds of good night kisses to dp, ds1 and me and I would take him to bed he would climb in with his blanket and be aslep in 15 mins. NOT ANY MORE!!!! We have tears and tantrums and chasing him all over the place before he is caught kicking and screaming to bed then he would continuosly wake. the same with his daytime nap. I am assuming its an age thing I think I remember ds1 (now5) doing this but in a slightly different way (not so dramatic).
If it is tiring me out and I not pg I feel for you. Have no answers but sympathise too.

[cathyspamtaslittlehelper]

Thank you all for your ideas and stories - I know i am not alone. He is in a bed now but slept fine in it to begin with, Bourneville - I use a pretty similar approach and he tends to get increasingly upset each time - often waking DS2! Epiffany, I think he is getting his molars so i have tried giving him Calpol or ashton and parsons at bedtime but no difference, we have dropped his daytime nap - no difference but Orinoco, I hadn't thought he might be hungry - this is a distinct possibility because he hasn't been eating very well recently and often will refuse his dinner. I will try giving him a bedtime snack - maybe toast and warm milk?

[CliffRichardSucksEggsinHell]

Hi, My ds is 2 years old and would do the very same thing if I let him! I recently did a thread on his sleeping and how we cured it, it's here Hope it helps!

[Bozza]

I would give weetabix or readybrek as a bedtime snack, this is quite filling and slow release so should keep them going through the night.

[Orinoco]

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[cathyspamtaslittlehelper]

Thanks orinoco, it has been much improved. He is till waking maybe once in the night but I can cope with once! I think it was a combination of hunger, habit and too much daytime sleep!