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night time sleeping

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leeanne6385 · 04/01/2014 11:05

hi.all need other mums help im mum to.4 kids a 10 year old 5 year old 3 year old and 2 year old i trying to.do.control.crying.on my 2 year old as she likes cuddels to.sleep and has habbit.of coming in my bed i sit.by her bed so.she knows i.there she is currently in my room.as in 3 bedroom and dont want her sharing with.older sister till she sleeps all night the other problem is my 3 year old has different dad and when he comes back he wakes during night screaming and shouting and wanting to go.downstairs ?? now we trying to not give attention we make sure he ok but.he just screams even though he can talk ... our prob is he wakes my 5 year old up who in.primary 1 and when my 3 year old screams he wakes my 2 year old or.vice versa if she wakes and cries she wakes my 3 year old up so i.basically sleep training 2 at once they wake each other and the other kids in house plus me and partner get nor much sleep

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 04/01/2014 11:25

Have you spoken to his dad to see if he wakes there and what they do if he does?

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leeanne6385 · 04/01/2014 20:12

yea he says he dont and the boys share a double bed there and he has light on for them in hall and he puts boys to bed at same time now i.put my 3 year old down at 7 and 5 year old at half 7 as he older and i.like our one to one time b4 bed to discuss school etc their dad has bad habbits he refuses to.stop

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 04/01/2014 20:16

Sounds like he could be missing sharing a bed. Does he have a night light?

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ilovepowerhoop · 04/01/2014 20:20

could you try putting them to bed at the same time and having a night light to see if it helps? Is it night terrors that your ds (3) is having?

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ilovepowerhoop · 04/01/2014 20:22

www.babycentre.co.uk/a553861/night-terrors

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ilovepowerhoop · 04/01/2014 20:24

www.nhs.uk/conditions/night-terrors/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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leeanne6385 · 05/01/2014 23:53

no not terrors he wants his own way he wakes n screams demandin me to.go.in room.i.think.he.tryin.to control me n test me i.tryin to do.whole put in bed say night.n.if he get up.lay him down walk away but he screams n cries i.feel so bad but cant go.on like this