this is really long but *really* need help

[bambam30]

hi all i hope you can give me some advice re my ds aged 2.1. we co-slept from birth as he was very unsettled baby {colic,etcetc} we tokk for cranial therapy as had very rough birth but still would not sleep unless held hence co-sleeping.when he was 9 months i managed to get him in a cot sleeping thru night but we moved house within 3 months and that was it he was back with us.on his 2nd birthday we got him a bed which he loves its his 'big boy' bed and loves it and the first two nights he slept thru all nigh no probs i was astounded but then he started teething and wouldnt be left i tried pick up put down , staying until he goes to sleep ,allsorts nothing worked so i slept on floor in his room ,this went on for a week and yesterday resolved he gotta go on own no matter how many times.he went to bed at 7 and slept for an hour and then woke so i settled and left he slept for 30 minutes and woke so did same and left and then fom the until 3.30 he woke over 22 times the longest stretch being 20 mins at 3.30 he wouldnt settle was saying there and pointing to the floor for me to sleep so i did thru sheer tiredness and he was still figeting and snuffling an hour later.my dh got up at 5 and looked in and says ds looked at him so dh went scurrying off and ds went back to sleep til 6.30. somebody please help i really dont want to do cc but i need help i goota go out now but i will check later for replies

[IwansMam]

Hi, no real advice (DS too young) so just bumping you really.

I did read somewhere here that BW had a toddler version of pu/pd which I think is called walk in/walk out. Also, if DS wants you rto sleep on floor (does he sleep better then?) could you do a gradual withdrawal by moving where you sleep to the door followed by into the hallway etc over a few nights?

[trulymadlydeeply]

You sound as though you're having a really tough time. It's going to be hard to break his habit of being able to wake and find you, and maybe he's a bit scared when you're not there when he wakes to check. I think you might have to bite the bullet and do a bit of ccand be cruel to be kind to all of you, but it's heartbreaking to do - although you could comfort yourself with the fact that he won't remember it when he's 18!

Sorry not to be more helpful, though.

[bambam30]

hi all thanx for your support i have had another couple of rough nights and spoke to pharmacist this am he said to try a dose of phenergen for tonight to just break the routine and then maybe try bach rescue remedy white chestnut to help a racing mind {when he cries he asking for whatever he was playing with that day] i dunno what to do any ideas i so tired and my darling lo has dark circles under his eyes i trying to keep him awake so maybe he sleep tonight