Hi everyone,
I'm 3 weeks into a new placement and have a 5 year old and her newborn sibling. The first week 5yr old slept well from 7-7, but since then she has started waking in the night multiple times screaming and crying.
This is waking up everyone and I feel like a complete zombie as I am up doing night feeds too and the baby is a terrible sleeper, struggles to get into deep sleep and wakes/crys continuously.
I know children often had problems sleeping, but I have tried talking to the 5 year old during the day time to try and see what is going on for her. I have tried to tell her that if she needs me not to scream I will come if she just calls my name or knocks on my door. But then last night she spent all night doing a combination of knocking/crying/screaming. I am really struggling at the moment.
Please someone tell me it'll get better and help me with what to do!
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Candycoco · 19/11/2014 09:58
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