Posting in desperation as I'm at the end of my rope. DS has just turned 2. For the past 3-4 months he's been waking up for the day at around 4am and nothing will get him back to sleep. He also wakes up 1-2 times a night more nights than not. He often wakes 6yo DD up which I feel bad about as she really likes her sleep and is already tired now she's back at school after such a long break.
DS is very active and full on from the moment he wakes up so it's not like we can even stick cbeebies on and doze on the sofa...he's ready to play and into everything as soon as he wakes up!
DH and I both work FT in very demanding jobs and the daily 4am starts are really starting to get to us. Although I've always loved my job I'm feeling very overwhelmed by it all at the moment, which I'm sure is due to sleep deprivation. Tiredness is impacting on our relationship too as we're both snappy and irritable.
DS goes to bed at 7pm and is usually asleep by 7.30pm. We have tried putting him down later, it made no difference to his wake up time. He has a solid bedtime routine and always has from a tiny baby. He naps for 1.30-2 hours in the day. He really likes his nap and will often start asking to go to bed as soon as he's had lunch. We have tried shortening the nap and even skipping it altogether. Again, this made no difference to his wake up time. We have tried giving him a substantial snack before bed in case he was waking due to hunger. He enjoyed it, but it made no difference to his wake up time.
What are we doing wrong?? Has anyone had a child who went through a phase of waking this early and if so when did it stop?
Any advice on how to address the early waking or even just how to cope with the tiredness would be gratefully received.
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2yo sleep. What are we doing wrong?
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Washimal · 02/10/2020 16:07
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