DS is 2.4, he has not slept through since he was 5 months, bar a few odd nights. He doesnt nap, goes to bed at about 6pm, has a bottle and a story, then I sit there and read a book while he falls asleep, which takes about 4 minutes. He wakes up throughout the evening until I go to bed and take him in with me.
My problem is - I dont want him waking in the evening and interrupting my alone time and I dont want him in my bed any more!
I have just had a sleep specialist come over and she told me he wakes in the night because I sit beside him as he falls asleep. So she has told me to do the supernanny thing where I kiss him goodnight then leave, then just put him back into bed with no eye contact/talking and leave til he falls asleep. Then do this all night whenever he wakes.
Im fine with this, but Im just wanting to know other peoples experience I guess. How long will it take (I know all kids are different but is it gonna be a week or a year??) and does it work on all children?
Please share your experiences :)
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VeryProbablyStupid · 11/11/2012 18:49
It worked pretty quickly for my DD. It started when we put her in a proper bed when she turned two. Went through months of messing around and lying down with her till she fell asleep or screaming at her till we were both in tears 
Had a little chat with myself and bought supernanny's book and it really does work. Yes she got up a lot, yes we had tears but when we finally stopped putting her back to bed with more cuddles/sleepovers/back tickles/stories and just firmly plonked her back in, tucked her in and simply said 'goodnight I love you' (more than supernanny suggests but could never tuck her in without saying that!) she got bored pretty quickly and went to sleep and stayed there. Changing time and length of daytime nap also made a huge difference - 45 mins max and never after 1.30pm.
You need your evenings back - I know how soul destroying it is to lose them! Good luck!
We're going through this at the moment. (Literally - DP is up there supernannying as I type. It's been over an hour. ) Our real problem is just not having the friggin' heart to do it in the middle of the night and more often than not DD's in with us tossing and turning and threatening to roll off the bed all night. It's got so bad I've actually started hallucinating and getting heart palpitations from lack of sleep. Would love to hear some more positive supernannying success stories because at the moment it all feels so futile.
Well done Very! I have to report DD had the best night she's had in a long while. Poor DP supernannied for AN HOUR AND A HALF. I said he deserved a medal. He had a beer! Anyway, she woke once at 1.30am looking for me, wouldn't settle, ended up tossing and turning with us but after about 40 mins was more than happy for Daddy to put her back into her bed. Didn't hear any pitter patter of feet until 8.03! 
Well done, I think the key is to stick to the routine and be strict firm - my dearest friend just isn't tough enough and still has her DDs waking and going into her room at ages 9 and 7 - every single night 
. Funnily enough the only time they slept through was the one and only time she left them overnight with family.
I was strict from day one when we bought my DS home from hospital & never, ever had any sleep problems with my DS but I know your'e not meant to admit to that on mumsnet
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