DD (2) is a crap sleeper (I've written many a thread about her!!) although certainly isn't as bad as she once was.
Right now, bedtime is such a soul destroying struggle. I'm hoping it's just a 'phase' like many others before - but I really dread bedtime and not sure how to change things. Any advice greatly received!
Her Dad and I take night about for bath and bed, we've done this for some time and it works well for us. After bath she has a cup of warm milk, a bit of CBeebies, then upstairs for stories and bed. This has been her routine for about a year. Since going into her toddler bed (about 3 months ago) we lie down beside her until she falls asleep. A bit of a pain and can sometimes take a while, but it's not dramatic or too much trouble.
Recently, however, as soon as we lie down beside her in preparation of her falling asleep, she goes crazy! She'll say 'mummy/daddy down!!' But if we get off the bed she starts screaming harder staying 'mummy/daddy in my bed!!' And so it goes on! She won't want to lie down, takes her socks off then wants them on/off/on/off. She often wants us to leave the room but if we do she starts kicking and hitting the door, screaming, until we come back in - then tells us to get out again 😕
It seems there is nothing we can do to prevent or stop it from happening. I often end up in tears or shouting at her. It can take anywhere up to 2 hours for her to finally give in and fall asleep. It's horrible seeing her so upset and frustrated.
It's worse if she's had a nap that day, and if her nap is too late in the afternoon it can take till 10pm before she's asleep. The problem is she often needs a nap to get through the day as the same situation can arise during the night so she's shattered. If we push through and have a no nap day (like today) she's still likely to kick off but usually it doesn't last too long as she's so tired and asleep for 7/7.30.
Sorry for the looooooog post!! Thanks so much if you have read it and can offer any sympathy advice
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Can't stand these bedtime meltdowns!!
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SleepForTheWeak · 07/01/2017 18:13
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