I know it's fairly normal. I've read previous (old) threads. But I'm finding it really difficult that my 2y2m daughter has, over around 3 weeks, destroyed her previously good sleeping patterns.
It started with something like night terrors - screaming and kicking, inconsolable around 1am. Then progressed to waking upset at a similar time. Then waking not upset but unwilling to settle back. Next she added refusing to settle to sleep. Then not settling well in my arms. Now she will wake screaming if I try and put her into the cot when she'd previously seemed sound asleep.
I know I haven't done myself any favours letting her come into our bed in the night over these past few weeks - but I work full time and don't do well with a lack of sleep.
Last night she simply wouldn't settle in her own bedroom (in my arms or her cot) and when I gave up my husband (against my wishes) took her into our bed and let her settle there - with TV on to make matters worse - where she finally fell asleep around 10pm!
I will have to take off the cot sides this weekend since she also was almost climbing out last night for the first time.
It feels so tough. I can't take on any 'gradual retreat' type of sleep training because I'm so tired. She's becoming more and more tired which makes falling asleep worse, and it's now impacting her daytime naps too. She won't eat her tea because she's too tired and this is probably making her hungry in the night - which won't help.
I guess I'm just looking for a bit of "there, there, it gets better"...
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1196rachel · 16/03/2018 10:17
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