Hi all....
I'm sure this topic has been done to death but up til now we've never had a problem with ds1 and bedtime.
Saturday, settles well but after about 10 minutes, hysterical crying can be heard on the monitor so I go up to investigate. He is clearly frightened about something, but as yet hasnt the vocabulary to tell me exactly what has scared him. After about 15mins of trying to settle him, I decided, as dh and I were about to eat, to bring him downstairs. He happily sat and ate some spaghetti with us and watched casualty. By 10pm we were all tired so went to put him to bed. Hysterical before we'd even reached the stairs so left him in our bed to avoid waking up ds2. He fell asleep happily and I carried him up at 2am to his own room. He awoke enough to grumble but settled ok. Sunday.. he was sick in his bed after crying hysterically at lights out, but settled eventually after grumbling on and off for 30mins. Monday .... me, ds1 and ds2 all vomiting madly(virus again), ran out of bed linen so ds1 had to sleep with us in big bed. Tuesday... more vomiting after hysterical crying but eventually settles ok in own bed. Wednesday.... no dh to help, so as I take ds2 to his room for final bf and settling (5-10mins), ds1 actually falls asleep in his bed waiting for me to return for cuddles. Didnt have the heart to wake him. Tonight, he is over his bugs at last, but despite no lunchtime nap cries for over 30 mins before settling in his own bed.
dh goes away for a week ski-ing in a week, and if things dont improve I can see myself cracking and just bringing him into my bed to avoid the hysteria.
Any advise for a weary one? I'm sure this is yet another phase, but for those who have been there, are there any little gems of knowledge you can share with me?
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honeybunny · 16/01/2003 22:03
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