When your child is poorly...

[Tulipsandpinkroses]

Do you sometimes stay the night in their room with them? My four year old is recovering from a nasty chest infection and already tonight I have been into her room 5 times since 7. She is hot and just constantly thirsty each time she cries out. Tempted to just stay on the pull out in her room but she has never been the best sleeper and I’m worried she is going to rely on me being in there with her. I know it’s because she is ill at the moment. What would you do?

I usually bring them in my bed when they not well & DP sleeps in their bed.

Stay in her room and be there for comfort for her.

I’ve done it in the past - it saves stress, and you can drop off to sleep more easily in between the calpol etc.

Mine went straight into a double bed for this reason. It's so much easier to have a comfortable spot next to them when they're poorly.

Aside from my last kid who's autistic, there was no issues when illness had passed.

No never but my kids have always been good sleepers (from aged about 1 and upwards) and other than occasional night wakings when I’ve had to go along to them and resettle them as toddlers etc haven’t had need for me to get up to them since then.
Only you know, it sounds as though you could be in for further disturbances tonight regardless of where you end up sleeping.

I tend to let mine sleep with me when they are poorly. We have a spare room that DH uses.
I like to keep an eye on them overnight if they are not well. My DD is just getting over a chest infection. She's been waking in the night coughing so hard that she's been sick. She would have been much more upset if she had been on her own. Now she's quite a lot better she's gone back into her own room.
I hope your DD is better soon.

I put them in my bed. But just do what works best for you and DD in the short term and not worry about anything else.

She's 4, ill and wants her Mum.

I sleep with them, yes. I still want my mum when I’m poorly and I’m 44!

Thanks everyone. I’m in her room and about to try and get some sleep. I think I would rather be in be room than bring her into our bed. All advice was greatly received. Funny how you (I) doubt yourself when it’s nighttime! Thank you.

I hope your DD is feeling much better soon and you all get some sleep.

I'm the same as @FannyFifer
I bring them in here and she sleeps elsewhere- our sofa bed is super comfy

She = dh

Yes i always drag their mattresses into lounge and i sleep on the sofa (this was easier when they had cotbed mattresses). With them now having single bed mattresses i would probably camp out in their bedrooms. I get terrible anxiety at night when they are poorly and wont sleep so its much better for me to be with them and its easier if they are sick to he on hand straight away.