I have a 7yo who is not great at staying in his bed. This past month we have really cracked him going to sleep alone, and sometimes he makes it through til 4am or so before coming to find me in my bed. Recently it’s gone back to midnight/1am which really destroys my sleep. So right now I’m sat in his room having marched him back to bed. I’m so fucking exhausted and I’m sat here in the dark knowing that this will stop me sleeping when I do go back to bed and knowing that it may not be successful or may take ages. And it’s his first day of year 3 tomorrow so I’m feeling pretty mean, but if he comes to my bed he’s going to smother me by being too close and touching my hair. It’s driving me bonkers. Some bright spark is going to ask me why I’ve let it get to this point, but even though he’s always been a terrible sleeper, there have been better periods. He has ASD so expectations around sleep etc differ from other kids. But OMG I just need some sleep right now.