My 10yo daughters sleep is breaking me a bit. Since new year she's been up several times a night, particularly from 10-1am. For the last couple of weeks she just appears by my bed, approximately every hour (a sleep cycle) often talking gibberish, sometimes she can't remember it the next day so I am not sure if she's fully awake. Sometimes she's quite agitated and I have to calm her or get into bed with her for a bit. Other times she will need to use the toilet. Other times I'll just say go back to bed and she turns right around. DD is ok seeming, she's getting 8-10hrs sleep which is varied but age appropriate.
But I'm like a shell. It takes me so long to relax and fall asleep myself after she's been in, and sometimes my body wakes up 1hr later as I'm primed for the next wake up, even if she doesn't come in. I was still up at 2am last night.
Any suggestions?
Worth saying she's never been a good sleeper but had slept through for a couple of years prior to this stage. She's had melatonin in the past but doesn't help much as the issue is staying asleep, not getting to sleep. She has a weighted blanket, red night-light, an MP4 player for audiobooks or white noise. I take her to bed just before 9 and read her a story.