to ask you how you get your children to STAYABLOODYSLEEP?

[TheOrchardKeeper]

DS goes down ok but wakes a lot.

I am so so so so tired & start an open uni course next month. Plus he is so ready for potty training but the thought of it whilst this knackered makes me want to cry. He's 2.7 & i've tried all sorts including leaving it 10 minutes everytime I go in.

I am following this.DS was sleeping really well a while back but now is atrocious. We need answers here too.

also watching with interest as my 7 month old is up every 2 hours :-(

I'm just sticking to the delayed reaction approach. I can't ignore him all night as he wears a foot brace which makes it near impossible for himself to 'tuck himself in' IYSWIM. But it doesn't hurt & has been part of his routine since birth so I can't see where the issue is coming from, besides general 2 year old challenging behaviour!

I wish I knew, my eyes look like pissholes in the snow atm.

Have you contacted your Health Visiting Team Orchard - most teams now have Community Nursery Nurses attached to them who specialise in dealing with childhood behaviour. They carry out over the phone consultations to discuss strategies and provide home visits if you want them just for that advice and support. I would recommend giving it a try, from what I have heard they can be an absolute God Send in altering behaviours in toddlers

Icedink -

I might try that then? No idea how though. I guess you can do it via the sure start lot or something?

Bribery? Promise him something if he stays in bed all night

Bribery worked for us. DD is 2.6 and was getting out of be or shouting for us a couple of times a night. It got sorted literally in one night with a supply of princess stickers! If she stays in bed all night she gets stickers. We started a week ago and she's only got up once!

(The downside is that my house is now covered in princess stickers)

I have tried them but he woke up a lot the first night, so couldn't really give him any. Maybe I should give him some the first night, none the next night (he'll wake up lots, as usual, I guarantee it) & then explain why and do it properly from then on out? Stickers work for other things.

Is he hungry? Could he have toast & warm milk just before bed?

T bh I'd co-sleep so at least you can settle him back down with no disruption to your sleep

He has 2 digestives & some milk before bed most days.

I would jump at the chance to co-sleep but he toddler-snores and the brace he wears always ends up coming into contact with my face/ribs/arms/back etc etc & is made mostly of metal so it's not the most relaxing of nights for anyone sharing the bed with him. (Luckily none of that affects him at all)