To just give up and move toddler DS back into my room?

[Creamcrackeredmama]

We've just moved DS (22 months) into his own room. I've also night weaned him from BF. I did this as he was sleeping in my room in his cot, but waking up several times a night to BF (when I would bring him into bed) and I was exhausted.

BUT I'm now even more exhausted. Although he's 'sleeping through', he's waking up for the day at 5am (used to be 7am ish), and through the night I keep waking up to check he is OK (through baby monitor). He often cries a bit in his sleep which wakes me up too. I am DEAD today, and honestly thinking of moving him back into our room. It's been 4 nights now. I am a SAHM to two preschoolers and can't function properly (beyond the basics) when I'm this tired.

AIBU? Should I just stick it out? Would this be a crazy step backwards...? Anyone else been there?!

Do you need the monitor on overnight? Can't you just sleep with bedroom doors open so you can hear him if he cries but whimpering won't disturb you? Or turn the monitor down so that it just beeps if he's crying but is muted for the big noises?!

do whatever works for you - he wont be sleeping with you at 18 I bet he wont be waking at 5 either ...more likely just coming home

You need sleep

Definitely move the baby monitor. If he needs you, he will cry loud enough to be heard!
Is he hungry when he wakes early? Would he go back down after a feed?

Our baby monitor stopped working when DD 2 was 5 or 6 months and it was a bloody godsend! I always woke up at any snuffle or whimper and then was awake waiting for a cry which usually never came. Get rid of it if you can. If they really need you, you do hear it.

Also if start time is 5 then try and get to bed earlier? Its not going to last forever but that really helped me when ours did the morning dance way too early.

I would stay stick with it if he is sleeping well. It is so light in the morning now so even my good sleepers are waking early now.

I would definitely turn the monitor off, you will be able to hear crying if he needs you. Also, have you thought about getting a gro clock? He might be a bit young to understand it completely but I got my dd one when she was about 26 months old and she got it straight away; we went from 5am wake ups (!!) to 7am wake ups in a period of about 2 or 3 weeks. We altered the time by 10 minutes every couple of days. I would highly recommend getting one!

It would def be a move backwards imo, turn off baby moniter and also leave him for a bit when he wakes at 5am as he may suprise you and go back to sleep after a bit of grumbling.