One of my twins (28 months, ASD and other disabilities) had an uncharacteristically bad night’s sleep last night - took him two hours to get to sleep which is standard, but within an hour he woke up crying so hard I thought he was choking on something.
Eventually managed to calm him down and I think he had trapped wind - he seemed to be in pain, and was farting and burping (unusual for him) and then settled after he had done a poo. Took him til after midnight to get to sleep. Woke up at 3:30 and didn’t go back to sleep so I got up with him just after 4. This is all very out of the ordinary for him - he rarely wakes in the night these days and when he does he’s generally content until he goes back to sleep even if that takes time.
He fell asleep for about half an hour before we had to leave for nursery. He’s obviously shattered and I feel really guilty about taking him in, although I’ve told them that if he needs to sleep that’s fine (he finishes at 1 and doesn’t normally sleep while he’s there, he has a nap when he gets home)
I think it’s because I’m not at work - if I were at work I’d have to send him in unless he was ill which he’s not, he has been fine since he got up apart from being tired. I’ve only had two hours sleep so I could really do with a rest myself. I was supposed to have a meeting this morning but it has been cancelled.
He’s in the baby room at the nursery due to his delays so they have cots etc where he can nap if he needs to. We started them at nursery because of their delays rather than because we really needed childcare, I’m hoping it will help with their social skills and I think it’s good for them so don’t want to keep them away unless they’re really not up to it.
Am I being ridiculous? They’ve only been going for a few weeks for two mornings a week so we are all still adjusting.