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I have a 3 and 2 year old, they are both the worst sleepers. Neither have napped since before turning one, and they are a struggle to get down. Have to sit with Each for half an hour. They go down at 6-7 and by ten both are up. The 3 year old is in a toddler bed to wanders down if I’m still up or into my bed if not. By 3am the 3 year old who is in a cot in my room wakes screeching and comes into my bed too.
They both kick abs fight either side or me poking each other and snatching the duvet, then when this gets boring they begin poking me, pulling my hair and laughing. We are all up abs downstairs by 5am without fail.
I just don’t know what to do anymore, I Am truly exhausted and I don’t have the energy to play with them, I am beginning to resent them which is an awful feeling
About six months ago the perinatal health visitor who I was still seeing referred us to another lady who was an “expert” on sleep who said to put them in their bed/cot and just leave them. I tried it, it didn’t work, and I couldn’t bear it.
Sorry I say it didn’t work, it worked in the sense that they both eventually cried themselves to sleep but I felt horrid.
Please help me! I can’t go on like this, I look and feel ill