Sorry to rant but here goes.....my beautiful, lovely 26mo DS has, in the last few weeks turned into a non-sleeping, hideous brat!!!! I am 22 weeks pg and utterly exhausted, in tears all the time and just feel like such a crap mum. Let me summarise; he has gone into a big boys bed, but his sleep which had gone slightly weird for a week or so before has gone totally downhill, he is sleeping a max of 9 hours a night and is very tired in the day which is making him fractious and tantrumy and he looks like a panda with the dark circles!!!! So, how do I get him to go through 10/11 hours a night again? We are getting 4am visits, 5am tantrums and demands for drinks when I know he doesnt need one. A few months ago (when he was sleeping well) he had started to drop his day nap but now needs it obviously though I am keeping it to a minimum to encourage good night sleeping. He is a little young to understand the reward chart/bunny alarm clock/come into mummy and daddys room when the sun is shining convo etc.
Now could it jusy be that he is unsettled with new sibling on the way, a recent start at playgrpp (which again started well and then went downhill etc) etc etc.He also seems to be suffering with separation anxiety from me. In every other respect I think out problems are typical of a 2 yr old but he is totally ruling the roost at bed/nighttimes. The stairgate is going on the door tonight. Any other ideas?Thanks