My DD has never been a great sleeper. My fault really because I always stay with her till she falls asleep (story in bed, then lights out and I lie next to her till she sleeps - usually takes 5 or 10 minutes).
My sister died recently and there has been some distruption over Christmas which meant DD had late nights/early starts and I've obviously been really upset about the death of my sister and I realise I haven't been my usual self.
Over the last few days DD has battled with me at bedtime. When she finally gets into bed she is so exhausted and I'm sure if she just closed her eyes she would absolutely zonk out. But she fights and fights it. She wriggles, she complains, she says she's too hot, too cold, starts spitting, laughing, gets out of bed, jumps on the bed etc, but it's clear she is totally and utterly knackered.
I've got a very short fuse at the moment. I've been yelling at her which makes matters worse. Last night she went to bed at 8.30 and would just not cooperate at all. It resulted in her screaming crying (and waking DS, 19 months)and when she finally slept (at 12.30am) she got a night terror an hour later which was hideous.
We had a chat this morning about it and she said she understood etc but she is up there now with DH and has been since 8pm and it's all kicked off again. I'm at the end of my tether. The grief I'm suffering for my sister is hard enough without this. I can't cope.
Any advice?
I worry that she'll wake DS who is 19 months