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2 year old unsettled by our new baby

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Tigbed · 03/01/2013 22:58

I am hoping to get some advice. We have a 2 year old and a 3 month old. Around 6 weeks before we were due our second baby our then 2 years olds sleeping went down hill. He has always been very mixed with his sleeping patterns sometimes settled sometimes not but generally ok. Originally we went with this unsettled period putting it down to our expected arrival and have done time afterwards however it has now been nearly 3 months and he is still playing up bar the odd night or two where he sleeps through without a peep. We are currently listening to him cry which is heartbreaking and frustrating at the same time but we are at a loss to know what to do other than bringing him into our bed which is becoming tiresome. If we sit with him in his room he only wakes an hour or two later and starts crying again. Please help!

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PenguinBear · 04/01/2013 07:32

It might be worth sitting down with him and talking to him so he knows he has not been replaced/ no longer wanted. Fantastic article here.

Tigbed · 04/01/2013 09:40

We have tried this but unfortunately it doesn't seem to make any difference although we keep persisting. The little man has been through alot recently as not only do we have our new baby four weeks after his arrival I unfortunately lost my dad who played a HUGE part in his life. Last night I eventually gave in and sat with him after giving him a hug and strangely he asked for his Nanna and Grandad so I am wondering whether our loss has a greater impact on him than we realise. Every night we try and work out what it might be, the new baby, he's tugging his ears is he poorly....it's driving us crazy! He often also screams the house down at bedtime which he only used to do very occasionally when something was indeed wrong and we've been leaving him to cry it out but it's been going on now for weeks.

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