Hi all,
My 2 yo has never been a good sleeper, but somehow we’d gotten over the hump and had a really good sleep routine in place, he’d go to bed easily and sleep through, but recently (for about 4-5 weeks now), he kicks up a major fuss at bedtime, it take a lifetime to get him to bed and once he’s down he usually wakes up a few times in the night.
We’ve had full on tantrums, screaming, kicking all sorts. Now as soon as he clocks it’s bedtime he starts saying he’s hurt l, showing me his hands and then kind of hitting himself (which I think is to get my attention and to get cuddles). He’s also refusing to nap in the afternoons now but on the days when he has napped (for example in the car) it hasn’t made any difference.
I feel like I’ve tried everything, and I’m at my wits end...
To make matters worse we’ve just had a second child (2 weeks ago), and although his sleep issues predate that I imagine it’s not making it any better.
Any ideas?