First time posting here, looking for anyone with any suggestions or advice. Dp has been managing our 3 year old, as I tend to have hands full with 7 month old. He is a great, very involved dad, but is driven round the bend by ds's bedtime stalling and calling out, and overnight wake ups (needs a wee, nightmares, needs a cuddle, just crying in sleep). He gets very worked up and down by his bad nights, and grumpy during the day. Seems to me this is partly linked to his recently diagnosed anxiety disorder caused by our 3year old dss health issues.
Sorry if that's not very clear. Tonight we had shouting and crying at bedtime (him shouting, 3 year old crying), I had to intervene and dp has now gone to bed himself at 8pm without eating dinner. This type of response to stress generally happens when DS is ill and he is anxious about him.
I am wondering if this is becoming a more general depression, given he so often gets down about difficult bedtimes now and just goes to bed very early in a huff.
As I say he is a great dad, this afternoon he took both boys out to give me a couple hours break as I have a cold, but this all seems to be getting worse and worse.
Any thoughts v welcome.