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Twotinygirls · 11/01/2013 17:03

Hi, very frequent lurker here. Having major sleep problems with my two DD's. I'll try and keep it short. I know all of this is totally my fault but have no idea how to sort it out. Ok, so DD1 is 4+2 and DD2 is 18 months. A typical evening goes like this, dinner, bath, story (we live in small terrace with DDs sharing small room) I put DD2 in her cot with a bottle and I get into bed with DD1. If I don't she screams the house down and wakes up her sister. I am completely at her mercy begging and bribing her to be quiet and sleep, eventually she will. She will then wake up approx 3 hours later and will not go back without me, this continues half hourly until I give up and put her in my bed and go to sleep myself. THEN DD2 will wake sporadically and not go back to sleep without a bottle, sometimes 3-4 a night! We are at breaking point, my DH hasn't slept in his own bed for months and I'm getting so cross with DD1 and I hate it. I know supernanny would tell me to do the stay in bed technique, we have tried this and she is amazingly determined! Hours and hours of screaming. Also tried going cold turkey on DD2s bottles and after 2 hours crying and both if them awake I just couldn't take anymore. Thanks for reading, sorry it was long. Feel like we are in such a mess with all this.

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Loislane78 · 13/01/2013 06:17

No advice really as my DD is much younger. Sounds to me like you know what you need to do though :). Training comes with an overhead and it will be worse for a few nights before it gets better but sounds like its reached breaking point for everyone.

Can you put 18 mo somewhere else for a couple of nights whilst you're sorting out DD1? Don't negotiate and bribe - you are the adult, explain clearly, assertively but calmly what is going to happen and why and stick to it. She's determined as seems like she always gets her own way and you give in, which is then unnecessarily upsetting for everyone.

GL :). Sounds like you might want to prepare yourself first and pick a couple of days you and DH don't have urgent/important things to do.

:)

QTPie · 13/01/2013 08:24

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 13/01/2013 10:07

18 months is also a huge growth spurt and a sleep regression.

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Twotinygirls · 13/01/2013 15:28

Thanks for all your replies, I know I need to get tough for all our sakes, I'm just kind of clinging to the hope that there is a easier way Smile I agree about DD2 though it's not her normal behaviour and I can see two big teeth busting through, it's nice to hear that others have sleep regression at this age though. Thanks again for reading my woes, I guess I need to pick a time to 'supernanny' my girl Confused

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 13/01/2013 18:32

Thought you might like [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Cry-Sleep-Solution-Toddlers-Preschoolers/dp/0071444912 this book] (and unlike Supernanny the book is evidence based and the author is a mother Smile)

JiltedJohnsJulie · 13/01/2013 18:35

Try that link again shall I here

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