Tell me it’s a phase...a very short phase! 😅

[KM38]

5.5m old DS...not a bad night time sleeper up until now (we’ll ignore the 4m regression 😅🤣). Daytime sleep has always been an issue - will only nap on me, DP or in moving pram when out walking. We’ll work on the nap issue when he’s old enough to be put down in his nursery alone for naps.

Last 3 nights his night sleep has been HORRIFIC! Awake minimum of twice an hour 😐 I’ll leave him having a little grunt and grumble but I’m not happy to let him cry it out so will lift him before he gets distressed. As soon as he’s in my arms he’s out like a light. Within 1min of being put back down, he’s wide awake again. This goes on maybe 3/4 times then he’ll sleep 30 mins or so then the cycle starts again.
I know the ability to link sleep cycles becomes a bit of an issue at this stage and needs to be taught but I wasn’t quite expecting this much if an issue 😓 I’m getting about 10 mins sleep an hour 😅😅

DP works offshore for 3 weeks at a time. Isn't due home for almost 2 weeks yet. Any tips and tricks to help this mummy get through potentially 2 more weeks of no sleep? 😅 im not sure how many of those nights I can manage 😬

You could take one side off the cot and make it a sidecar cot. Then instead of lifting him into your arms, you can cuddle into him to settle, but extract yourself once he's back to sleep.

It’ll be just a phase!

I introduced white noise at this point for my little ones. When when they did wake it would be a quick cuddle pack down and quite a firm pat on the bum until they went back to sleep (this could take a while) then when that worked well, I stopped picking up and straight to the pat, then pats got lighter and lighter until they slept well again

@FATEdestiny I don’t feel comfortable having one side off the cot. I’m a really restless sleeper and tend to fling my duvet and pillows about so I feel safer him being completely separate 😊

@emmaluggs We do use Ewan the dream sheep for white noise but I might try a proper machine with continuous noise rather than one that starts and stops. We already do the firm pat and cuddle but I’ll definitely try phasing out the lifting as he hopefully improves 😊

@KM38

I downloaded a white noise on our tablet and placed it near the cot, I did have a myhummy which was continuous but chewed through batteries.

Put your pillow under the sheet so you can't throw it around and wear warm PJs and bed socks, then don't use a duvet at all. Then you can have the side off the cot more safely.