I feel awful on my son… and juggling a baby too so really don’t want to have to be sleeping with him/juggling stroking him to sleep etc etc so looking for all the tips (and reassurance that it’s normal and maybe a phase?)…
about 9 days ago he was poorly with a fever and had bad dreams all night monster in my bed etc I put it down to fever no dramas… he’s never been one for nightmares or needing help to sleep since he was a tiny baby.
now every night since then it’s been something different in his bed in the night a crab, an octopus, a dog biting him… and now he’s so scared to fall asleep in his room - I bought him a night light so he can see his whole room, he’s got teddies he’s so attached too protecting him… he eventually has been falling asleep (waking in the night still) but at least going to sleep but I can tell he’s so scared.
looking for tips on how to help this phase pass…. Or is it a phase not to worry about and I should just lie with him (I don’t want this to stick and I’m a sucker for thinking things will become habit).
thank you!