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Night time anxiety

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Beadyeyes91 · 21/04/2025 19:18

My little boy is 18 months. He's never been a great sleeper but that's a story for another post. Just know I know LOTS about baby and toddler sleep 🤣.. anyway my partner works nights 4 nights a week and I just find myself DREADING the nights and feel so anxious when I put my little boy to bed worrying about him waking up. He still wakes once or twice a night not for long which is great compared to where we were previously but I find myself just sitting waiting on him waking with a ball of anxiety in my stomach. I've tried reading, watching TV etc but nothing seems to help. I was hoping by now at his age this would be a thing of the newborn days. Any slight sound and I think that's him awake and I go into a panic. I am hoping as he gets older this will pass as I'll be able to communicate it's bedtime etc if he wakes but at the moment I'm just at my wits end with this. Does anyone have any advice or been through something similar. My partner has an 8 year old who stays with us sometimes and bedtime is a dream and has been since I've known him at 4 years old. Bath, story wind down etc and while I'm realistic that there is a big age difference between the boys I'm hoping that eventually we will have this too. TIA.

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 21/04/2025 19:19

I assume the child is not still in your room.

Beadyeyes91 · 21/04/2025 19:38

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 21/04/2025 19:19

I assume the child is not still in your room.

You're right he is in his own room next door.

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 22/04/2025 18:17

I can recommend the Ferber Sleep Training book. It's a game-changer.

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Beadyeyes91 · 22/04/2025 21:32

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 22/04/2025 18:17

I can recommend the Ferber Sleep Training book. It's a game-changer.

We've done this. Twice. It worked both times but went back to square one despite us continuing and not doing anything different 😭

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