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Advice needed before I go loopy

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xStarGirl · 15/04/2011 17:14

DS is 10 months. A couple of weeks ago, we finally decided it was warm enough to move him from our bedroom to his own (radiator in there doesn't work and HA are being slow about sending someone out to look at it), and since we moved him he won't sleep in his cot.

We've tried all sorts - me putting him down, DP putting him down, putting him down asleep, putting him down awake, and this whole week I've been sleeping on the floor in his room in case that helps him settle. But no, as soon as there's a slight noise/temperature change/light change, he wakes up, and is then instantly climbing the bars of the cot and screaming. And I mean screaming, like someone's trying to murder him Sad

Every night I've had to have him sleep with me, because I'm so knackered I can't deal with the hassle of the screaming, and DP won't be available for bedtimes/nighttimes for ages. As soon as I/DP pick him up, he's fine and happy, and if I lie him down next to me he'll be asleep almost immediately, albeit very fussy and whingey, and constantly crawling around (another reason for move from bed to floor - he can't fall off the floor!)

I reckon it might be a combination of separation anxiety, learning to walk (he's just started standing independantly and trying to take steps - big milestone, so big sleep disruption?), the fact that his beloved Daddy is away most of the time atm Angry (whole other thread) and the change of scenery. All a bit too much maybe.

Is there a solution? DP says I should just leave him to cry, but I can't, it tears holes in me to hear him screaming until he literally chokes. [softie emoticon]
Am I going to have to bite the bullet here? I really don't want to but I'm exhausted and can't keep going like this much longer.

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yawningbear · 16/04/2011 09:05

Maybe you could try having some play time in the cot during the day just to get him used to feeling comfortable being in it in his own room? I did this with DD when moving from co-sleeping. I think we started with just 5-10 minutes a few times a day when she was happy. Initially I stayed right by the cot, put in some toys she really liked to play with and stayed with her until she had had enough. Then gradually I started to do other things but stayed in the room with her and then when she was comfortable with that I started popping in and out of room until she was happy to spend a few minutes playing in cot without me in room. Might be worth a go. I wouldn't leave him to cry- will just make you and him miserable and sounds like there is alot going on for him just now.HTH.

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