Baby will only sleep if I'm not in the room.

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Any advice?

I have 3Dc, 6,2,1. I only live in a 2 bedroom flat. Dc 1&2 share. Dc2 still gets up multiple times a night, for no reason what so ever. 3/4 times a night she screams for me outside the bedroom door and I have to keep putting her to bed.

Dc3 wakes anything from twice to 7/8 times. Plus very light sleeper so everytime dc2 wakes, he wakes. I am exhausted and due back at work on Monday.

I have put a stairgate on dc2s bedroom to stop her screaming outside my door, this is only day 3 and she screamed twice for me and then went back to bed. Her sister can open the gate so any real problems she can get out!

Tonight I have slept on the sofa, dc3 has slept till 5am. He has never slept so long. In general when I sleep on the sofa he sleeps so much better. But my back is hurting, and I don't have the room for him to be in his own room yet.

Any advice on what I can do? In my fuzzy mind I'm thinking some sort of curtain to seperate us so he doesn't see me. Although in the dark he doesn't see me- he senses I'm there!! I'm going to be so tired waking up all night when I go back to work.

Cold you not put DC3 cot in the room where the sofa is?

The other room is the front room and hardly any room! But it's worth a thought.. Maybe I should make room.. But then when he goes to bed, effectively I will have to go to bed at 7! Thanks though.

How about putting dc2 in your room and the other two in the second bedroom together?

Ohh I never thought of that! Sounds like a very good idea. That way dc2 won't be getting out because I'll basically be there. Thank you- I'm going to try this out during the holidays, just incase dc1 gets tired if dc3 keeps waking up whilst he is adjusting to the room. Thank you, I am well happy!

Hopefully 2014 we will be in a bigger property!