Hi I'm after some advice/help, I am at the end of my tether with 4yo DD, she's never been a great sleeper, she's always been in and out of my bed, still needs a nappy for bed, extremely grumpy if woken up etc but these last few months she has started having some kind of massive tantrum when she's asleep.
It usually starts when she's been asleep an hour or so she starts screaming, sobbing, shouting, sweating, it's always a different thing she's screaming about toothache, she wants me, doesn't want me, missing her daddy (he's at work), thirsty, hungry.
It used to be the odd night but recently it's been every night, so far tonight she's been at it 1.5 hours, nothing seems to work to snap her out of it. Shouting (awful I know but I'm seriously sleep deprived), reasoning, cuddling, nothing. I've been really really cross with her and it doesn't make any diff.
I did think she was doing it for attention but I've promised all sorts if she sleeps all night (sleepovers, days out) and she does seem really proud of herself if she manages all night without an episode/waking up but I'm being to think its something more than that now.
I am at breaking point now with her, any tips/advice/ anyone had something similar cause I'm seriously struggling here?