WTF with my 2yo sleep??!!

[sleepdodger]

If mumsnet had sound this would be screaming
My ds 2.4 Jason last fortnight developed an irrational fear of bedtime sleep etc and gets into the most almighty frenzy about it
I'm currently sat at top of stairs doing pupd all over again and it making all of us v
He has always been a terrible sleeper we had a sleep dr at 20mo and our life was changed
The lack of sleep at the moment and literally having to take him to our bed o calm is starting to give me panic attacks
I cannot go back to the dark days of no sleep at all
It's preventing us having dc2 as I cannot bear thought of going through this all again
I am unbeliever ly shattered and sad
He is otherwise a fit healthy happy and tantruming little boy
Is this a phase?
What do I do??
Thanks

I couldn't read and not post. You poor thing, it sounds awful!

Both my DCs are bad sleepers. If it helps, DC1 has been better since starting school. Bedtime remains a struggle, especially with two of them.

DC2 is worse than DC1, and I know what you mean, DC2 has me on my knees with tiredness and if he had been DC1 he would probably have been DCLast!

Is getting the sleep doctor back an option? Can you get support from your partner or a parent or friend? I did find that things improved/changes after we left the ILs in charge of bedtime for a few nights. It at least stamped out a few bad habits that had crept in, and gave us a bit of a break.

Does he still nap op? Can you post his routine so we can see when he wakes, when/how long he naps & when he goes to bed. Its pretty common at this age for them to suddenly start taking ages to fall asleep at night & this often means multiple callbacks & a struggle to get them settled. If he is napping, it may be he's not quite tired enough to sleep. If he's stopped napping it may be the opposite & that he is hyped up because he's overtired & needs an earlier bedtime.