Ok this is it. I have finally had enough. Someone suggest something please

[naswm]

I cannot believe I am posting on the sleep thread.

DS1 and DS2 share a room. DS2 wakes between 5.30 - 6am every day. He wakes up crying and disturbs DS1. I have tried leaving him and going to him straight away, but he wont resettle.

They go to bed at a reasonable time. Although it doesnt matter if he is asleep at 7 or 8, DS2 still wakes early. I dont let him have more than an hour during the day either.

We are all exhausted. Neither boy can survive the day as they are just so tired. DS1 starts school in September.

The only option is to separate them, and we are doing all we can to make that happen asap. But I still need DS2 to sleep in later. Any suggestions? I am at my wits end

When he is in Hospital I can stay with him which is great dh has BUPA and the children are also covered. Hopefully, dh will then get time to bond with ds2 and dd - it's very rare he spends any time with them but he will just have to get on with it lol.

naswm, if you are worried about him falling out, put a pillow, cushion or a line of blankets, duvets, towels, anything, alongside the cot and hopefully if he falls out, he won't wake up! Though I have to say that mine never fell out when they were first in beds, but saved it for when they were much bigger and the noise of their bodies falling on the floor was so loud, dh and I would jump out of our skins!

Also, I hate to say it, but some of mine would wake up and still cry for attention to begin with as they weren't used to the idea that they could just get up and walk into our room. Are you sure he won't just jump into ds1's bed?

Helpful, aren't I?

DG you wont believe that as I was reading your post there was an almighty bump above me and DS2 had fallen out of bed. I put him back but now he is crying....

Disasterous night. Worse night since he was about 3 months old I think (except during illness etc).

Removing cot side was a very bad move. So I replaced it at 10pm.

He was awake from 9pm ish until 1am ish when I brought him in to bed with me. He did at least stop whingeing then, but just lay there awake until nearly 2am, at which point I put him back in his cot. Then he slept until waking at 5.30am to start the day.

So now he is even more tired than usual and I am a walking zombie. And he has to go to a creche this morning for 4 hours while I am working at a holiday club. I put him in his cot for a nap after breadfast, but I can hear him up there singing away... I wish them luck with him this morning. He is going to be awful!

Aw bad news Naswm. Sounds like he got overtired in the end. It is awful when they just won't sleep and you know they need it, but more to the point, you need it more!

Finges crossed that tonight you will both be so exhausted, you will get 12 hours in each.