Hi, I have a 25month old and we have been sleeping together since birth. Some months ago he started hitting at bedtime. Not every time, it's mostly when he's overtired, but for some reason he generally doesn't sleep too well, (which has been a problem for a long time and I've tried all kinds of things to no avail) so actually he's frequently overtired. When he was younger and he started hitting I would just move away from him and he would stop very quickly in order to get his hugs back. But now he stops hitting, asks for a hug but then starts hitting me again as soon as I move closer. Now he's big and it hurts. This week there have been about three occasions when he's been hitting me on and off for about ten minutes. I'm sick of it. Can anyone advise me as to how to get him to stop? I don't want to stop cosleeping. I tried sleep training him a few times to sleep get him to sleep in a cot but it was really difficult and every time after a few weeks or months he would get sick or some other issue and be back in the bed (btw I sleep trained my first son using Babywhisperer techniques at four months with no problem). In any case he can climb out of the old cot and I can't afford a new one. Any ideas would be most welcome.
Thanks Lia