Hoping someone has some advice for me!
My little boy has always been an "ok" sleeper, have had the odd stint of sleeping through and he's been good at going down awake and sorting himself out, equally in the night he's usually been pretty straight forward to sort out.
However, the last few weeks this has all gone to pot. I think it started when his molars started coming through, he was in pain and we were on holiday in a shared villa so I was doing everything I could to stop him being too loud, and this would often mean him coming into our bed.
I think he's basically become used to this and is now freaking out if I'm not there. He will wake up very upset and even if he falls asleep on me as soon as I put him in the cot he springs awake and freaks out. I've been spending hours (up to four, he has staying power) sitting with him or leaning over his cot stroking him to reassure him until he eventually drifts off.
This isn't sustainable, I'm getting very little sleep and I have work to get to! He must also be very tired.
Does anyone have any techniques they'd recommend? A lot of the things I've read online are about helping them get to sleep in the first place at bedtime, but he doesn't seem to have that problem. I'm not a fan of controlled crying.
Any tips hugely appreciated! Thank you!!