Ds started reception and sleep gone to pot help!

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Ds started school September. Has always been an early riser (any time from 4:30). And would regularly wake once during the night but was going back to sleep.

Scince starting school he is waking up more in the night wants me to lay next to him and still waking early. Today I laid on his bed at 3am then at 3:45 he wanted to come in to our bed, then a drink, then a wee at which point I told him our room to sleep or play in his room. He played then came in to our room about 4:45 another drink and the. Breakfast.

The past week fireworks have been unsettling him. He’s been asked why he’s not sleep, reason vary because it’s dark, he wants cuddles can’t sleep on his own! I’ve asked about school but all seems fine. Often he will tell me random things in the middle of the night so don’t know if he’s got too much going on in his head.

Recently ds & dh went away and stayed in the same room so do think ds likes the company. Since starting school he wants more teddy’s in bed with him.

Please help I’m falling asleep at work and relationship with dh is suffering badly.

Also to add this morning he said he was hungry and that’s why he was awake. Problem is he so tired after school that’s it’s hard to get him to eat a full meal ( eating enough) there doesn’t time between diner & bed to fit in a snack. Is just a viscous circle. Please can anyone help?

I can only advise that the first time he wakes at say 3.00am, don't chat or anything, take him silently to the loo and then into your bed.

My DD did this and eventually she would just come to our bed at about 3 and not wake us up.

She stopped the whole thing at about 7 when she realised it was a bit babyish.

Thanks at the moment the first time he wakes he wants me in his bed so I lust lay down don’t talk. This morning was particularly bad and I think the wee was an excuse. I always ask if he wants to go but he says no and it’s a whole other argument if try and make him😔.

I’ve found if I stay in his bed in the early hours then he has slept till 6 when the alarm goes off.

We’ve taken years to get him to stop coming in our bed as it was just getting earlier and earlier and me & dh end up balanced on the edges as he seems to rise up so much room so we still don’t get a good sleep.
I just can’t keep with the lack of sleep!