Night time waking 3.5 year old

[cantbeatfreshsheets]

Hey just wondering if anyone else got similar situation and what can we do?!?!?!

DS used to be an amazing sleeper. I'd say in last 6 months has been waking 2-3 tines a night. Scared of dark. Can we stay in the room. I usually stay in the room until he is asleep. (His request)

Tried with/without night lights. If he wakes in might have to sometimes stay in until he's asleep again. All pretty draining as pregnant with number 2 and due soon so was hoping might be able to change this before number 2 arrives.

He's in a cotbed at the moment and I think the problems started when we took
The sides off. We would stay in room
With him until he settled. Now bed times are just hard work and the night
Times wakes I thought would be saved for when the newborn arrives are so frequent.

Will It just sort its self out when second arrives it do I need to be doing anything now?

Thanks :)

I am going through this right now, spent two hours waiting for my jsut four year old to go to sleep tonight and now she's having a tantrum because I've told her I'm going. I don't have evenings anymore as I have to sit with her til she's asleep. Any tips welcome!

Feel for you! I just want to know how to nip in the bud or break our current routine. Does yours wake during night and require same?

I had the same issues with my just turned 4 year old. Cries because he can't see me, claims he's scared of monsters, wants to sleep in my bed.

I am also pregnant and it's draining however I have worked out he just needs reassuring. I've started putting special time aside just before bed time doing something for us, an extra story or a quiet activity.ive also gone over the top with telling him I love him and he's my special boy (next DC is a girl).

I found for me he just needed extra cuddles to take away the thoughts of his baby sister taking away all my attention. I realised that as bump has got bigger lots of people ask and fuss over her. I've had loads of issues so we talk lots about her so far was feeling a bit swept under the rug. Sometimes they show worry in different ways.

She comes in our bed when she wakes up in the night... I'm pregnant too, wonder if that's the issue?

I've also had this
Also pregnant

Have a look into children's anxieties when mom is pregnant. It's a thing. They can pick up on it and worry x

DS1 was like this when I was pregnant with DS2 and until DS2 was about 3 months old. With him it was definitely anxieties coming out at night. Even now at 5- any anxieties at school and we get a couple of disturbed nights.

The best advice i can give is to make sure your DH/DP does his fair share of the night waking- both to let you get some rest and to ensure the older one is used to daddy in the middle of the night before DC2 arrives,

Yes thanks for encouragement. Good to think things get back to normal after 3 months. Think I can live with that. In the meantime I'll try and enjoy our bed times before the other one arrives and give him a bit of extra tlc. Xx