Tonight my son has screamed himself hoarse. Putting him down to sleep was horrendous he got so worked up. There’s normally screaming and it takes about half an hour for him to settle in his cot I leave him awake if he starts crying I go in. Tonight he screamed and screamed. He bangs his head and throws himself against the cot in his rage.
He woke up an hour later (again this is usual and happens nightly all night long) I brought him into bed with me (I’ve resorted to having a single mattress in his bedroom which we sleep on together (I’m trying to make it as easy as possible for myself after months of not much sleep) he won’t settle he started screaming again, bashing his head on the wall. I offer him water he throws his bottle, I offer squash (I’m desperate) he throws his bottle. He just keeps screaming. I give him calpol. Doesn’t help. Every hour he wakes screaming and hurting himself. He won’t go to sleep. He won’t sleep in my arms he won’t sleep next to me. It’s never been this bad. He’s just pushing me away when I try to comfort him.
I’m sat in the dark crying while he screams in his cot. Hopeless!