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Sudden bedtime separation anxiety but twin to deal with too...

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Tiredinkingston · 19/11/2019 20:57

Help! 2 weeks ago 2 y.o. twin dd developed bad separation anxiety at bedtime. From 4 months to 2 years we had left her & DS in their room at bedtime with minimal fuss. They would increasingly have a "party" in their cots but eventually settle. I first tried leaving her to cry a bit but she got so wound up that she would climb out of the cot. I got worried she would hurt herself so we took the sides off both cots. After a week trying to leave her & her frequently crying so much she vomited I now have to stay with her until she falls asleep. The problem is I can't properly try gradual withdrawal etc as I now have to put her in a travel cot in another room & sit next to her, as DS is running riot in their room. I want to be able to put them down in the same room as before, but can't & feel trapped sitting in a room in the dark for an hour + each night after an already long day with them. I'm thinking about putting the sides back on the cots but I think they'll both climb out in answer to that. We stopped using Grobags a few months ago as they started to scream when we put them on so they're now used to not being restrained but even thinking about forcing them on again as I'm getting desperate. I also feel like I'm just abandoning DS every night as he won't stop running around in their room when I want to tuck him in.

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troutknickers · 19/11/2019 21:14

Oh I feel for you I really do. 2yo dd has been through this phase (shares room with year younger sibling), and we ended up getting her to sleep in our bed and then doing a transfer for a while. Not ideal I know, but saved the screaming etc. She's coming out the other side and going to bed better now, but the other dc is just starting to go through the phase Confused

No advice I'm afraid, just solidarity

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