We've always had a good sleep routine where my 3 year old goes to bed about 7.30pm, story tucked up drink etc:then I go downstairs and breastfeed my 1 year old until she falls asleep then place her in bed. But the past couple of weeks my 3 year old has been a nightmare. Calling downstairs for hours asking for ridiculous things like his dinosaur being cold, needing a drink when he's had one, going to the toilet then not going, basically just to get our attention but it's stopping my 1 year old from going to sleep and sometimes they'll both be awake until 9.30/10pm because he's so pessistant.
I've tried ignoring him, and warning him, confiscating toys, explaining that he's had his bedtime now it's his sisters and she can't go if he's shouting. I know he feels left out but I can't feed her to sleep before he goes to bed then do his bedtime because the noise will keep her awake. He's going through a generally testing time at the moment pushing his boundaries which I don't mind it's just his age it's just the bedtimes which are really getting me down and some nights I'm close to tears.