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Nearly 3 year old wakes up carrying on!

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Bluebell121 · 22/02/2020 15:41

My 2 nearly 3 year old goes to bed at 7pm she watches her dvd till 8 sometimes half 7 as she falls asleep! She doesn't have a nap due to her giving her dummy up herself before she turned 2 she wouldn't leave a nap without it after that , but on the odd occasion if she does fall asleep she can literally be asleep 10 mins and that's it she will be up until 12am! I don't let her nap for this reason as I have 1 other child who is 1 and has same routine but he does have a nap she literally gets up loads of times in the might crying and when I go in she throws herself about I give her a drink and take her to the toilet when it's back in time for bed she makes every excuse not to go back " I'm scared , I'm hungry , I want my tv on" I do not turn her tv on she has a night light projector on her ceiling and she has a special teddy that " keeps the monsters away theoretically " but even when she wakes up loads through the night you would think she would stay in bed and have a little longer sleep? NOPE she's up between 6-7 I no 7 isn't that early but sometimes it can be half 5 or if she wakes up crying she won't go back to sleep at all! It can be 3am! She has always been a fab sleeper as a baby and always had routine but it's only recently it's been wierd everyday this week it's be 5.48 bag on the dot every day I've been so freaked out from it she was at my bed bang on that time!

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peanutbuttermarmite · 22/02/2020 16:55

wow that's amazing on your DS!! Funny how sometimes their sleep can be worse when their brain activity gets more complex

Bluebell121 · 22/02/2020 17:01

Yeah becuase my daughter used to be the same she never went to sleep after she watched tv it's only been recent since she turned 2 as she's very smart can have full conversations with her and she said can I be like my big brother ( partners son) and watch tv in bed , I gave it a try one night on a weekend and she went straight to sleep

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Canadianpancake · 22/02/2020 17:04

Any professional advice regarding sleep will advise you to not have a TV in the bedroom, and that coupled with overtiredness will be why they are waking during the night.

Isawthathaggis · 22/02/2020 17:05

It’s lovey that she went straight to sleep, and I’m sure that you are very busy and need a rest, but it’s not good for her to go to sleep in front of a screen.
As PP have explained, falling asleep in front of a screen will lead to broken sleep, light sleep and difficulty in getting back to sleep. All the problems she has.

MissingSilence · 22/02/2020 17:06

Earlier bedtime if you’ve dropped the nap, and any light that isn’t red will interfere with her melatonin production so can affect sleep.

Thesearmsofmine · 22/02/2020 17:08

Then you say no, you are only 2, when you are a big girl you can watch tv in bed too. Quite simple. She might not like it but you are the adult in the situation she is 2.

Tbh an 8 year old shouldn’t be watching tv in bed either but it seems like you don’t want to change anyway so isn’t worth getting into with you.

Bluebell121 · 22/02/2020 17:14

@Thesearmsofmine he's 8 years old he will literally be 9 this month and will be in high school in 2 years you can't stop them watching literally half hours tv then going to bed? Like it's half hour he's 8?!

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Thesearmsofmine · 22/02/2020 17:18

Well you can, my eldest is 9 and doesn’t watch tv in bed because he doesn’t have one in his room 🙄 in fact nobody in our house has a tv in their bedroom. It isn’t hard.

Anyway you haven’t asked about your older child you asked about your 2 year old and you are upset about peoples replies because you know it isn’t great but you don’t want to change it because it is easier than saying no.

user1480880826 · 22/02/2020 17:19

She sounds over tired if she’s waking up after 10 mins. I suspect she needs to nap or to have an earlier bedtime.

As everyone else has tried to tell you (but you clearly don’t want to hear it) you need to stop allowing screens at bedtime. The blue light emitted by screens is terrible for sleep. They are also far too stimulating. Read anything about how to improve sleep and almost the first piece of advice is no screens within an hour of bedtime. Can you read stories instead? It’s really important to read regularly to young children.

user1480880826 · 22/02/2020 17:20

Also, why can’t you stop an 8 year old from watching tv before bed? You’re the parent aren’t you? The fact that he will be going to high school in 2 years time is entirely irrelevant.

littleduckeggblue · 22/02/2020 17:29

he's 8 years old he will literally be 9 this month and will be in high school in 2 years you can't stop them watching literally half hours tv then going to bed?

Honestly you really can. It's called parenting

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 22/02/2020 18:00

You'll generally get solid honest advice on mumsnet tbh. If you want more of a 'you no ur baba best babes' vibe, then you might want to head to netmums or a fb parenting group.

Bluebell121 · 23/02/2020 17:15

update*
Tried the no tv lastnight stuck through the absolute meltdown and waking everyone up , she finally went to sleep and still woke up 6 times lastnight , still sticking with it though, she hasn't had no tablet at all today I put the bouncy castle up in the living room to keep them actively entertained aswell.

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Northernsoullover · 23/02/2020 17:20

What time does your heating go on? Could that be the reason for the early wake up?

DrinkSangriaInThePark · 23/02/2020 17:21

Every sleep expert in the world will tell you to remove the tv from her bedroom! What's wrong with a bedtime story? Encourage reading!

Bluebell121 · 23/02/2020 18:10

@DrinkSangriaInThePark , if you read the post properly and comments and stop been so negative you should know I already said we do story time she has a fully bookshelf of books and she always has 3 story's a night

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Bluebell121 · 23/02/2020 18:11

@Northernsoullover hiya , we have heating times for a hour before she wakes up unfortunately her bedrooms really small so her beds right next to a raidiator I love her bed away from it on a night and have bed guards on so she doesn't fall off and burn herself but her bedrooms lovely and toasty through night and morning Hun x

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Bluebell121 · 23/02/2020 18:29

Her bedrooms very cosy right now , she's took a trip to the toilet before bed , someone told me to try take her to bed half hour early on here so trying that one now let's see how it goes 💪🏻

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peanutbuttermarmite · 23/02/2020 18:35

Good luck for tonight - mine always kick off like that when screens are taken away, it’s whether you see a better effect after a week or so on a new routine. The sleep person who helped me with routine checked back after two weeks, it takes time to change habits. Looks like a lovely bedroom.

Bluebell121 · 23/02/2020 19:42

Thankyou! I'm leaving the tv in there as she plays on her bedroom while CBeebies is on & it's a 43 inch tv on her wall I don't no how to take it down , but she noes now that it's book and bed instead of book dvd and bed we read 5 books tonight I said it's nursery tommorow we have to be energised to run around she instantly went to sleep!! Can't believe it!

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Bluebell121 · 24/02/2020 11:00

Second night with no tv! , she woke up once crying and shaking but I think she was abit disoriented as she does do that a lot , but this is going better so far

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Whattodo1610 · 24/02/2020 11:04

Wow OP! You’re so rude! I’m now not going to bother giving advice ... I’m surprised anyone wants to help after your early rude rant.

peanutbuttermarmite · 24/02/2020 11:14

That’s good news - fingers crossed for tonight!

Bluebell121 · 24/02/2020 11:34

@Whattodo1610 I'm sorry I don't understand? My early rant was because people made me feel like such a bad parent It wasn't anything towards you some people said " be a parent " and was been very sarcastic and rude to me that wasn't at all aimed at you sorry if you thought so

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JKScot4 · 24/02/2020 11:54

you can't stop them watching literally half hours tv then going to bed?
Yes you can, why does a 3 yr old have a 43” tv in her room? My DD14 doesn’t have any tv, never understand the obsession with tv’s in every room🙄

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