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4yr old won’t sleep alone

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Harrysmummy16 · 10/08/2020 22:59

So I have a nearly 4 year old little boy, sleeping fine no problems, he went to my parents for a couple of nights 2 months ago and came back not sleeping. We have tried everything but nothing seems to work he now wants me to lie with him in his bed which is fine, takes literally 20 mins he’s flat out I leave, he constantly wakes up and yes I know I’ve started it but I was so tired I put him in my bed and WOW! although he slept like an angel I can’t get him back in his bed. Recently he goes in his bed about half 7-8 then he wakes up about half 11 and won’t settle so then he’s in my bed and all’s good but I really want him in his bed my poor husband who works nights now comes in and gets in my LO bed, I have tried the tactic of leaving him to settle but he gets to the point where he is hyperventilating and then he will not sleep, he’s now learnt to open his gate on his room and quite happily comes into my room and I wake up thinking OMG he’s actually slept all night roll over and there he is with a grin on his face🙄 I’ve spoken to the drs and they had prescribed him movicol as he was constipated severely and she thought that was what was upsetting his routine but that problems now gone and he’s still doing it but drs now saying just persevere it’s probably because he’s not been in nursery because of COVID but to me he’s not mentioned nursery once he’s really totally forgotten about it so I can’t believe it’s that, but I am at my wits end figuring out what it could be. Does anyone else have any advice or tips pleeease 🙏

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Finfintytint · 10/08/2020 23:04

Keep returning him to his own bed. No conversation, no cajoling, no discussion. Repeat and repeat until he gets the message. Stern face, no emotion. No reward of your bed.

Harrysmummy16 · 10/08/2020 23:12

I have tried that, that was one of the first things I tried but he’s being tested for autism so he aggressively bangs his head off walls, floors you name it so while I’m trying to get him to sleep I’m kind of asking him to bang his head it’s a tough situation.

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