Hi all, this is my first post ever, I am desperate for help
My almost 4 year old developed sleep issues and I am running out of ideas what to do.
It all started in September when he started pre school (Mon-Fri), he used to go with his older brother, but he has now moved to YR, so Edward stayed on his own and he has never been going full time before, so I know it is quite a lot for him. He is happy at pre school, but suddenly he developed some sort of separation anxiety and I need to be with him all the time. Going to bed at night became a battle since the beginning of September.
He has the same bedtime routine as always, fairy lights in the room, main light on as well plus night lamp.
He has tons of his favourite cuddly toys with him, he shares bedroom with his older brother, I've even moved his bed much closer to his brother so they can properly see each other, but nothing works. Oh, I forgot to mention that we also did magic spells to scare monsters away. Nothing works.
Taking him downstairs doesn't work, he falls asleep on the sofa and than I need to carry him upstairs,
Stickers- he's not bothered about them at all,
Taking him back to his room every 5 sec doesn't work, he screamed almost 2 hrs and did not back down, he ended up falling asleep on the floor by my bed.
He wakes up 5- 6 times a night and coming to my bed, I then take him back and I have to stay with him until he falls asleep, he is constantly opening his eyes to check if I'm there, sometimes it takes him few min to hi o back to sleep, sometimes an hour.
I feel like a zombie, sleep deprived
HELP please