My 23 month old DS’ sleep has gone from bad to worse. We’ve gone from early wake ups (4:30 -5) to waking up randomly at 3am and not going to sleep again until 6:30am to now waking up at 11pm screaming hysterically and not going back to sleep.
He’s recently moved from his cot to a bed as he was jumping out (even with a sleeping bag on). He used to fall asleep by himself but since being in the bed he needs one of us next to him to fall asleep.
He’s currently kicking off because I’m not in with him and I just can’t cope. I’m pregnant and when I’m with him he just flops all over me and kicks me in the stomach slaps me in the face (not intentionally, just part of his movement). He also demands things he actually doesn’t really want (like milk, going downstairs, toys etc).
I just can’t cope and I don’t know what to do. His room is pitch black and warm. He takes off his sleeping bag so just has a duvet. His naps are around 1.5hrs now from about 1:30pm (he won’t sleep before this). At the childminders he barely naps (today it was 30mins)
He’s averaging 9-10hrs sleep a day and honestly I can’t cope anymore. He’s so irritable and miserable.
The only thing I can’t think of is to seek help from a sleep consultant. Would this work or is it too late. It’s frustrating as he’s not in his cot anymore so we can’t just leave him to cry it out.
Sorry this is such a jumble. I’m at my wits end and it’s got to the point where whilst I love him, I don’t like how his poor sleep is making me feel so angry and resentful. I didn’t think it was possible for his sleep to get so bad. I really wish I had sleep trained at 6 months.