Hi guys,
So I have a 22 month old DS, he's our first and only so far. When we brought him home we messed up and we were so worried about waking him up we stayed quiet. Given the opportunity I think he would be a terrible sleeper. But we persevered with routines and techniques to instill sleep and nap routines. So he has one nap a day that fluctuates between 2 hours for a few days and then 40 minutes for a few days. We have no idea why. Bed time he goes to bed and is asleep by 6:30 and sleeps round until 7. Now this falters frequently - we never know now from one night to the next if he is going to wake and we have to go up. This has been going on for months now.
He has been in a bed from 16 months (it worked for us, he was definitely ready) and the only way I can describe it is he is a sensitive sleeper. Any change in temp he wakes up, and noise he wakes up. But I wouldn't say he's a light sleeper because we can go in move him tuck him in and he won't make a peep. We use the bathroom next door and he wakes up crying? Our neighbour shuts a door, he wakes up. Thr dog next door barks, he wakes up (even though he knows the dog, and has always had that sound his entire life). He has also, during the day, become so sensitive to noise. Any noises! He communicates fab and can tell us lots. So will ask for water during the night, or tell us bad dream, or noise; or teething powder if his teeth hurt so this helps. But every noise at the moment scares him. The wind, the heating, rain, the kettle. Anything he can't see in that instance he gets upset and says scary noise. I guess I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with anything like this? We try not to dismiss his feelings when he says these noises scare him but equally try to show him the noise or explain to him and then he seems satisfied. But during the night it's a different story! Last night was the worst it has been and then that impacts naps too. Just at a bit of a loss for how to help him because I think the noise thing and being scared is developmental!