My child is nearly 2 and has slept through maybe twice in all this time. I cant do this anymore.
Currently he wont sleep without his face on top of mine. He has been screaming for 4 hours because I have refused to do it. He doesnt give in!!!!! I've tried everything. I even put him in a bed and took down his cot - the first 2 nights he woke twice only but now its back to normal.
Family have him during the day as I work and they cant get him asleep without a fight - he fights naps despite being absolutely exhausted he will scream and fight it tooth and nail. They tell me he has 1-2 hours a day. He could be having none, i don't know they will just lie.
I put him down for bed at night without a fight. This is the easy part. He wakes an hour or 2 later screaming murder. He will stay in his bed and go back asleep if I sacrifice my face. He falls asleep, I leave and 20 minutes later, maximum, he is screaming again. This goes on and on and on until 6am when its time to get out bed and start a day mostly on sofa because the whole house is exhausted, yet again.
Some nights i put him in my bed - he will sleep whilst holding my face but wakes at least twice screaming murder, hitting me, scratching my face, gouging my eyes, pulling my hair etc.
I love my child, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me but at night, i hate him. I have suicidal thoughts - its been 2 years of this ....!!!!!!! Its never ending. I cant cope anymore. I work full time and im hanging on by a thread. Health visitors are a waste of time, been asking for help since he was a week old and in the rare occasion they do return my call, I am told the same thing 'some babies just dont sleep. Let him cry it out' let me tell you, he wont cry it out he will just cry and scream and hurt himself. Its unsafe and of no help.
Im at the end of the line. I dont think anyone can help, ive tried everything there is. I just dont know what to do anymore and see no end. I am so unhappy.