My 18 month old sleeps terribly and this isn’t a new situation so I can’t blame it on a sleep regression or similar. I really need to sort it as it is having a really negative affect on me and has for some time, to be honest.
He wakes every three and a half hours, so usually the first wake up is between 10 and 11. That one isn’t too bad - he has milk then goes back to sleep. The second one is usually between midnight and 2 and for that one it’s very difficult to get him back down and he often cries hysterically when you put him back in his cot. I’ve sometimes been so tired I just take him to bed with me but then I sleep poorly. And then he is up for the day just before 6.
I did try Ferber and it didn’t work … he got really upset and wound up and distressed at me being there but not holding him. Just kept standing up with his arms out sobbing which was horrible.
I am considering just doing CIO but not sure if anyones going to be able to stick to it.