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3yo separation anxiety - help!

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Mamabear04 · 21/12/2022 01:06

DD has just turned 3yo and all of a sudden is experiencing separation anxiety during the night. She has been crying and calling me through every half an hour tonight and I am bloody exhausted. I don't know what to do I'm at my wits end. I refuse to take her into my bed and can't stay in her room because I'm EBF my 5mo. DH also gets up with her but it's beyond a joke. She says she needs a pee x3738484 times a night but won't go by herself. I've ended up leaving a potty in her room tonight becauseI can't take another wake up. I'm pretty sure she is just using it as an excuse to see us. She conplains about being scared of the dark even though she has three night lights, won't tell me if there's something else wrong like nightmares, I've even tried giving her some calpol tonight incase she has a pain and can't articulate it. What am I supposed to do? She was an absolutely brilliant sleeper until a couple of months ago. I'm finding it hard not to get angry at her because I'm so tired. I'm really feeling helpless and completely not in control.

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BananaCocktails · 28/02/2023 11:22

I had this , took her to the children’s centre and they referred me to Camhs which helps with this exact thing

ask your health visitor , gp or children’s centre for a referral

they really helped with my daughter and even made me realise the reasons why she was like this

you will get lots of advice here but that advice applies to other people’s children, see camhs and they will help

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