2.5 year old won't sleep alone

[nikkifl]

So my lo is in a single bed, has been for 6 months and never had an issue he's always been a great sleeper. However for 5 weeks now (it all started when he had a bad cold so his sleep was really unsettled) he keeps waking up during the night and coming in to get me or my husband as he doesn't want to sleep himself, so one of us have to go and sleep in his bed with him.

We've always stayed in his room while he falls asleep (rocked him to sleep when he was younger and now he's in a single bed we've always just sat on the edge of his bed till he sleeps). This is obviously adding to the issue as he's used to us being there while he falls asleep.

Has anyone else had this? Our main issue is I'm pregnant and due in a month, and I'm so worried this will still be going on as one of us are going to need to sleep in his bed all the time if he keeps waking up, and the other will be left all night with the night feeds!

I don't know how to get him out of this habit, we've tried leaving him in the night once he's fallen back asleep again but he still wakes up after a few hours and comes into our room again!

could have written this myself OP! I went through the same whilst pregnant and my eldest was coming up for 3. it's horrible but we did a few nights of just putting him back constantly, he would stop crying eventually, but we just stuck to it and kept reassuring him and putting him back bed. He eventually settled and starting sleeping in his own bed all night again. Although he's recently started school and the not wanting to sleep alone has started again! I wonder if it's to do with big life changes, new baby back then and new school now. We're more relaxed now though and set him up a camp bed on our bedroom floor for him when he wakes, which is working fine and we all get a good night's sleep! Don't stress too much, he wont be 18 and still wanting to sleep with you :)