I'm so sleep deprived, I cannot remember the last time I slept properly or had my sleep interrupted.
Dd5 has never been a great sleeper. She went through a period of doing 7 to 7 from about 3 years old but prior to that she refused naps and didn't sleep at all at night.. I often wonder how we got through those first few years.
She started reception in September, however even before that she started bursting in my room around 12am/1am wanting a cuddle in my bed. I've always brought her back into her bed.
The past 2 weeks she's burst in then refused to back to her room.. last night it was the worst ever.. my neighbours must hate me. She eventually went back to sleep at 2am in her room but by that point I was wide awake and couldn't go back to sleep. Its been like this for 2 weeks solid now and I'm just at the end of my tether.
I work full time in an office. I'm a single parent and have brought her up along. Her father only has supervised contact because of DV findings in court.. this may or may not change as we approach final hearing.
I took my daughter to see a play therapist a year ago and they said she's experienced trauma from the womb as the dv escalated in pregnancy.
I'm just at a loss. I can't continue with such little sleep. I can barely function.
Today has been a wash out because I've been so exhausted. I feel terrible just to stick her in front of the TV but physically don't have the energy to do anything else.
How can I help her?