My 20 month old has always been a crap sleeper but lately it’s getting ridiculous, he’s not going to sleep until around midnight and then he’s awake for the day at 5am ish and doesn’t nap at all. Honestly I don’t know how he’s surviving because I barely am!
He’s never had daytime naps I’ve tried everything even driving around in the car, pushing a pram, taking him to his bedroom and trying a nap in there. Nighttime gives me a sense of dread as I know it’ll take at least 4 hours to get him to sleep. I’ve tried literally everything I can think of even had a friend send me a sleep routine she’d paid for her toddler. It’s honestly exhausting me, I’ve tried putting him to bed earlier, later. Nothing matters.
he typically has tea around 5.30 I’ve tried later and earlier to no success, he has a bath before bed and a good hour wind down. Thing is he’s so happy until bedtime and it’s like he won’t shut off? He’s soo hyperactive he needs constant stimuli all day and when it’s time to sleep he has a meltdown.
i haven’t had longer than 5 hours sleep with him and that’s with him waking up atleast 2-3 times during that.
I’m probably going to book a doctors appt for advice but I doubt they could do anything?
has anyone else experienced such a bad sleeper, I’m literally beyond exhausted, my eldest was fussy going to bed but not like this I’m at my wits end tbh :(
I feel like I’ve tried everything, read every sleep training advice online but nothing works it’s like he can’t shut off until he’s cried for hours and fell asleep in exhaustion, he stayed awake until 5am the other night and woke up at 8am and stayed awake all day until bedtime and then didn’t go asleep until 1am. It’s driving me crazy!