Hi all hoping to get a bit of advice!
My 3 year old son (4 year old in march) has always been a pretty good sleeper, used to sleep all the way through the night for a while. We've had the odd blip since he has moved from toddler bed to single bed, but for the past 3 or 4 months he seems to be waking multiple times at night and will come into our room, straight around to my side of the bed. We then take him back to his bed, settle him down with teddies and muslin cloths he has for comfort but he wants us to sit outside his door and if he hears us go back to bed he will jump out of bed and run back into our room. I thought it may be that he needed a night light, but he doesn't like it and has even switched it off himself! The problem is its killing me to lie on the landing outside his room, my back cant take anymore, and we aren't getting the sleep we need.
Our routine goes like this:
We have always had a 7pm bedtime, so we try and wind down and get pjs on and teeth brushed for 7/7.15, then its always 2 books (he usually falls asleep on the 1st book if he's very tired. He's then usually asleep until 2/3 and wakes. We always get him to do a wee before bed and he will tell us if he needs the toilet so i don't think its that. Its worth noting too that he still has a dummy (i know no judgement!) im planning on giving this to santa for xmas, we've talked about the babies needing the dummies more that him. He only has strictly at bed time, but he is quite attached so not sure how he will be. If he wakes early, like between 5/6, we have a pull out futon bed that we use to lie in his room with him and he usually goes back to sleep until 7ish.
Ive ordered him a gro-clock to see if that helps him understand its bed time. I've wondered about moving his stairgate to his bedroom door instead?
He's a clever boy so i think he would tell me if there was something specific he didnt like. I do think he's quite a mommys boy and likes having me near.
Does any one have any tips or has been through the same thing?
Thank you! 😊