Mine is not a hideous sleep deprived problem but I am in a bit of a rut with DS.
He has always been a co-sleeper but not all night. He goes to bed in his own room and falls asleep almost immediately (about 7.30) but wakes anytime between 11.30 and 1.30 and comes downstairs to get in with us (our bedroom is downstairs). He then wakes once or twice more asking for a drink.
Now I know I have made a rod for my own back by giving him drinks and this is now a problem as it is impossible to get him out of night time mappies - he has been dry during the day for about 10 months. The other problem I am finding is, no matter what time I go to bed, I don't sleep well until he has come down. I am unsettled because I know he will be there sooner or later and I am listening out for him. This is not good as I am crap at being tired and I find myself going to bed early to try and compensate - meaning I spend little time with DH in the evenings. (DD 10 goes up at about 8.30).
I don't so much mind the co-sleeping but I do need to wean him off of the drink in the night. Previous attempts lasted 4 nights of screaming for an hour so I'm no that motivated to try again. I feel I should break one habit at a time as stopping the drink, the waking and the co-sleeping all at once feels like too much.
Any ideas?