Hi netmums! I've been reading this board with interest for a bit now. I am mum to 2 girls, dd1 age 7 has aspergers and dd2 is awaiting assessment for don't know what really, possibly sensory processing problems/dyspraxia type problems.
The biggie at the mo is bedtime with dd2. She just can't get off to sleep. She has always been a bad sleeper, waking every hour on the hour till she was nearly 2 yrs then she got a bit better and slept for more hours together but she still needs to have skin to skin contact for her to go to sleep. She likes a hand over her face and to hold hands with me. If I try and leave she will go into meltdown mode. Dd2 is 5 nearly 6 btw. It can take an hour for her to fall asleep currently and even then she is dead twitchy, jumpy and wakes easily.
I am wondering whether to keep her up really late or until she is really sleepy but trouble is when she has had late nights in the past it just means less sleep all round. She is in a tight routine already cos of her sister needing routine too. Any suggestions for a) weaning her off me and b) helping her nod off quicker would be appreciated. Or just to tell me I'm not alone cos I feel like I am going mad!