Sleep Issues (again)

[onthefly]

HotI, I just wanted to add that my boy was like this for a long time and then around 2 just grew out of it on his own. I hope your girl moves on soon too I'm sure it's extra hard when you have another little one as well

[HotI]

Thanks for your replies. i will come back later.

[forshelby]

Huge I'm currently enduring month 11 of crap sleep.. lol. You deserve a medal, IMO! But only if I can have one too...

Sleep issues can be one of the most agonizing problems. When you're tired, you're just not able to cope as well as normal. Of course you know all this................ all I can say is do what you are comfortable with. Do what your heart tells you is right.

I have two words for you, plus two in brackets. Tag teaming (where possible). I will begin bedtime, and if I get to the 30min/1hr mark with no success, and DS isn't winding down, we swap over. Tag! DP, you're it! Again, we repeat the switch over if he needs to leave the room to bang his head against a wall or something similar. Of course if your DH isn't home to help, then this is all a moot point. I'm not sure exactly how available he is.

When I am on my own and DS is driving me to the edge of insanity, I will leave him to grizzle/scream/flap around the cot for 5-10 minutes, while I regroup. Sometimes he just needs to get some of his angst out, and I'm not going to sit there being kicked, slapped and scratched while he does it. Once I return, I begin patting, soothing, feeding... whatever I feel is right at the time.

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