Lulu2, hope this doesn`t seem silly to you,but does dd,drink any cows milk before going to bed,we had months of screaming and tantrums,in and out of bed,but our 2 year old complained of a sore tummy,to cut the story short he has been diagnosed lactose intolorance,since switching him over to soya milk,he goes to bed without any dramas,and all the sreaming has gone,a totally different child,not sure if this helps you but thought i would share our story with you,good luck hope everything settles down for you hun
Ah Lulu, it's OK, sleep expert Ryn will sort you out!
No protein for dinner, carbs only. This will result in better sleep (until your child realises what you're doing and eats protein only for dinner - but then we can blame you for the bad diet).
Find a place that does result in sleep. So that's a five-hour drive around the block every night to create good sleep-time associations. All your fault about global warming, price of fuel and the fact you're now skint.
Routine is important. Start the wind-down routine at 3pm (for a 7pm bedtime) and stick to it rigidly. So no, you can't go to the park at 3.05 because it's too exciting. DO NOT let your child see a duck/tractor because then it's your fault they won't sleep, you should monitor their vision.
Do not co-sleep. If it's not the breasts then it's the bladder and you'll have to leave to go to the loo ALL FRIGGING NIGHT. Instead buy a blow-up doll, put it in your clothes from the day and let that be kicked. I'm about to head down this path - better let DH know in advance JIC LMAO.
If all else fails, it's your fault. Works for me. Or rather, would work for me if DS let it and I stuck to it. LOL. But the low-protein evening meal, gentle routine for a good hour before bed (eg a baby jigsaw rather than tag after dinner) and laughter before bed is good (laughter releases melatonin, the night time sleep hormone). So if DS wants to play boo with his shadow after his bath and kills himself laughing, I'm up a bit longer with him but he sleeps a bit better. We have a routine of slow songs and stories and that does help a lot.
Lulu,
I feel for you, it took ages for my daughter to learn to sleep through the night with screaming for hours on end before passing out from being so exhausted.
I remember one night, after about 6-7 sleepless nights I passed out from exhaution while she kept screaming.
I tried behaviour programs but nothing worked, i followed everyones advise but none of that worked. I was told to put her on medication but I didn't like the idea of that. In the end I went to a health food store and got hold of some natural medication to try. Between useing relaxing oils and natural medications she is a lot better than she used to be.
So we have the big bed up, all decked out. She has been talking about it for days...and its made no difference at all. Ok OK its not going to happen overnight....but WHY NOT????
Sj, pluurleeease tell what it was that worked for you....I had some half-assed idea about using Brauers calm on her - is that what you used??
Lulu when you work out what to do please tell me!! I dread bed time cause I have to sit in DSs room for anything up to 90 minutes while he falls asleep then he wakes up crying aytime from midnight to at best 4am and comes in with us where he proceeds to kick the cr@p out of both of us. I never had this much trouble with the 2 girls and I am at my wits end as you sound liek you are too.
Im sure its not supposed to be this hard...but you know what makes it harder?
Her stupid fricken father just has her a fricken sandwich when she came into the kitchen a minute ago. What happened to the PLAN??? Just walk her back to bed, no talking, no matter how many times she gets up.
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