Do you still 'tend to' your kids in the night? (Not kids under 2 yrs)
DD is 4. I think she calls out maybe every other night that requires my assistance such as needing the toilet, wants her teddy, had a bad dream, or for no real reason other than being awake.
DS is 6. He wakes maybe twice a week, saying he has had a bad dream. He often wakes saying he wants to sleep with us, or not stay in his room.
I long for the days of uninterrupted nights. Although the above doesn't really bother me, it would be nice to guarantee a peaceful night.
My DD has never been a night waker. Very, very occasionally she might come into our room and say she's had a bad dream but she will go back to bed straight away and put the hall light on herself.
DD1 is 5, he will wake usually around 4 times a week, not usually more than once in any single night. Most of the time it is for bad dreams. This increases if it is really hot or cold and or if she is sick. I expect this to be the case for another 2 years or so.
DD2 has just turned 2, and still has the occasional feed overnight, but will wake 2-3 times a night, sometimes less, sometimes more. She goes to sleep in her own bed, but will wake and come in of her own accord and get into bed with me for the rest of the night after midnight.
The girls will be going into bunk beds in the same room in the next few weeks, so holding my breath to see the effect on their sleep that one has! LOL
DS1 is 3.5 and wakes once every couple of nights at the least. On a bad night we might have to tend to him half a dozen times, it's usually a bad dream or has woken up confused for some reason. He comes into our bed every morning but doesn't wake us, just climbs in and goes to sleep. We always go in when we hear him. Times we have thought 'oh if he wants us he'll get up' have resulted in him getting quite hysterical and it's even worse.
Do you still 'tend to' your kids in the night? (Not kids under 2 yrs)
DS1 is 4 and 1/2 not that common for him to wake but when he does he wants to be in our bed or 1 of us go sleep in his bed.
DS2 is 3 and wakes about 5 nights a week between 0100 and 0400 he comes down wants a BF and will generally fall asleep easy enough but he annoys DH as he is all over the place and kicking pushing etc.
No, my kids very rarely woke during the night. If they had a bad dream or if there was a thunder storm they'd come and climb into our bed and sleep there, they always toileted themselves but we always left the toilet light on for them.
DS will wake and occasionally need his water bottle refilled or want his blanket put back on him (foggy head doesn't realise he can do it himself in the middle of the night i dont think). Other than that he doesn't really call out, he will get up and toilet himself. If he needed me I would certainly help but the kid adores his sleep as much as mum and dad love his attitude about it
DD on the other hand I assume will be very different as I am already tearing my hair out nightly
DD1 is almost 7 and rarely wakes - if she does it usually means she is sick so I will definitely tend to her (especially after having to clean up vomit in a top bunk, I can get her out of there at the speed of sound these days).
DD2 is almost 4 and wakes maybe once a fortnight to go to the toilet/bad dream/wants a drink etc - I will tend to her just in case she is sick or to comfort from a dream - I think it's important as I want her to go back to sleep in her own bed and not come into my bed
DD1 is 4y9m and she has always been a good sleeper, apart from she has sleep apnoea, so I am up turning her into a better position to stop her obstructing however it rarely bothers her, it is second nature now and only takes a moment.
DD2 is 3 and she although she wasn't a good sleeper in the beginning she she was about 2 she has slept well overnight, at time she does have dream though, like last night were she cries in her sleep, it is difficult though because you can't calm here you just have to let it pass.
DD3 who is 17 months well thats a different story and then wait for the fun in 3 weeks when DS arrives
None of my children are night toilet trained, DD1 is incontinent day and night and will not be trained in the foreseeable future, DD2 is trained by day but not quite there yet at night so the night time fun will begin for me again soon with DD2 when she is out of night nappies.
Yeah, if he needs me to then I do. Usually if he wakes if it because he needs to go to the toilet or has had a bad dream. DS is almost 6. We do have a funny situation though as we are in a caravan while our house is getting built and so he really can't go to the toilet by himself at night or anything like that. He did used to like sleeping in our bed but we had to stop that because our bed in tiny (smaller than a normal double) and he is really wriggly and he cuddles up next to me fine but will stretch out and kick DH, which does not make for a happy family!
Yep because they are both great sleepers so I know something is up if they are up. Like last week we forgot DS 4yrs night nappy - cue crying in his sleep from being SOPPING wet, changing sheets, etc. I actually didn't hear him sobbing (poor love) but they share a room and DD yelled out - DS is cryinnnngggg and I can't sleep!
DD occasionally gets scared of the dark even with a night light in her room and sometimes wants to come into our bed, which we have worked hard to try and break because she just gets into a habit and DH and I can't sleep well with her there so we just resettle her and just turn on a light for her.
Do you still 'tend to' your kids in the night? (Not kids under 2 yrs)
DD1 is almost 3.5 years and we are rarely up to her now. If we are it's because she's had a bad dream, she wants a drink or she's sick. She's been really settled at night now since she turned 3 really.
Yep. DD is 5 3/4 and will wake maybe 1-2 times a week with dreams, wants a drink and can't find her drink bottle or if she is cold and wants the blanket on.
DS1 is 4 1/2 and wakes most nights, having had bad dreams, is cold or needs to wee.
DS2 is just 2 and wakes 2-3 times a night, for who knows what reason. The past few days he's been sick and is waking hourly. We were up for two hours on the lounge last night because he couldn't breathe very well and was really unsettled.
I can't wait until I have an uninterrupted night sleep, gosh even 4-5 hours in a row would be amazing! I don't doubt I will still be up through the night, checking on the kids though!
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