Advice needed from co-sleeping mothers with toddlers
My son is 1 and half years old I have co-slept since day one he used to fall asleep pretty easy but the last 2 months have been hell it's like world war 3 every night to try to even get him to lay down let alone go to sleep I'm not sure what is going on or if I'm doing something wrong or I need to change he's bedtime routine or if he needs to go in he's now cot now I'm at my wits end any advice would be amazing.
I let him watch TV while having he's milk then we turn the tv off and wind down he used to just fall asleep no problem but the last 2 months he is refusing to lay down even when he's very tried I'm having to tell him off multiple times for him to listen after maybe a hour or 2 he will go to sleep but then I feel like the worlds worst parent because I'm having to tell him off its awful. 🥲
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He may be overtired. I don’t know if it’s just my kids specifically but for some reason my kids around 1.5-3 would get a BURST of energy before bed. Like jumping off the walls running around. I’d limit tv and just let him play, drink milk and drift off. See if he can drop a nap as well
First thought that comes to mind is his sleep needs have decreased recently, so it’s just too early to go to bed. Try a later bedtime for a few weeks and see how you go (my son always needs way less sleep in summer). Also try tiring him out with exercise
Also I’d try to wean off the TV. By now he’s a bit older and takes in more content, that can be quite exciting.
Could be a few other things too, hard to tell exactly. But certainly if you are dreading bedtime, that will wind him up too. Accepting that this is a bit of a crazy phase for sleep can help. I am sure it won’t last much longer! (Easier said than done I know!)
I don’t think it’s to do with cosleeping. So no change needed there I would say
I would guess the tv may be the issue. I would suggest reading a book or playing an audio book instead.
I’ve co-slept with my daughter since day 1, she’s 3 now, and usually we do no screens in the evening leading up to bedtime.
What we do is I make her chamomile tea in a no spill cup, we lay down in bed, and I either read her a few books with very low light, or I play a story on my hatch, or I play an audiobook on Spotify.
Or his sleep needs might be changing. I can’t remember exactly when, but at one point my daughter struggled to fall asleep and we realized we needed to cut out a nap and/or shorten nap time.
My baby is always co-sleeping with me since day 1 and he is 13 months old. I noticed that the day he watched TV he was so exited but overtired so I stopped the TV and he went back to his normal routine
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