Just as our 1 year old has started sleeping.
A year of an average of 4-6 hours sleep a night I am losing grip on reality 🥲.
I'm finding it so hard to not flip out at my 4 year old when she wakes up.
We used to sit or lay with her, read to her, stroke her hair, if she woke in the night. Then one night she woke almost every hour, which went on for nearly a week. When we snapped she admitted she was doing it because she wanted us to stay with her.
Completely understandable for a four year old. Not something I can do as I need to sleep. She cant come in our bed either as we have tried, she just doesnt fall asleep for hours. Also cant do as we need sleep.
Now when she wakes we cant do the nice gentle things, as she will just keep waking and wanting them allll night. The only way is to just get in and get out as fast as possible.
Last night she got us up 5 times because she wanted her blanket put back on. I'd love tooo! But now I cant tonight as thats the next thing she is using.
Please help. I love her.
I am too tired to be nice to anyone. I want to be nice to her!! I want to solve it!! Everytime I am nice in the night she wakes up 5 times.
Baby is also teething.
I think a lor about getting hospitalised so I can rest 🥲
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Oh gosh I feel for you. We had this but just two wakes in comparison my 3 year old started waking as my son started sleeping and waking only once and my husband and I were taking it in turns so we’d both get . But she would only want me.
The only thing that’s helped is using a clock on of the colour ones we got the cat one and introduced a star jar so if she stays in bed till the light turns blue for morning she gets a star. We also give her magnesium gummy before bed keep the routine really strict like even the order or night dress, brush teeth choose books bed time wee wee, low lights little dinosaur lamp on 2 books and back scratches they lay while she falls asleep.

Double check she’s definitely got enough sleep pressure! If it’s connection she’s seeking (which is super normal at this age still) there are strategies you can do overnight that focus on connection :) x