DS is 18months old and has been having major sleep issues for weeks now. He was an early STTN baby and I know that's spoiled me. But he's waking 2-3 times a night now, and just wants to be cuddled. I truly wish I could, but I physically can't share my bed with him. If I'm facing him he make me nauseous from pressing on my belly if I turn my back to him I don't feel safe, plus he winds up pushing me to where I am hanging out of the bed. I'm in early stages of pregnancy so this awful sleep I'm getting is making me much less able to function during the day. It's also made him start sleeping until 10 or 11 am... which means I don't get him down for a nap until 2-3 if I'm lucky and he sleeps for 2-3 hours, which means he goes to sleep around 12 or 1AM! It's a vicious cycle and I can't seem to stop it.
He can't just completely forego a nap, he's not ready for that. I've tried skipping a nap to get him back in schedule and he crashes out at 9 or 10 but still wakes up several times and still sleeps till 11. He used to go to sleep at 10 is and sleep for 12 hours, maybe waking once, I'd hold him and he'd go back to sleep and back into his crib w/o difficulty. Now we put him back in his bed and he wakes up screaming immediately.
He has all his teeth, so it's not teething, reflux is under control so it isn't that. His ears are fine so it's not that. I'm out of ideas! We've tried instituting a bedtime snack to go w/ his milk but that's not helping either. Oh and we aren't able to move his crib into our room, 1 it won't fit and 2 I can't put him in there only to move him back out in a few months when the twins get here.
If you have any ideas I would truly appreciate them.
He can't just completely forego a nap, he's not ready for that. I've tried skipping a nap to get him back in schedule and he crashes out at 9 or 10 but still wakes up several times and still sleeps till 11. He used to go to sleep at 10 is and sleep for 12 hours, maybe waking once, I'd hold him and he'd go back to sleep and back into his crib w/o difficulty. Now we put him back in his bed and he wakes up screaming immediately.
He has all his teeth, so it's not teething, reflux is under control so it isn't that. His ears are fine so it's not that. I'm out of ideas! We've tried instituting a bedtime snack to go w/ his milk but that's not helping either. Oh and we aren't able to move his crib into our room, 1 it won't fit and 2 I can't put him in there only to move him back out in a few months when the twins get here.
If you have any ideas I would truly appreciate them.
