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First off let me say that I'm new to the forum, Hello to all. I have three wonderful children 4yo ds, 2yo ds, and 6 wk dd. I came across this forum when I was looking for advice on my 2yo. Both boys were co-sleepers until my dd was born, then my husband transitioned them to their bed. The transition went very smooth both boys were happy to be big bothers and get to sleep in their room. Now for the last week or so. my 2yo will not go to bed without crying hysterically until he falls asleep. It was so bad tonight, he was making himself sick with all the screaming. There hasn't been any major changes in the house. We start our bedtime routine at 6:00 is when we do bath and teeth then they are suppose to settle down, no more horse playing etc. Then at 7 I make them lay down and we do a story, I turn off the tv and then I sit in outside their room. My oldest goes to bed easy, but with my two year old that is when the show starts. He screams and comes out of his room, I put him back with little to no talking and his screaming gets worse. He does this for hours, last night he screamed for 3 hours. If you try to ask him what is wrong he gives you a blank stare and wont say anything. I'm at my wits end, my husband isn't around at bedtime so it is just me to get the 3 little ones to sleep. By the time he goes to bed I'm so upset that I cant sleep, when I do fall asleep I only get a couple hours between the baby and my oldest getting up before I have to start the day. I would love any advice on how to get back to a less stressful bedtime. This behavior is totally out of the norm for him. He doesn't get a nap unless he manages to get one in while we are in the car.