At my wits end!!!!!!!

[eva0897]

Hi Mamma's!

I need some advice ASAP b/c I am about to lose my mind! My DS is 15 mos old and I am completely worn out with getting him to sleep. We are AP parents, co-sleep and since the day he was born I have nursed and rocked/patted to sleep. He has always been very difficult to get to sleep at night. For some reason his day nap (moved to only 1 now) is much easier. For about 2 months now he takes an average of 1.5 hours to get to sleep for the night. I've literally tried everything I can think of. It doesn't matter if I put him to bed later/earlier etc....he still takes atleast 1 hour. My arms, legs and mind can't take it anymore. I am so done and I literally dread the nighttime now! I am getting much more easily frustrated with him when trying to get him down, and I feel so bad b/c I don't want him to sense my frustration, but I know he does. I had so much more patience when he was a baby, but now as I'm bouncing or rocking him I sometimes think.....how can I still be doing this to such a big 25 pound boy? I so wish I could just lay down with him and pat him and he would fall asleep. I'm so jealous of other friends and family members who don't have this problem.....but I would NEVER CIO. Can anyone out there relate....have any advice....words of wisdom? Please help I am so fed up! Thanks in advance!

[Louisep]

I hear ya mama, we've had our challenges here. All I can say is that when I get to a breaking point, I have to make a change. Looking back over the last 18 months, I've always been very surprised at how DS has adapted when I've made a change.

That said, have you tried to just lay down next to him, cuddling him, until he falls asleep? Before I tried it with my DS, I never would have believed it would work. You still need patience, need to persist with it before seeing any difference and it can still take awhile, but it beats the physicality of having to rock or bounce.

Also, do you have a partner you can get involved? We slowly got DS accustomed to DH putting him down and now we trade off every other night.

Hugs.

[eva0897]

Thank you so much for your advice and kind words! I will keep on trying to keep my patience, and my DH is going to start trading off with me now and then. Thank you so much again.

[EdnaMarie]

It's really hard. I'm sorry it's that long- my first was that way.

If you want to change, there is always No-Cry Sleep Solution. It's worth a try.