HELP!!! I am losing my mind!

[JanineRivera]

I reeaallllly need help!! I can no longer cope with the lack of sleep!! My 26 month old daughter seems to be the ONLY child that continuously wakes up at night, naps for an hour sometimes more but takes an enormous amount of time getting to sleep both at nap and bedtime. I forgot to mention that often when she wakes at night she is up for an hour or two tossing and turning, asking for mama and nobody is getting any sleep.

I am beginning to feel terrible because I am losing my patience and telling her things like "close your eyes now!" or "I am leaving if you are going to play instead of sleep!" I just feel awful when I get angry with her but I just don't know how to cope any longer. I want to be able and sometimes can roll with it and realize it is just a phase but I am stuck right now in a pattern of anger!!

Help!! Anyone else experienced this or something similar? Anyone have kind words of encouragement??

I just need some kind words right now. Thanks.
Janine

[graciesmom08]

My 2 1/2 yr old dd was the same way, she always required someone to lay with her until she was asleep and sometimes would take up to 1 hr to get to sleep! It was frustrating. Do you have someone that you can switch nights with, one night you take her to sleep, the next night someone else takes her? That always helped me, my husband is only off 2 nights a wk, but he would do at least 1 night a week, and that break helped me! Or maybe, Is she not tired at the bedtime, I also found if she napped too late or had a quiet day, I probably should have kept her up a little longer.

[Jend1002]

I am sorry that I have no advice for you - if I did, I wouldn't be in the EXACT same situation as you! I am just posting to let you know that you are not alone! My DS is 25 months and wakes 3 to 4 times per night. Only Mommy will do - and if DH goes to him, he will just yell for MOM so I don't get any sleep anyway. He is up. Way up at most wake ups - talking, etc. He gets up for the day at 5:30 am. I have to work so hard not to lose my temper. It is just so hard - it feels like this sort of thing should be over by now.

So I am sending an understanding nod your way. I bet you feel like you have already tried everything, but maybe some helpful advice will come.

[JanineRivera]

Thank you Graciesmom08 and Jend1002 for responding and letting me know that I am not alone. There are just moments when I think that I won't be able to take it anymore and then I always seem to pull through, thank goodness.

My dd ended up getting sick with a cough and fever which has made sleeping even more of a struggle; I can handle sleep interruptions when it is because she is sick but I just am done with the constant waking for what seems like no reason.

Anyway thanks again and hopefully some other moms will chime in.