I am soooooo sleep deprived lately. Please forgive my spelling and grammar. I will try to explain my issues, the best that I can. I am open to all advice offered. Thanks In Advance.
OK I have a (Fairly clingy) AP'd 16 mo. old dd who is still mostly BF. She eats minimal solids (pasta, fruit, breads, crackers) by her choice not ours. We offer her other things constantly. They end up smashed or on the floor.
She is co-sleeping with dh & I and has from the begining. (started out in a bassinett till she outgrew it-then came into our bed) She is waking up often (seems more so lately I am assuming due to teething issues??) and nurses pretty constantly throughout the night.
I have a 2 2/3 old dd as well (wich was not AP'd and did not co-sleep) She has been in her crib from about 5 months old (was in a bassinett by our bed first. then we did CIO (DAMN EZZO!!) and she was a "PERFECT" Baby. Never cried much, and slept through the night & was scheduled (though I cheated every now & then) Kayleigh is now a VERY HIGH NEEDS SPIRITED(?!) TODDLER. I am haveing serious behavioral issues w/ her.
Kayleigh is now coming into our room at night despite the fact that she LOVES her "big girl" twin bed in her own room and happily goes down each night. I would not mind so much if it was just that she wanted to come climb in to cuddle with us, but she is waking up the already light sleeper (Riley-16 mos) who was just dosing back to sleep. and then she is whining, crying, and DH is so annoyed at this point he adds to the problem by saying things in his anger/frustration like "SHUT-UP, Dammit!! GO BACK to SLEEP"
I need to know if there is a way anyone can recomend nightweaning or something in a LOVING way. My WAOB book hasnt been much help here.
I wish they were a lil older and that Riley depended on me a tad less for nourishment-Id put them together in Kayleigh's room. But I know it I tried that now, Riley would just wake up & cry, wake up Kayleigh & they would both come into me anyway
ANYONE have REAL LIFE experience with my situation. And can offer advice for me & DH to survive??? I am SOOOOOO "Touched Out" and depressed by all this.