Shambolic sleep situation
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 3:04 am
I an about to loose it with riles. she is getting worse and worse about going to sleep. The main problems are on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they go to nursery. Everyone here keeps their kids napping until they are about 4, so all the mothers day out places, which are not a nursery because nurseries are full time, these are just church run programs, encourage naps.
They won't sleep at home and haven't done for at least 9 months. But fit some reason they sleep there.so bed times are a complete battle with her.
On a normal day they go to bed between 645 and 7 ish, and get up about 645. Riley will get up asking for something 3 or 4 times them go to sleep, lockie is normally snorting before i've left the room. She then wakes up around 6 and I keep putting her back into bed until 645.
Tonight she's been up and down until 945. Tomorrow she well be so tired its not funny.
I've tried everything. If I threaten takinga privilidge away she gets so worked up and keeps getting up begging for it back. The naughty shelf does work but again she gets so worked up she occasionally vomits. I let get have some toots that she can play with, so I do the whole you don't have to sleep but you have to stay in bed, but she ends up demanding others. I've dint controlled crying too which does work but i'm wondering if I'll be doing it for years!
She just gets so worked up by anything. We tried staying in for a bit and having quiet chats, made no difference.
So what options have I got there's a baby gate on their door so they can't get out. She doesn't disturb lockie so that's ok. Taking to her just doesn't work because she had the attention spam of s hyper active flea.
The only thing I can think of right now is taking all bed toys away apart from their favorite soft toy and doing controlled crying again. I knowa lot of you aren't i'm favor but when its just me on my own there's not a lot more I can do, and when the nee baby arrives I won't be able to keep this up.
They won't sleep at home and haven't done for at least 9 months. But fit some reason they sleep there.so bed times are a complete battle with her.
On a normal day they go to bed between 645 and 7 ish, and get up about 645. Riley will get up asking for something 3 or 4 times them go to sleep, lockie is normally snorting before i've left the room. She then wakes up around 6 and I keep putting her back into bed until 645.
Tonight she's been up and down until 945. Tomorrow she well be so tired its not funny.
I've tried everything. If I threaten takinga privilidge away she gets so worked up and keeps getting up begging for it back. The naughty shelf does work but again she gets so worked up she occasionally vomits. I let get have some toots that she can play with, so I do the whole you don't have to sleep but you have to stay in bed, but she ends up demanding others. I've dint controlled crying too which does work but i'm wondering if I'll be doing it for years!
She just gets so worked up by anything. We tried staying in for a bit and having quiet chats, made no difference.
So what options have I got there's a baby gate on their door so they can't get out. She doesn't disturb lockie so that's ok. Taking to her just doesn't work because she had the attention spam of s hyper active flea.
The only thing I can think of right now is taking all bed toys away apart from their favorite soft toy and doing controlled crying again. I knowa lot of you aren't i'm favor but when its just me on my own there's not a lot more I can do, and when the nee baby arrives I won't be able to keep this up.