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Sleep problems

LLawrence

Our 3 year old struggles to stay asleep at night. He has a bottle of milk at bed time and falls asleep on me afterwards. We have had help from Cerebra however their suggestions haven't worked. This has been going on since January last year.

I was thinking of taking him to the doctors but I don't know what they can do. Iits also been suggested about taking him to see an osteopath to see if they can help him.

Don't really know what else to try. Every night is the same.

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  • Have you tried gradually moving yourself away? So start off sleeping next to him then move to the side so he can still touch you but he's not actually on you, then to the floor of his room etc. Build up his confidence that he is safe whilst asleep slowly?

    Another thing that can help sleep issues but I don't know whether it'd be recommended in a small child or whether it'd help in this situation as this sounds more like separation anxiety. But the advice I was given that helped me was to actually go to bed much later. To start with I would get enough sleep but I would likely sleep through to my alarm. Very gradually I then brought my bed time earlier and earlier so that eventually I would get enough sleep. This helped train my brain to stay asleep. I was an adult though so I don't know whether they advise this kind of thing for a 3 year old.

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    He is definitely clingy with me. I do everything for him as my husband is unable to due to having ME and recently being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. We've tried getting him to fall asleep in his bed with his milk but unless he actually falls asleep he will just get out and climb on our bed. Or if I try and keep him in his bed he'll just get upset.

  • in reply to LLawrence

    That's interesting. Even if you stay in his bed with him? I wonder whether it is an issue with his bed or his room or whether it's the fear that you won't be there by morning and therefore your bed feels safer. I am no expert but this doesn't sound like sleep is the main issue here. If it was just difficulty staying asleep then he would go down ok. 

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    He goes to sleep ok even if it is while lying on me. He does struggle to stay asleep. He'll start moaning in his sleep a couple of hours after he's settled and then unless I'm next to him he'll be unsettled most of the night. He was in a toddler bed however through the Family Fund we've just got him a single bed which is the same height as ours so he's on the same level. I've even tried putting my cardigans or other items of clothing on him so he can at least smell me near by.

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  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    He goes to sleep ok even if it is while lying on me. He does struggle to stay asleep. He'll start moaning in his sleep a couple of hours after he's settled and then unless I'm next to him he'll be unsettled most of the night. He was in a toddler bed however through the Family Fund we've just got him a single bed which is the same height as ours so he's on the same level. I've even tried putting my cardigans or other items of clothing on him so he can at least smell me near by.

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