LoveIsGentle
01-06-2009, 08:15 AM
I've been telling myself he'll grow out of it for years, but he hasn't. :ph He's slept through the night three times in the last five years. That's all. He won't sleep in his own bed and he won't sleep in bed with us.
When he sleeps in his own bed, he starts coming in by 11:00, getting up at least every hour the entire night, and is up by 5:00. He uses every excuse in the book. The shadows are scary (we've stayed out there with him plenty, showed him exactly what the shadows are, gave him a nightlight), he needs his 3000th drink of the night, it's too noisy, it's too quiet, he hates being alone, it's too hot, it's too cold, etc etc etc.
When he's in bed with us, he kicks and flops around all night, and by 3:00 a.m., he's loudly whispering, "Mom, MOM, MOOOOOM, MOOOOOOOM" non-stop until I get up. We've let him sleep on the floor of our bedroom, but he still wakes up and tries to come into our bed.
We stay firm and don't allow him into bed with us, he screams bloody murder for hours. We let him into our bed and he won't go to sleep. We have bedtime routines, he gets plenty of exercise during the day, and eats well. I thought by now I'd be sleeping more than an hour or two a night. :( I don't know what else to do.
When he sleeps in his own bed, he starts coming in by 11:00, getting up at least every hour the entire night, and is up by 5:00. He uses every excuse in the book. The shadows are scary (we've stayed out there with him plenty, showed him exactly what the shadows are, gave him a nightlight), he needs his 3000th drink of the night, it's too noisy, it's too quiet, he hates being alone, it's too hot, it's too cold, etc etc etc.
When he's in bed with us, he kicks and flops around all night, and by 3:00 a.m., he's loudly whispering, "Mom, MOM, MOOOOOM, MOOOOOOOM" non-stop until I get up. We've let him sleep on the floor of our bedroom, but he still wakes up and tries to come into our bed.
We stay firm and don't allow him into bed with us, he screams bloody murder for hours. We let him into our bed and he won't go to sleep. We have bedtime routines, he gets plenty of exercise during the day, and eats well. I thought by now I'd be sleeping more than an hour or two a night. :( I don't know what else to do.