Cursed twice!
Argh I've been cursed twice now with child sleep issues. I thought nothing could be worse than what we went through with Aubrey but Connor's sleep habits have plummeted. Now that he's mobile he will not go to sleep. I put him down, he rolls over, sits up, stands up and looks at me like hes the cleverest kid in the world. I put him down and he does this over and over again. If I leave, he stands there until he realizes he cant get down, then cries because hes stuck, I come in, put him down and he does it again! Ive tried putting him down awake, asleep, half asleep, I've tried nursing him to sleep. I think hes asleep and then as soon as his head hits the mattress, he pops back up again. Getting down for a nap now takes sometimes over an hour. He used to be so good at it when he couldn't move. Poor Aubrey gets ignored while I'm trying to do it. Now I've started rocking him to sleep which I didnt want to do, nor did I want to nurse him to sleep but what else can I do? Then he only naps for 30 min in the morning and then 20 in the afternoon if Im lucky and still gets up 3x a night. He's confused because I don't let him cry at night because he'll wake up Aubrey (and she's the devil if she gets woken up) but then I'll try CIO at naptime so its a mess all around!
How did you all handle this phase? Help!
How did you all handle this phase? Help!