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Anyone experience serial non-sleeping from kids? The little fella is nearly 2 and for the last 2/3 months has woken up in the middle of the night for periods of 2 to 3 hours. Itās starting to really get to us. Little fucker just wonāt stay asleep. His newfound escape skills also means heās finding it hard to go to sleep in the first place, whereas he used to just love his sleep. Its got to the point that we are now alternating nights in order for one of ud to get some kip but Mrs J was up with him last night from 1am to 4 and then he woke for the day at 6am. He has to need more sleep than that.
Does he nap during the day?
It passes. Bear with it.
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Is he in Creche during day? How long his his nap? Much like everything these phases pass, but Iād cut the nap to an hour and Iād run the chap for an hour or so in the evenings. Get rid of tv before bed, more book reading to calm him.
Just a few suggestions. Macs right, itāll pass in time no doubt. Maybe get him to lay off the Ket.
Heās in creche 3 days. His nap is usually about 1 and1/2 hours. He used to go to sleep no worries. Now he likes to shout shit and dance on peopleās heads for a couple of hours. He was knackered and cranky at 6am this morning but still couldnāt go back to sleep.
Have you tried maximum dose of Calpol just before bed?
If he has any naps during the day cut them fuckers out anyways. Albeit they are a lifesaver at the time
Edit, fuck the girls in the creche tell em keep him awake
Mate of mine went thru this for 12 months with his young lad. Met a new girl in the creche one day and she said in passing āhe is some boy to sleepā turns out the lazy bitches had him kipping few hours in morn and again in arvo
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Did the crĆØche not give a report card with what times the child slept? Sounds a bit dodgy.
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Would he stay awake in the cot or can he get out of it? Our lad got used to knowing weād come into him in the middle of the night so we had to find a way of not going into him but talking to him from outside the room so he knew we were there.
Heās not sleeping much in creche at the moment. Cos he can get out of the cot he does and then belts around knackered and cranky. He started in early summer and heād be waking up scratching the shit out of his eczema. I think this habit has just continued of the waking up for a few hours during the night so now he spends it just having the craic.
Maybe he just wants to spend some time with the parents? If ye are out all day (and itās not a criticism) maybe he is just looking for that? Ideally not at 3am though.
That kid will be perfect for a public service job when he grows up.
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Does he come into the bed with ye? It sounds like a bit of a nightmare but Iād be surprised if tfk can sort this one. Iād try to put a stop or shorten the day time nap. If he was in bed with ye for a while it could soothe him back before he woke up properly. All ours spent time in the leaba with us and went back full time to their own beds eventually.
Theres plenty on this subject in the usual Gina Ford type books, perhaps your wife could read a bit on it.
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A mug of fennel tea before bed should sort him
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Itās possible. I am a cool fucker. Only thing is heās only in creche 3 days and I collect them early enough most days (4.30/5pm) so itās hardly like heās pining for us.
They were not giving a correct report. It was dodgy
I was going around looking for fennel teabags at 3.26am this morning. Could I fuck find them.
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I presumed @Crutches was taking the piss with the fennel tea(old tfk classic that it is). Is this an apparent remedy?
For sore nipples.
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