Sorry mods if this is in the wrong place, please move if it is.
So, here is the situation. A couple of weeks ago, my son flat refused his bath. Cried when I went to put him in and I was in the house on my own so I figured "don't make a fuss" just carried on with the bedtime routine and put him to bed.
Next night he was fine but then it happened again, and again. He would go in if I went in with him but not on his own and even with me in the bath, he would not sit on the bottom (on the non slip mat). After some work, I managed to coax him in, he'd stand up (holding the handles) and gradually lower himself in. I'm away from home with him for a few days at the moment because we're having work done and it's all gone to pot again. I will try coaxing him back in when we're back at home but I'm just curious as to whether anyone has any ideas on what this might be caused by?
He's nearly 23 months old and this is coinciding with rejection of the high chair (will regularly now only eat when sat on a lap or a normal chair even though he's too short). I get that maybe he might be old enough now to go for a booster seat instead of his high chair so that's probably what we'll do. It's also coincided though with a general deterioration in mood. He's been having tantrums for months but we were getting on ok. A few weeks ago though I was having to spend more time at work than normal and he rejected me when I came back to our normal routine. That had improved but today he's been terrible, rejecting me for Gran and Grandad completely. We used to be so close, it's making me really sad.
His sleep has been variable over the past 3-4 weeks. He's back to waking 1-2 times a night but usually when tangled up or in an odd position in his cot so once he's sorted out he seems to be back off quickly. He naps for 1-2 hours during the day from 12/12:30 ish (more at home than at nursery) and sleeps from 7pm - 5-6am. We keep him in bed till 5:30am if he wakes earlier.
Any ideas? I miss him.
