3 year old sleep!!!

[Conniesmummy]

My 3 year old’s sleep is worse than newborn!! Any light at the end of the tunnel? 🤦‍♀️

[Lindsay27]

What is his/her routine?  Does he/she still nap during the day?  Independent sleeper?

[Conniesmummy]

Always been an independent sleeper, good routines. No naps anymore, since she was about 30 months.
She is in bed for just before 7 and usually asleep wishing 10 mins. Our issues are she now has night wakings, not every night tho, and she is terrible for ewu, around 5-6 am
I know it’s a phase but just wondering how long this one usually lasts 🙈

[Haribo2012]

Well we are with you 32 months old now turned into a NW boy who wants our bed!
Hoping it passes and it’s all to do with language spurt.

[Conniesmummy]

Zoe, they are such hard work 
I have to admit, her mouth is always in overdrive!!
Why has landed in our house so we get a million questions at bedtime! Just when you’re exhausted!
The NW we got very strict with and now use a reward chart for stays by in bed unless she really needs us and fingers crossed it worked so far.
We also use a night light with a sun and moon in to determine bedtime and morning time and she seems ok with it so far. I swear they’re one step ahead of us at this age and no nap time for us to recharge!!
Good luck, we’re all in it together x

[Haribo2012]

Lol they are indeed one step ahead!
Sounds like it’s going well for you, we need to get the gro clock out I think x

[Conniesmummy]

As we speak!!! We had a NW/ewu??!! Crying for no reason ten demanding me not daddy!! She got a telling off and no reward sticker today and surprisingly she was the best behaved getting ready today as she knew she’d crossed the line!!
She has apparently been v good at nannas today and mum suggested I gave her a sticker reward and I said no cos I don’t want to confuse her and let her think it’s related to last nights fiasco! Only so much their brains can compute at this age!!
Nanna Hayes the thought that littly is ever in trouble!!

[Haribo2012]

Bless her it’s such a tricky age. Glad the rewards work x

[Conniesmummy]

Another quick question? She sometimes doesn’t seem tired at her normal 7pm bedtime, should I push it back or just carry on? She averages an 11 hour ish night these days with the odd 12-12.5 hr maybe once a week. I’d hate to push her too much and risk an ot. Hard to know what’s a phase or what’s new routine is t it? X

[Haribo2012]

I’d just add an extra 15 mins on or do extra story and cuddle.x

[Conniesmummy]

That’s what I was thinking hun. She’s just started messing a bit, still in her bed, so far anyway. She was always really ready for sleep and would pass out almost straight away, but hubby and I have noticed the last week or so she is taking around 15 mins to settle some nights and is occasionally needing a gentle reminder that it’s time to lie down and sleep. This usually does the trick and she tends to settle soon after this. What I will say is she never shuts up  even as I’m leaving the room she’s still talking to me lol. Very sweet as it’s mostly love you mummy, but I figure she just knows how to gets round me lol. Doesn’t stop me telling her off tho lol x

[Haribo2012]

Awhh that’s very sweet. My eldest is all about the I love you’s it melts my heart x

[Conniesmummy]

This is definitely a bad week. Mega bedtime messing and ewu’s 

[Conniesmummy]

In theory she should be in her knees. She’s been up since 5:45 and had a full on day at my mums. Spent the afternoon in the park but she’s still avoiding sleep. I’m knackered cos it sets my anxiety off and I don’t sleep 
Had a massive row with hubby this morning so had a really horrible day at work and now messing again at bedtime 

[Haribo2012]

Awhh rough day honey, just breathe it’s just a phase and it will pass but I know it’s tough. We’ve made the mistake of letting DS2 into our bed and now I’ve got that habit to break.

When was she 3? It could be the developmental shenanigans that go with birthdays!? x