Can't get a full nights sleep still after 2 years

[Norah Lane]

Please help me.  I don't know where I'm going wrong with my toddler.  Think my parenting skills must be really bad.  He is crying in his sleep since he was born.  He is also waking at all hours and by 5 am is calling us to get up.  I managed to get a good going to bed routine with him and he usually goes to sleep without much problem although he does get times when it's a struggle.  Sometimes when he cries out we check him as it sounds like he is in pain and when we go in he is sound asleep.  He also wakes from about 3am on and by 5am is ready to get up.  He keeps it going no matter how long we leave him call and cry and eventually my partner has to get up as he goes to work very early anyway.  He has had feeding problems since he was born and when he was 2 months old he went to hospital for 10 days.  They couldn't figure out exactly what it was so they just put him on galactomin 19 which he has been on till just before he turned 2.  We now have him on dairy and seems to be ok except he has to go on zirteck every so often for allergies and his nose frequently annoys him.  We thought it was his teeth as he has always suffered bad with teething and his dribbling seemed almost unnatural, but now he has all his teeth so we don't know what to think.  He is also going through some behaviour problems with sharing and he can get a bit hyper active.  At the moment he is climbing all over me and I can barely type this letter.  He can be the sweetest child and is full of fun, very bright and full or energy and very loveable.  Please help me learn where I am going wrong so I can help him be the happiest and healthiest toddler he can be.

[Maddy's Mum]

Hi - I am going to move this post to the Toddler sleep forum and the ladies in there will be able to give you some great advice!

Dee
x

[jessica and emilys mummy]

Norah,I'm sure yourparenting skills aren't as bad as you think.You sound like you're a wonderful Mummy who cares deeply about her child.
i will read up tonight to see what advise I can come up with.Hopefully we'll have more advise posted as well.
Take care
x

[elfin]

First off, you are not a bad parent!

Now, could you tell us a bit more about him?  What does his day look like?  What time does he start his day, naptime, bedtime, what does his bedtime routine look like?  Does he fall asleep independently, does he have a lovey?  Has he been ill lately or has anything changed in his routine?

Post back and we'll try and help!