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Originally Posted by Thestral578
It's 2:30 am right now and I've been up since 1. My 16 month old wakes up and won't go back to sleep without being held. There was a time when it wouldn't take too long, but now he wakes back up when I put him in the crib so it takes about 3 times on average before he actually stays asleep. I get so frustrated that I get mad at him, then I always end up feeling like a jerk who doesn't care about her main reason for existing. I hate myself when I get frustrated, but it's every night and I'm sick of not getting enough sleep. I'm tired physically and I'm tired of feeling worthless and helpless. Anyone felt like this beforewith your kids? How did you deal with it?
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I struggled to get my son to sleep through the night for a whole and have recently succeeded. For the last week, he's slept in his own room by himself. I started with naps. At first he cried and cried and I would sit in the room with him and talk to him calmly but not let him out. He kept crying after that. One day I left to make him a bottle and when I came back he was laying down, silent. Since then, all I have to do is put him in bed and close the door and within a couple minutes he settles down. I also give him his blanket, which comforts him a lot. As for the getting mad, if he won't stop crying I put him in his crib for a minute and just take a second to breathe by myself so I can be patient with my son again. I didn't think I'd ever be able to sleep uninterrupted until very recently so I hope this encourages you