Bedtime & sleep

My son has been going through this phase for months and months now, he wakes up in the middle of the night shouting for mummy on 3 or 4 occasions and I will put him back to bed but eventually I just give in and put him in our bed! I am in my 3rd trimester and I am absolutely exhausted, bed times are hard work as he won't just go straight down to sleep, myself or partner have to sit with him until he falls asleep but this could be up to an hour, his bedtime routine has always been consistent, we have tried to reduce his nap time (he is definitely not ready to drop it) and nothing seems to work to help him get to sleep easier! I am not really looking for advice but is anyone else experiencing this!? It's been going on for months and months and to be honest I can't remember the last time he slept through the night, I was telling myself it's just a phase and he will come out of it but now I'm wondering if he ever will !!
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Been going through it since Xmas! Gets up around 12 then 2ish then sometimes 4 and that’s when I also usually just let her in our bed at that point! I don’t know what’s changed since Xmas but nothing I do is getting her to sleep through anymore!

@Lucy it's exhausting isn't it, my son has always been an early riser aswel between 5 - 5:30 🥲 I think it's separation anxiety but didn't think it would go on for this long

I agree because she doesn’t want anything else other than ‘where’s mummy’… how long has it been going on for you? X

Yep! For the last few months she calls us in the middle of the night and gets in our bed. Very rare she sleeps through. I think it’s when she hit the 2 year sleep regression and we just let her in our bed, not sure if it’s still the regression or we formed a habit. I have a 7 week old and it actually made things less stressful/ tiring just letting her in our bed 😅 She was also waking up at 5am most days when sleeping through and now sleeps until 7/8am. She has dropped naps though.

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