Cullen is 2 1/2 and we are still having sleep issues. I guess I should've known we always would. He has fought his sleep since his was born. He would just cry and cry and we knew he was tired! We had agreed on a few things before he was born: no sleeping in our bed, not rocking to sleep, and no food before bed. Our score: 1 out of 3! He has only slept in our bed a couple times and it was either we were on vacations or he was sick: could count the times on two hands! Not much! We haven't given food before bed.... But the child still drinks milk before bed, sometimes 2 cups! He doesn't drink anything with dinner so I feel like he can use the milk. But, how will we ever potty train if he drinks so much at night?! And for the last rule... No rocking... Well... He still wants to be rocked! Mum and I take turns and I enjoy the snuggle time, but it's exhausting! I had said I didn't want to rock a 3 year old so I guess I still have a few months to change that!
We had sleep trained him in his crib and things were going pretty good, then he moved to a toddler bed and now he's in a full size bed. And mum and I had a hard time hearing him cry and bang on the door, so we go lay with him. He still uses a sound machine with white noise. He loves it and asks for it!
I guess as someone told me once, he won't go down the aisle with a pacifier or diapers... So this won't last long, we will just appreciate these trials and train him when he's ready!
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