How to Build a Brilliant Bedtime Routine and Stamp Out Sleepless Nights
It’s three o’clock in the morning and you’ve just been woken for the tenth time by your two year old toddler.
You get out of bed and gently tuck them into theirs as you try to work out if there is something they need or if they just had a bad dream.
They’ve already had medication for teething, those molars coming through are giving them trouble day and night. They’ve had a drink and a nappy change. You struggle to work out the cause of their wakefulness.
Each time you are woken, though you hate to admit it, your patience and temper are getting shorter.
You feel exhausted all day, afraid you might fall asleep at work or lose your temper enough to say something you might regret.
You want to scream with frustration.
You read about the “terrible twos’’ and thought you were ready, but nothing prepared you for how you feel now and the depth of your exhaustion.
What happened to that one year old who slept soundly through the night?
What are you doing that’s so very wrong? How can we all get a decent night’s sleep?
The answer is in creating a consistent and calming bedtime routine.