Hi, I would appreciate some advice. My 22 month old has only ever slept through two nights in his life. He will wake at least four times in the night he ends up in our bed every night, but this doesn't stop him waking, and he will only be settled by a bottle of milk, though even this doesn't work sometimes. I think he has started to have nightmares too. He only falls asleep downstairs in his daddy's or grandad's arms after a bottle of milk, and he rarely falls asleep before 10pm. His daddy and I are arguing all the time and generally being nasty to each other beacuse we're so tired. I'm also worried his nightmares might be of Mummy and Daddy shouting at each other, because we do this a lot.
I have only recently come off anti-depressants I'd been on for 6 years, but now feel as if my depression is coming back and am having suicidal thoughts again . Also, I've recently started nursing training and fear I may have to give this up as I'm so tired and snappy all the time.
I'm taking him to the doctor tomorrow to see what he can do. I don't want to be fobbed off with a health visitor, I want to speak to an expert. Can I demand he refer my son to a sleep clinic?
Help please someone.
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22 month old only ever slept through 2 nights
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Gedders · 27/06/2006 19:28
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