[Woody]

Using advice from insomnia coach I’ve been doing much better falling esleep at the beginning of the night (wait until I’m sleepy to find sleep!) – unfortunately I’m typically woken up by my two year old at around 3/4am. I’ve been finding it very difficult to get back to sleep after I’ve settled him back down. Any advice is very greatly appreciated!!!!

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum, Woody! Yes, kids seem to love interrupting our sleep 🙂

Short of giving your son up or having him sleep in another house, there are always going to be times when he wakes you up — that comes with parenting, right? Similarly, parenting comes with a whole load of difficult thoughts and feelings such as worry, anxiety, frustration, and maybe anger, too!

And we accept all that difficult stuff as part of being a parent. It comes with the job — a job that is massively enriching and meaningful.

Sometimes, what can make falling back to sleep more difficult are all our attempts to fall back to sleep. In other words, the more we try, the more we can struggle.

Have you tried reframing your goal once you’ve settled your son as rest, rather than sleep? Perhaps that might help you relieve some of the pressure you might be putting on yourself to make sleep happen and help you move away from putting effort into falling back to sleep — all things that can make sleep more difficult!

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