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Nightmares, anxiety, and lack of sleep for us all
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 509879" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I second the "something else on the floor" concept... air mat, roll-a-way cot, single futon mattress (with-o futon... they roll up fairly compactly). This is only a short-term solution, but... you need to get your sleep, somehow, so that you are in shape to help difficult child get his sleep... Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>Next thing I'd try is adding some background music of some sort, <em>while you are there</em>. Plan on spending several nights sleeping there, whether he "needs" you or not. Always go to sleep with this same music on softly in the background (set to loop continuously). Then, maybe you can work up to starting the night there, and moving to your own bed... eventually, to starting in your own bed. Either way, difficult child can still summon you (call, come get you, whatever you have agreed on) if needed, but... if the setting "reminds" him of when you are there, he might not need you so much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 509879, member: 11791"] I second the "something else on the floor" concept... air mat, roll-a-way cot, single futon mattress (with-o futon... they roll up fairly compactly). This is only a short-term solution, but... you need to get your sleep, somehow, so that you are in shape to help difficult child get his sleep... Know what I mean?? Next thing I'd try is adding some background music of some sort, [I]while you are there[/I]. Plan on spending several nights sleeping there, whether he "needs" you or not. Always go to sleep with this same music on softly in the background (set to loop continuously). Then, maybe you can work up to starting the night there, and moving to your own bed... eventually, to starting in your own bed. Either way, difficult child can still summon you (call, come get you, whatever you have agreed on) if needed, but... if the setting "reminds" him of when you are there, he might not need you so much. [/QUOTE]
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