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My son usually wakes because of a nightmare. So, I just snuggle him, tell him it o.k. - you know, the dreams can't hurt us, they're only make beleive kind of stuff and I do something that probably is going to sound way off, but I tickle him. I get a couple really good laughs out of him, snuggle and off to sleep he goes. I never turn the light on, and I have to keep telling him that it's still sleep time, still night time. Otherwise he'd be playing. I also had to turn the light on the nightlight way down. It's adjustable, so there's barely any light coming from it. He used to get up and play by the light of the nightlight.
My son has severe SI delays, so tickling actually has a calming effect on him most times.
But, I have to say, I'm a single mom and I often sleep on the floor in his room. He was in an orphanage for 2 years and still needs to know that I'm there. Since I'm single, I don't have to worry about upsetting the hubby.
Any change in routine really messes him up. If we were in your situation of being pregnant and sick, it would be terrible here. It could very well be a big part of the problem.
I'd like to use a gate, but my son, the monkey would just climb over it. That is another reason I stay so close, he would also just walk out of the house without really thinking about it. So before I leave his room for good, a good door alarm will be installed along with additional locks to the outside doors. I already put on some that are out of his reach, he kept pulling up a chair to unlock the door - that was at 3!
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