sequeena
Winging it.
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We have co-slept with Thomas since he was 2 weeks old. It started in hospital when he had sepsis and we carried it on from there. Thomas has always had his own room and bed and in the last 1.5 years we've gone through several phases of putting Thomas in his own bed/room. None have worked.
Thomas was recently diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. When in his own bed he would become so distressed that he would headbutt the wall and the bed posts. We took his bed away so it was just the mattress and he still headbutted the wall and harmed himself (biting himself, chewing the inside of his cheeks so much he had ulcers etc).
Most recently we've had his bed right next to ours so I can literally keep my arm on him throughout the night. It is still too much for him. We cannot do any CC/CIO because of his self harming.
My big fear though is Thomas being sick. Whenever he is unwell and vomiting he will always vomit in his sleep. He sleeps on his back and never moves so chokes on his sick. This happened again a few days ago and again I heard him choking and was able to quickly get him up and over the edge of the bed.
Tomorrow we start a sleep clinic with Thomas' disability health visitor and community nurse. The main is to get him to sleep through the night (he gets around 4-5 hours broken sleep) but the secondary aim would be to get him in his own bed.
I know they will have all sorts of suggestions to get him in his bed but how do I get over the fear of Thomas vomiting and choking? I am so scared that I will not hear him and he will die it's not even a case of when he's ill bring him into our bed as he vomits without any signs of being ill. I'm so worried
Thomas was recently diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. When in his own bed he would become so distressed that he would headbutt the wall and the bed posts. We took his bed away so it was just the mattress and he still headbutted the wall and harmed himself (biting himself, chewing the inside of his cheeks so much he had ulcers etc).
Most recently we've had his bed right next to ours so I can literally keep my arm on him throughout the night. It is still too much for him. We cannot do any CC/CIO because of his self harming.
My big fear though is Thomas being sick. Whenever he is unwell and vomiting he will always vomit in his sleep. He sleeps on his back and never moves so chokes on his sick. This happened again a few days ago and again I heard him choking and was able to quickly get him up and over the edge of the bed.
Tomorrow we start a sleep clinic with Thomas' disability health visitor and community nurse. The main is to get him to sleep through the night (he gets around 4-5 hours broken sleep) but the secondary aim would be to get him in his own bed.
I know they will have all sorts of suggestions to get him in his bed but how do I get over the fear of Thomas vomiting and choking? I am so scared that I will not hear him and he will die it's not even a case of when he's ill bring him into our bed as he vomits without any signs of being ill. I'm so worried