Mamas with multiple kiddos

Hi ladies! I just recently found out I’m expecting baby #2. I know we have 9 months to try and figure this out but also know that 9 months isn’t really that long.

My son is 2.5 and very much a mama’s boy. I’m a SAHM so we’re together 24/7. I think he’s going to be such a good big brother and I’m not too worried about jealousy issues or anything.

However, he has never been a good sleeper and while we’ve fallen into a rhythm that works for us now, I know when baby #2 comes there may be some issues.

We still rock him to sleep and he’s still waking, at least once, most nights and I will just go in his room and sleep with him (he’s got a full size bed) and if I stay in there all night he’ll stay asleep, but if I try to go back to my bed he’ll wake up again in an hour or two and do the same thing.

My husband and I have been trying to get him to sleep on his own and a few months ago we got to a point where one of us was able to read him some books and then tell him goodnight and he’d go to sleep. It went on for about a month and out of no where he just refused and would scream and cry for hours if we didn’t go in there. Obviously we never left him in there for hours unattended - we did a timer and would go every 10, 15, 20 mins etc yet he wouldn’t settle.

Now we’re back to rocking him to sleep and haven’t been able to get him to sleep on his own again.

So, if anyone has any suggestions or any methods that worked to help their toddlers, please please share 🙏🏼