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'Son won't sleep unless I don Spider-Man suit - it hurts my face but he'll cry if I don't'

Arthur Adams will only go to sleep after his dad Lewis jumps on the sofa and runs around the room pretending to spin webs while dressed in the outfit. if he doesn't the two-year-old will burst into tears

A Spider-Man-mad son will not sleep until his dad squeezes into a painfully tight Spider-Man suit so he can say good night to his favourite superhero.

Lewis Adams-Dunstan is forced to pretend to be the iconic character every night and put on the $50 suit which is so tight he can't feel his face. And if he doesn't his two-year-old will burst into tears. The 33-year-old and his wife Chulie Adams-Dunstan have exhausted every avenue to try to get their son to sleep - buying him Spider-Man pyjamas, putting Spider-Man cartoons on the TV and even surprising him with a Spider-Man bike.

[Dad Lewis Adams Dunstan gets ready for another performance for his son Arthur in the super-tight Spider-Man suit]

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Dad Lewis Adams Dunstan gets ready for another performance for his son Arthur in the super-tight Spider-Man suit(Image: Kennedy News and Media)

But none of the themed merchandise has managed to distract the youngster, who is only willing to go to sleep after Lewis jumps on the sofa and runs around the room pretending to spin webs while dressed in the outfit. The dad who is from Brentwood, Essex, UK, but who now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, US, describes Arthur as a 'typical boy' and uses Spider-Man visits to bribe the toddler to behave.

The dad-of-one says his wife got the tot hooked on the lycra-clad wall-crawler after showing him the cartoon shorts. Lewis, a recruitment company founder, shared his dilemma on LinkedIn to ask for alternative solutions. His post was captioned with: "People talk about recruitment being difficult this year... Try putting on this d*** suit every night because your son refuses to go to bed without saying goodnight to Spider-Man!"

[Arthur Adams-Dunstan wearing a Spider-Man robe]

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Arthur Adams-Dunstan wearing a Spider-Man robe(Image: Kennedy News and Media)

[Arthur testing out his new Spider-Man bike]

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Arthur testing out his new Spider-Man bike(Image: Kennedy News and Media)

The dad-of-one says his wife got the tot hooked on the lycra-clad wall-crawler after showing him the cartoon shorts. Lewis, a recruitment company founder, shared his dilemma on LinkedIn to ask for alternative solutions. His post was captioned with: "People talk about recruitment being difficult this year... Try putting on this d*** suit every night because your son refuses to go to bed without saying goodnight to Spider-Man!"

Lewis said: "He is without a doubt Spider-Man mad. He's a typical boy. He climbs on everything and can never sit down. If he goes somewhere he has to run there, he doesn't walk. He definitely keeps us busy. He waits for me to finish work. And just as I really need to wind down, if anything I need to wind up.

"The whole thing started near Halloween. We were going to dress him as Spider-Man but then I decided to be Spider-Man so he thinks it might be the real thing. I wore the suit inside to try it on about a week before Halloween and every night since he asks where Spider-Man is. If I say Spider-Man is busy his bottom lip will go or he'll cry.

[Lewis with his wife Chulie and Spider-Man mad Arthur]

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Lewis with his wife Chulie and Spider-Man mad Arthur(Image: Kennedy News and Media)

[Arthur refuses to go to sleep before saying goodnight to Spider-Man]

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Arthur refuses to go to sleep before saying goodnight to Spider-Man(Image: Kennedy News and Media)

"As a parent, it's impossible not to just make him happy in that moment. I'm a softie so before I know it I'm in this skin-tight one-piece. It's so ridiculous. I'm in the suit for 10-15 minutes jumping around every night. I have to jump onto the couch, run back and forwards, spin webs and he'll run round following me. "

He admitted the superhero was good way to bribe his son especially when it comes to mealtimes when he refuses to eat his vegetables Lewis has showered his son in Spider-Man merchandise but none have been enough to distract him from the Spider-Man suit.

He said: "He's all Spidey'd out. My wife made a Spider-Man blanket with his face and name on it. "He's got a big 4ft tall Spider-Man teddy and Spider-Man slippers and a robe. He's got Spider-Man pyjamas and little Spider-Man pants but he's not potty trained yet so they only stay on for about five minutes before they're wet.

"I bought him a Spider-Man bike to distract him from the outfit but that didn't work because I still found myself wearing the suit last night. The bike has just created another task for me to do at lunchtime. I don't know if I've just opened myself up to doing the suit at bedtime and the bike at lunchtime."

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