My son is 19 months old and will not sleep through the night. He wakes up in the middle of the night and wants me to walk around with him. Im very tired and wish I knew a way to keep him in is own bed all through the night. Any sugestions?
2006-07-03 06:56:10 · 15 answers · asked by ocean12684 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Go lay him back down, do not talk to him or pick him up, rub his back for a second and then leave out. You do this for about 1 week and he will probably sleep through the night. It is all about consistency. I did this with my son and he started sleeping throught the night. It was hard at first but it gets easier. The one thing I had to teach my husband was that it was ok for the baby to cry without us jumping up every time. You know your babys cry so if it not a im in pain or hungry cry ignore it for a for mins and each time increase the time. I would let my son cry for 5 mins before I would go in there and lay him back down and each time I would wait a few more mins. It worked
2006-07-03 07:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jlove 2 · 93⤊ 21⤋
Is he still in his crib? Can he climb out? If so, they have mesh domes that you can buy to keep them in - for his safety and your peace of mind.
He is old enough now that you should not have to get up with him in the middle of the night. And now here is the hard part: let him cry.
I don't mean just leave him in there. When he first wakes up, go check on him, but do not take him out of the crib. Talk to him for a minute, then tell him you are going back to bed. Let him cry for 10 min, then go back, tell him it's time for sleep and leave. Repeat at 15, then 20 min intervals. Do NOT take him out of his crib, and do not spend forever in there trying to comfort him. This could take 1-2 hours, over 2-3 nights. It will feel terrible, but he needs to learn to sleep through the night.
Good luck.
2006-07-03 14:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just when you think it will never happen, things change, if you havent noticed that already, shame on you. Just when you cant get up anymore they start sleeping through the night. When you can't possibly bottle feed em anymore, they start eating real food. When you are crazy because they crawl all over and wreck things they start walking. When you wonder how you will ever get through this chilhood thing, they start going to school. The next thing you know, graduating high school and out of the house. Cherish these moments, when they get older they might not even wanna walk next to you down the street.. It happens so fast..
2006-07-03 14:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by Guy R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found that setting a nighttime routine has helped keep my baby sleeping through the night. I also don't go straight into his room if he wakes up. I try to let him get himself back to sleep first. I also do my best not to pick him up or make nighttime wakings "fun" if he does wake up. I shush him, pat him, give him his pacifier, then I leave the room. If he cries, I give him a few minutes and then go back and repeat shush, pat, pacifier. I continue that lengthening the time that I leave and he cries. Eventually he goes to sleep. Usually takes a while for the first few nights, after that...it's less than 5 minutes and he's asleep
2006-07-03 14:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by caveyswife 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should leave the lights off so he wouldn't see anything and try not to come to him when he's awake. he'll cry (just don't mind him)when he's tired he'll sleep on his own, just make sure that he's safe in his bed. after a few days if he wakes up at night and see that it's still dark, he'll return to sleep until it will become his pattern to sleep through the night.
2006-07-03 14:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by avie_8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keeping him physically busy throughout the day helps big time. Also, for some children, Nighty Night Videos work. Look them up.
Warm chamomile baths, you can even give him chamomile tea as water, just keep it cold or warm throughout the day. It does not have caffeine in it.
Also try homeopath pills, all natural. They help calm children and adults.
I know this sounds strange but look into Autism symptoms in infants.
2006-07-03 14:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by fiestygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go out with him and exercise outdoors in the fresh air just before bedtime for at least a half-hour. Go to a park or walk around the block and just run around and chase him. It will wear him out for the whole night.
2006-07-03 14:04:15 · answer #7 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem when my son was 8 months old. my husband and I would let him cry we would go in and talk to him lie him down and pat him but we wouldnt pick him up and we let his cry and scream and I will say it was the hardest thing for a mother to do but we only had to do it one night and Im not going to lie it was a long night but it worked
2006-07-03 14:01:55 · answer #8 · answered by fall78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep him up all night one night and he will definitely sleep the next .
2006-07-03 14:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by robinhoodcb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
during the day keep him busy at all times. take him outside let him play and run around and get tired. don't give him a nap unless its a dying emergency.
2006-07-03 14:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by jasmine p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop responding. It is very difficult to not respond. Giving in to his desire to be with you in the night (he is lonely) will only prolong this behavior. It may take a night or two but if you stop responding, he'll stop asking.
2006-07-03 14:01:01 · answer #11 · answered by Julie T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋