My 13 month old daughter is waking up 3 sometimes 4 times a night. I am pregnant and and would like to get a full night sleep befor the other baby arrives. How can I get her to sleep all night without damaging her mentally?
2006-07-17 04:20:49 · 24 answers · asked by uncbounce5 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Does she take a pacifier? Also, you should try feeding her late b/c maybe she is getting hungry through out the night. Also, due to the hot weather, she may simply be getting thirsty through out the night so try getting her to drink something before she goes to bed.
2006-07-17 04:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by RainCloud 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I experienced the same thing, except our baby was getting up 6 times a night on average. After my wife and I argued forever about how to handle this, the little guy figured it out after 15 months. Now he will usually sleep from 8pm to 4am.
If you have a spouse, then I would compromise with him. You may not want to let the child cry and he may think the opposite (this is how we have been). Chances are, you are both at extremes and the best way to handle it is somewhere in the middle.
Otherwise, are there others around who can give you a break once in a while so you can sleep? What about your parents or your in-laws? Ask for help as anyone with kids know that this is a hard time for you.
2006-07-17 04:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be because she gets 2 much rest or 2 little activity during the day. Try this, wake her up early, keep her very active during the day, wether it ranges from going 2 parks 2 just helping around the house just keep her busy at all times. Also, very important, only 1 nap daily. Napping more that once gives kids that extra energy 2 stay up at night. Make sure u just keep her busy, believe me, come nighttime she'll be 2 tired 2 wake up in the middle of the night.
2006-07-17 04:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by tsclark06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure she is not napping several hours before bed or taking more than a 2 hour nap in the daytime, also try getting her into a routine, 2 hours before bed time give her a nice bath with plenty of time to play in the tub. Then have cuddle time where you read to her or play quietly with her before bed. Make sure she is not hungry but hasn't had anything sweet to eat or drink either. Once you get her into the same routine every night she should begin to sleep a little better. I hope it works out for you! Good luck!
2006-07-17 04:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by Badkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is still in a crib...let her be. She will learn to soothe herself.
When my daughter started climbing out of her crib we put up baby gates at bedtime and we let her cry and eventually she got it and went back to bed.
Bedtime routine like a bath, then reading, have the lights down low... then bedtime.
Make sure you let her run around and get outside...no late naps...no sugar...my daughter loved her monitor that played music, or outside sounds and had a light show on the ceiling, I had a remote to turn it on from outside of the room, she would watch that forever...or the fish aquariums that you hook on the crib...or sit anywhere.
I don't think you will damage her, she needs to sleep as well as you do.
good luck!
2006-07-17 07:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by Apple Blossom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she taking too many naps during the day? Limiting her rest time so she needs a good night sleep will help. Once my son started attending preschool/day care while I worked was down to one afternoon rest time, and perhaps due to his stimulation all day, slept all through the night, most nights, without too many interruptions to our rest. Beware - she'll also be responding to the new baby's behavior all day and night. So getting your toddler on a schedule now may really help when the new baby arrives.
2006-07-17 04:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by viclyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow first of all you are more woman then me. To have them kinda close. To close for me. Mine is 4 n i'm still not ready for the next. Any way. Keep your baby up during the day. Do not let your baby have a nap at all. It will be nerve racking because she will get cranky. Keep her busy too. But do this for a couple days. See if it works. She should be so tired at night. She won't wake up as much.
2006-07-17 04:27:26 · answer #7 · answered by nay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure her tummy is full when you put her to bed, follow the same bed time routine each night (bath, story, bottle, etc.) and when she does wake up, comfort her breifly but do not offer a bottle or breast. Using the crying it our method will be tough for a few nights, but you will all sleep better for it ! We went thru the same thing with our now 15-m old son. He still wakes up occassionally, but we able to get him back to sleep quickly.
2006-07-17 17:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by boatandbed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you give her bottles when she wakes up? My son used to wake up 3 or 4 times a night up until he was 15 months old. We were still giving him a bottle when he'd get up. Once we weaned him, he started sleeping through the night!
2006-07-17 04:23:44 · answer #9 · answered by rocknrobin21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 13m/o still get s up 3 times a night how I can I get her to sleep all night?
2014-12-02 05:54:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋