When my daughter was 4 months old up until a week ago, she slept all night with no problem. Now she actually gets out of her bed and climbs up into my bed and wants to sleep with me and my husband. I do not like this idea and there isnt enough room for her, me, and my husband. And she will not stop moving around and crying. She wants to get up and play. And no matter how late she stays up and no matter how many times she wakes up through the night, she will not sleep no later than 730 AM. And she doesnt nap a lot during the day. She takes one nap a day and it only lasts an hour at the most. And it is always around 2 or 3. What can I do?
2006-07-20 08:53:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Put her down for her nap earlier. Close the door to her room so she can't get out. She may also be getting her molars in. Get some of the teething swabs for getting to the back of her mouth. My son was waking up screaming because of his molars. I give him infant tylenol and use the swabs and he has been sleeping all night again and takes 2-3 hour naps
2006-07-20 08:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First check her diet. Eliminate sugary foods. Every kids goes through different sleep patterns as they develope. My son always slept in his own bed until around 2 then he started turning up at my pillow in the middle of the night. It totally sucks but you have to get up everytime and put her back in her bed. Don't let her in your bed or you'll never get her out (room or no room). Get rid of the afternoon nap. It's possible that she just doesn't need that much sleep. Keep track of what time she is waking you up at night. There is probably a pattern and you can customize her schedule according to that pattern. She's pretty small now, but I would say in the future if you have problems with this use some dicipline too. She will learn that if she wakes up at night she can't be "havin a party" while you guys are trying to rest.
2006-07-20 10:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little girl went through something like this too. She began sleeping through the night @ 2 months old. However, just here recently she stared waking up in the middle of the night crying for myself or my husband. We couldn't figure out what was going on. What worked for us was consistency. We would walk her back into her room, put her back into bed without speaking to her. Occasionally, we gave her water when she ask for it. This went on for almost two weeks and then it just stop as abruptly as it started. Keep you daughter on a consistent nap and bedtime schedule and she will stop. This is just a phase.
2006-07-20 09:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by ponyblt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be firm with her. Pick her up and put her back into bed and tell her that she must go to sleep. Do not allow her to sleep with you and your husband. Offer her to put a night light on in her room, maybe she wakes up scared. Do not over react when she gets up. She keep putting her back to bed. I saw this on the show "Super Nanny", where a nanny goes into a home and helps the family for a week, by setting rules and schedules, and eventually it worked!
2006-07-20 08:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by jack russell girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children go through separation anxiety at various times as they grow up. It is not a good idea to let her sleep in your bed because it will become a habit. Try laying down with her in her room, reading her books with the lights dimmed and singing lullabies. She will grown out of it soon. It just feels like forever because you are not getting any sleep.
2006-07-20 14:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by reesecup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋