I am going crazy! Every other kid I know wakes up in a good mood. He sleeps for 1 1/2-2 hrs, wakes up and throws a fit for an hour when he wakes up, and this happens 2-3 times a week. I have offered him something to drink, a toy, even cookies. I try to pick him up and he writhes in anger. I put him back in his crib, and he yells louder. He doesn't seem in pain. He just IS one. Any advice would be welcome.
2006-07-30 16:41:32 · 9 answers · asked by Angela M 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
lak3rat--- I've tried waking him up earlier and it seemed to work, but I thought it was a fluke. Hearing it from someone else is very validating.
2006-07-30 17:14:18 · update #1
Have you tried wakeinh him up eairlier? Some times when mine would wake up in a foul mood, my mom sugested that the were getting too much sleep, it worked for me, I started wakeng them up with a sothing voice and a smile, soon it got to be a ritual and now they are almost 7 and still i wake them up for school that way it sure does make early mornings a pleasent time for us all.
2006-07-30 16:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by lak3rat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok in my experience I have realized if my son wakes up from a nap like a cranky baby i ask him what is wrong...sometimes he gets more irate...No Consoling him...Believe me I tried like yourself.
anyway i leave him be...I ignore him but not ignore his needs. Pretty much I make him wake up and see what he wants to do!
I usually let him have his 15 minutes and then we get up and go do a bike ride or go in the pool and tell him that we are going to go to park....whatever the choices are!!
You know...he might have nightmares too...this is a question as well. but If he is sooo inconsoleable...then let him be until he wants to interact with you. The problem is that you are more concerned than he wants you to be right now and you are reacting to his normal behavior by be awaken for some reason not in a good way.
You could also try playing some sweet music while he is asleep and he can wake up to that soothing music...hmmm music like "baby Einstein" or anything you know that would comfort him
God Bless and goodluck
but don't ignore him I meant just let him come into his own mood if that makes sense to you...
2006-07-30 16:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by krYpToNitEsMoM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My future stepson does the same thing. When I go in and he pitches a fit, I don't even bother picking him up. I just leave the room and go back later, and he is usually either back asleep or ready to come out of his crib. I don't know if this will work for you, but it's what I do.
2006-07-30 19:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bachman-ette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
erm, im not a baby expert or anything. But mybe he just wants attention? Or then again theirs the fact he could know whenever he wakes up and shouts he gets toys.etc. Id proberbly suggest just carrying on, go see a docter about it though, im sure i think its just like a normal thing. It will just be one of those things, some kids do it, some kids dont.
2006-07-30 16:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
appears like my boy at sixteen months... after months of guessing, crying, attempting... and definite, dropping our minds (forgive your self for any temper tantrums... it is sooo no longer common!!) we got here upon what it became gas as quickly as he wakes up screaming his head off, we would carry his palms against us to maintain him from lashing out, placed the dropper under his tongue and dispense. interior of seconds he became calm. Rocking, some convenience nursing (ok, that became extra to calm mommy down, so do no longer think of a snack is mandatory!!!) and voila... 10-quarter-hour later he became asleep and can proceed to be that way for something of his nap. We tried giving him pre-emptive drops before snoozing with hit or miss success. we've never found a connection between particular meals and his gas, yet there you have it. until we got here upon the gas situation, we would put in ear plugs (I youngster you no longer) and rock him and pat his back vigorously. at some point for my husband it clicked -- that the intenseness of the rocking and patting became helping get the gas out. What a thank you to awaken, huh? extensive discomfort on your abdomen and you're nonetheless exhausted?!?!? Then I basically felt undesirable for the guy. terrific of luck!!!
2016-11-03 08:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like maybe he is fed up with his crib. I would get him a toddlers bed and let him walk out to you when he gets up from his naps and in the morning. He's almost 2 so he's more than old enough to be in a toddler bed. I started mine in a toddler bed when she was 11mths old b/c she just didnt care for her crib plus she likes to sleep with me. She does fine in her tod bed and when she wakes up from a nap she loves to come to me and surprise me with a smile or laughter!!
2006-07-30 17:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by tigreria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first instinct tells me he is still tired. he probably needs more sleep but like mine were always depriving themselves just like yours is. the best way to break the cycle of a tantrum like that is to remove them from the area and take them out side. maybe even walk down the street a bit. my children have always been very tempermental so I understand what you are going through.
2006-07-30 17:04:20 · answer #7 · answered by lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He hasn't gotton enough sleep. He might need another 1/2 to another hour of sleep. Waking up crying always means not enough sleep.
2006-07-31 03:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by Miss America 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly he is dis-oriented
bribing him with food, toys and cookies is not a good idea, picking him up may further confuse him - turn a radio on gently in the room and get him when he settles down a bit
seek professional help if you beleive their is a serious problem
2006-07-30 16:48:23 · answer #9 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋