HelP Me!!!!!!!!?

Question

My 15 month old doesn't sleep through the night anymore.She started sleeping through the night when she was about 7 months, but lately shees been waking up 4 hours after going to bed. She eats all day, so she can't be hungry....i've tried giving her something to eat and drink, but she still stays up for hours and wants to play. i've tried waking her up early, sleepy time lotion, milk (warm and cold) and everything else i could think of. i'm out of ideas and i'm tired. i never had this problem with my son.....help me.

she's 15 months, she burps on her own.

she doesn't cry,she just stands in the crib and makes noise until I take her out or she wakes everbody up. i'm afraid to leave her in the crib when she's awake because she flipped out of it the other day. Thank God my son had just moved a cusion close to the crib and she landed on that. i don't let her take long naps during today, as a matter of fact she only slept for about 30 minutes today. She's not misbehaving, she just wants to get up and play as if she has just woke up in the morning. It may be the noise thing, but i sleep very light(i wake up when she turns over, the crib is in my room)

oh and i don't give them much sweets because they're hyper enough on their own.

she's been off the bottle for a while now and ever s ince we've been trying to grt her to sleep the nightime routine has been shot to hell.

she takes one nap a day, after lunch, with no problem.

Answer 1

its because shes tired or maybe she was playing too munch during the day. if it gets worse take a lemon leave and rub it around her body. i know it sounds stupid but it helps here in fiji

Answer 2

My daughter did the same thing at that age. My son is four months old (sleeping through the night at two months, thank heavens) and has started doing this also.

If she takes late afternoon naps or evening naps, try to cut these naps completely and only let her nap during the day. At this age, she is learning constantly and play is her only source of all this wonderfull new information. She probably veiws sleep as the enemy at this point, because she has so much fun when she is awake. Try giving her a bath right before bed using Johnson's Bedtime Bath. The scent of lavender will make her sleepy. After she falls asleep put some toys in the corner of her crib (or next to her bed if in a toddler bed) so that when she wakes up, she can occupy herself and let you sleep.

If it is a crying problem, she may just want to be near you. When my daughter did this, she was having nightmares. After a while of her waking up crying, I sat by her crib one night and watched her. Just before she woke up, you could tell she was having a bad dream. Try watching her sleep one night to see if maybe this is the case or there is something else that is waking her up. If this is not the case, I know it sounds cruel, but you have to let her cry. By you getting up to get her and then playing with her, she sees this behavior as acceptable and doesn't know that it is wrong. Let her cry for a little while and then check on her. Don't take her out of her bed, keep the light off , and don't allow too much contact. Tell her it is bed time and she has to go to sleep. She will eventually go back to sleep, and after a while it will get better and hopefully stop altogether.

All you can do is try! None of us are perfect and every child is different. Try everything you can to remedy the situation. What worked for others may not work for you. If you get to a point where you see no end to this problem, or it gets worse, talk to your pediatrician and get his/her advice. All I can say is good luck, I know how hard it can be!! You have all my sympathy. I really hope that everything works out for you, and you get some much deserved sleep! Keep us posted on what worked for you, someon else will most likely learn from your experience. Good luck!

Try moving her crib to another room. Even the living room if you have to. She knows that you are right there, and it is way to easy for her to disrupt you. When you move her crib out of your room, she may start the crying thing, because you are not right next to her. If this happens, refer to above note. Once again, Good luck!

Answer 3

Personally, it sounds to me like a behavior problem. If she's crying, you'll just have to let her do it. It won't hurt her, and she's old enough to know that's what's going on. As you respond to her, that's what's teaching her that it pays to continue the behavior. I know this is a risk to the whole family, but you might just have to let her cry a few times. If she's in a toddler bed and climbing out, you might have to put her back in a crib until she learns the behavior is not okay.

It might be worth trying to figure out if something wakes her, too. Is it a potty break, or some consistent noise outside? It seems basic, but sometimes we miss things.

I highly recommend the book I've listed below- the author is a child sleep specialist. It's helped me with all the problems we've faced so far with my 13 month old, and I've loaned it to friends with older kids.

It's hard to hear suggestions to be mean or ignore your child. But it helps to remember that sleep is very important to kids' development- they don't learn when they are running on pure adrenaline because they didn't sleep well. It's for her best that she be taught how to sleep. And sometimes, when it's a control battle, it feels like a hard lesson to teach. But it is for her benefit and growth.

Good Luck!!

After reading what you added- sleep begets sleep. As long as she keeps going without sleep, she'll start trying to survive on less and less. This isn't a natural wakefulness, though, it's artificial through heightened levels of adrenaline. Is there a way you can not respond when she wakes up? Sounds like a tough situation with her being in the same room as you. But it's really probably the fact that you respond to her that is encouraging her to stay awake. And now it's a bad habit, and it will take some time to break it. Can you move her cirb into the living room or something for a while? Or sleep there yourself? Separation might be the only solution... As for the falling out of the crib- line the floor around her with couch cushions. I'm SO sorry, I know how hard it is to live without sleep... Hang in there!!

Answer 4

look at how many naps they take during they day. i'm sure a 15 month old could do with only 2 naps a day? unless that is all he is taking already. do you have a bedtime "routine"? my daughter knows when it's bedtime and has been sleeping through the night since she was 2 months old. I give her a last bottle for the evening, usually followed by a little baby cereal(you're probably past that, my daughter is 6 months..) then she gets her bath and we play in the tub for a little bit. i put lavender lotion on her and get her in her jammies then we read a book and go to bed for the night! it seems to work well for her, sometimes she sleeps until nine in the morning!

Answer 5

That happens around 12-18 months-old. Is he starting to walk? has he learned something new? At this age active toddlers wake up in the middle of the night to "practice" what they are learning during the day. Try to keep all lights off, go to his room and tell him it's time to sleep, and go back to your room. Don't play with him, and don't feed him, you'll make things worst. Be patient, He will be back on track in a few days

Answer 6

well children at that age tend to do that since they are learning so much stuff all the time they just want to keep at it. You are suppose to leave them alone until they fall back to sleep on their own. you said you tried giving her milk in a sippy cup? have you tried putting her to sleep a little later at night? have you tried letting her sleep with you? i mean you should try everything I would hate to be up all night!! good luck with that!!

Answer 7

Let her cry it out. Don't go into her room when she wakes up. She'll soon get the hint that it's no fun getting up and staying awake if mommy won't play.

Answer 8

yeah i know how you feel. will i would let him cry. my son had the same problem. just ignore tell them to go to sleep. it might drive u crazy for a couple of nights but it should do the trick

Answer 9

just keep the room quiet n dark, or soothing sounds really low. She will get bored n go 2 sleep, or will cry herself 2 sleep.

Answer 10

does she take long naps if so cut her nap time in half . some time some kind of food keep people awake a lot of sugar .good luck hope i helped