He is a year old (and still teething, but pain seems to have nothing to do with it). He sleeps like a little rock untill about 3am and the rest of the night is spent tossing and turning. It doesn't matter if he is in his bed or my bed, went to sleep at 8 or 11, or if i give him tylenol or not. Any suggustions?
2006-09-05 05:11:18 · 14 answers · asked by autumn_hendrix 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
He is on a schedule that includes only 1 nap (mid afternoon for about 1.5 hrs), well balanced dinner at 6, bath between 7:30 and 8, and put down in his own bed by 8:30.
As for the tylenol, it is for the pain of theething not to make him sleepy.
2006-09-05 05:22:18 · update #1
It sounds like he has gotten into a routine of doing this. I would change some things. Like maybe not let him sleep after a certain time in the afternoon and put him to bed about 9 pm. Also, make sure that he is not having caffeine or any sugary drink at least a few hours before bed time. Even juice has a lot of natural sugar. I would just try different things until something worked. I hope things work out for you.
2006-09-05 05:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by chris' angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 14 months and going thru the same thing. Fortunately we broke the habit of her sleeping with us, so she doesn't keep us up that much - well, my husband anyway. The monitor is next to me, so I hear her moving and whimpering in her sleep. I often wonder if she's having bad dreams. I either get up and find her pacifier for her before she totally wakes up, or rock her back to sleep when she does. Other than that, I just let her be. She gets two naps during the day, so as long as she's getting enough sleep, I'm not going to worry about it. I also wonder if it could be growing pains. I don't know that I was any help, but take comfort in the fact that you aren't alone.
I just want to add that I agree with Joey322 that it probably does have a lot to do with teething. However, I would NEVER give a child antihistamine without the consent of their pediatrician. A pharmacist told me that antihistamines in children under 6 can cause seizures.
2006-09-05 13:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol does not get kids drowsy, Benadryl does, but that is not a solution.
Don't let him sleep in bed with you EVER, even if he cries in his own room just comfort him and leave the room, continue this everynight until he finally falls asleep on his own.
Try napping him only a total of 1.5 hrs and not within 6 hours of bedtime.
Start winding down with a bath or whatever at 7:30 and he should be in his crib and falling asleep on his own at around 8:30.
If he is not up by 7:30 am on his own then go in and wake him up so he does not get too much sleep.
You can tweak the schedule a little but I am just giving you a realistic schedule you could work with.
Good luck.
2006-09-05 12:16:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try and get him to take a nap around 10:oo in the moring.He'll want to take a afternoon nap but keep him up and don't let him sleep. Put him down at his bed time and he should sleep all the way throw the night. Some times kids do what they want when they want to no matter what we want. My one year old son does that to me. He'll wake up and I'll put him in bed with me. He'll sleep for a little while with me but then just won't stop moving. I get out of bed and go sleep on the sofa with him. For some reason he likes the sofa.
2006-09-08 21:14:30 · answer #4 · answered by baby69744 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 4 and is a restless sleeper at about the same time in the morning (3 or 4). I recently took him to the doctor, because i couldn't stand not getting sleep myself. There's a lot of questions to be answered before you determine why he's doing that. I found my issue was letting my son watch certain shows (cartoons, movies, anything upbeat) also he plays video games and things like that keeps their brains in fast motion while sleeping causing them to be extremely restless. I found a warm bath 1 hour before bed and at that age i gave mine a light snack (no sugar) and warm milk or deluted juice (warm it a little) about 30 minutes before bed and the rest of the time just use a 'calm-down time with the lights low no or little TV and just carry conversation with him or read a book, anything to calm him down and get him in that 'sleep mode'. Cut his naps down during the day if they are too long and make sure he stays active throughout the day (he's 1, i'm sure he does!!!!) Or if there's any health issues like allergies, asthma or anything else, he could be getting stuffed up at night (in the chest or nose) and in that case i would talk to a doctor, they gave mine some meds to help him sleep at one point. And always once you start a routine (if you don't have one) always keep that routine (like, 7:30 - bath, 8 - book, 8:30 bed) do it every night and when he wakes up at night, give him a warm drink and lay in the dark (exception being a night light) it's hard not to get frustrated and let him up or not to turn on the TV or something, but once he 'gets it' he will stick to it. It took me about 2 or 3 wks of beating myself up just to stick to one certain routine before mine finally gave in and stuck to it. If he's teething and you give him Tylenol at bedtime and he's waking up early morning, it won't hurt to give him just a little more as long as it's 4 to 6 hours apart (as listed on label) Good luck....and it will pass, you will believe it or not miss these days someday!!
2006-09-05 12:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm curious as to what makes you think his teething has nothing to do with it???
it probably has a lot to do with it and he gets so much rest and then the pain takes over. kind of like when you're sick and you rest for only so long, then you just kind of lay there in misery....
ask his pediatrician about any sleep aids. i just read an article about pediatricians prescribing mild sleep aids to kids. i forget the name of the drug, but basically, it's an antihistamine found in drugs like benadryl that is supposed to help kids sleep. however, the article found that the evidence was a bit inconclusive.
so, ask your pedatrician for some advice.
your best bet.....probably just wait it out until he's done his teething. i know...sucks, but it'll at least get better. it's not forever!
take care:)
2006-09-05 12:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he cries, he's probably hungry, give him something to drink, like milk. Milk should put him to sleep. Or he's probably having a nightmare. Sing to him. Do not give him medication. It is bad to give him that if he is under 2 years of age. (or some times under six years of age for a certain medication.) Talk to a physician. They could probably help. Maybe your son always does the exact same thing at that time everynight. Then it bothers him. (probably like pooping in his diaper). Try cleaning out his diaper. Study his sleeping habits... keep track of exactly what he does, his turning, how he sleeps, try seeing if its the bed.
2006-09-05 12:19:38 · answer #7 · answered by p3n31op3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hummm.....are you going in and getting him out of the bed (when he is in the other room) if he is crying? It may be a "conditioning" thing. He knows that if he cries, you will come get him up. I know it is hard....mine is 6 years old now.....but if you let him cry a few nights.......he will learn that he needs to sleep through the night....AS LONG AS you are sure that it is nothing else.
Good luck!!! :-)
2006-09-05 12:18:28 · answer #8 · answered by diamond_deb_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put him on a sleeping schedule and dont let him take long naps in the afternoon.
2006-09-05 12:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by blwatson41 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cut down on daily naps, do activities that really wear him out, feed him and he should sleep thru the nite
2006-09-05 12:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by voluptoustaureanfemale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋