I cant get my 16 month old to sleep all night?

Question

I so need help with this. My 16 month old has never been a good sleeper, but now she is waking up at least once a night. I try to let her cry it out, but she has lasted almost two hours a night. She goes down on her own, and didnt used to cry but now she is crying then also. I am a working mom and I am loosing so much sleep, and it makes her have a bad day when she is tired at daycare. I know its seperation anx. but I don know what to do. HELP!

Answer 1

The suggestion for last part first.
Separation anxiety... Generally children also feel comfortable with the 'smell' of their mother, so, allow your fragrance to soak in some large, soft, smooth, clean , lesser prone to getting soiled cloth material, so that the cleaning is not required too often, and keep it between you and the child, so that the child gets used to 'your' being close by even with just the large cloth ! This can be used during the absence to replace to some extent the feeling of your being away to work.
Try mumbling a dull boring musical lullaby with lots of repetitive sounds, which dulls the mind of the child, and induces sleep ! Really this is not very encouraging suggestion, since no mother would like to make a child's mind dull, so it may work, but try to use this very sparingly ! The only silver lining in this lullaby (of which most mothers are ignorantly so proud of - thinking it as their musical capability {!} ) is that, the child soon learns to activate the sleep centre of its mind , which helps the child to get sleep even under stress conditions as a grown up later on !

Answer 2

Some daycares do slack, but not all of them. Not everyone is lazy. I would let the childcare providers know about her sleeping issues and I would recommend only giving her a short nap in the day because all children need a nap. Especially when they are as young as 16 months. She will break the habit eventually. Make sure she is not eating or drinking anything before bed that would keep her awake.

Answer 3

To go to sleep I always laid with my son to get him to sleep, he is normally out in like 5 mins. You can also try putting her to bed a little earlier. When she wakes in the night just go in there let her know your there, lay with her for a min or so the go back to your room.

Letting a child sleep in your room, the reason why people say don't do it is because it is a very HARD habit to break. That's what I did with my son and I tell you he is now almost 5 and I still am trying to break him of this.

The only thing with laying on floor next to the bed is it is so uncomfortable. Your back will be killing you after the first night or 2.

Answer 4

Can you let her sleep with you? My daughter never - & I mean never!! - slept in her crib after a few months. The pediatrician said let her cry it out, but I was like you, a working mom & I HAD to have sleep!! lol SHE WON! As soon as she would get beside me she'd go right to sleep & sleep the night through. I know a lot of people frown on sharing the bed with children, but to be honest with you, if that's what the baby needs, then that's what you do. I loved holding her & having her right there with me - & I loved getting a decent nights' sleep even more!!! It may not be an ideal situation, I know, but if both of you improve because you're getting good rest then I don't see what's wrong with it. This may be something to consider. I wish you luck & I hope you get some rest soon!!!!

Answer 5

I know exactly what you're going through. My baby never slept through the night until 14 months, he'd be up 4-5 times a night. I never slept. Then he got strep throat, a real bad case, even the rash with it. He had the antibiotic for 3 days and then all of a sudden everything cleared up, his year long fussiness, the terrible screaming before naps, and he started sleeping through the night. All my friends are wondering who this "new" kid is. Now he's slept through the night for about 2 months, since the antibiotic. Very strange, but in hind-sight, I'm wishing he'd gotten strep throat months earlier if that's all it took to get him to sleep (and smile). Anyway, I know it's not real advice, but that's how it happened for me/us. Good luck!

Answer 6

I had this same thing with my first. He slept through the night for months and then he started getting up all the time. I figured out that he was missing me in the middle of the night. I hate letting a kid cry it out, breaks my heart. I have done it...but as a mom it hurts to hear your baby cry. So I took some cushions laid them on his floor and slept on his floor. The first night he woke up I reached my hand out and held his hand. Don't pick her up! Or you will never get out of there, you will be sleeping on her floor forever :) The next night I moved the cushions farther away and when he woke up I talked softly to him to let him know I was there. Each night I moved farther away until I was in my own bed. It's a pain, but it works. Within a week our problem was gone. Your little lady just needs reassurance that she is ok by herself. I hope this works for you. I know how hard sleep problems can be for everyone in the house. Good luck and good night :)

Answer 7

depart him in mattress until eventually eventually 5:15 for 3 or 4 days. Then depart him in mattress until eventually eventually 5:30 for 3 or 4 days. keep increasing the dimensions of time through quarter-hour each and every 3 to 4 days until eventually he's getting up once you desire him to. He ought to both sleep or come across straightforward approaches to entertain himself.

Answer 8

some daycares are bad for letting kids sleep during the day
so they can take it easy...start popping in the daycare at different times unexpectedly and check it out.
if it is a bad enough problem just lay down with her til she goes back to sleep