will my 1 year old ever sleep??

Question

I have a battle to get her to sleep every night and when shes finaly sleeping she wakes up all the time im still breast feeding and she wants at least 1 or 2 feeds overnight its driving me mad i dont know why she does it and i need a good night sleep any tips you can give me id be greatfull

Answer 1

Sounds harsh but let her cry it out. It'll take about a week but she'll do fine. I had to do it with my daughter and now she sleeps really well all night long.

Answer 2

Heres what I was told...wish I had listened because MY question is..Will my 2 year old ever sleep..No kidding and I am sooo tired.

Anyway, from now on give your child water when she wakes up in the middle of the night for about a week. She doesn't want water and when she realizes that's what she is going to get she'll stop asking for it and her stomach will not be hungry for milk at night. Then if she still doesn't sleep you should try the cry it out method. My doctor says it seems harsh but it is best for them too. I am starting on Monday. It's gonna probably kill me but she turns 2 in 2 weeks and she's still up every few hours wanting me.

The earlier you do this, or any plan to get her to sleep the better. Good luck and I hope you get some sleep soon! I know how you feel.

Sleepless in Djibouti..

Answer 3

I had the same problem with my daughter when she was younger. I nursed her until she was 12months old when she pretty much weaned herself.
When she was about 6 months old I stopped letting her nurse in the middle of the night. Before she went to bed I would give her some mashed bananas and/or cereal along with nursing her. When she woke up in the middle of the night I would cuddle with her but not feed her. Pretty soon she was sleeping longer and longer.
We also let her cry herself back to sleep at the doctors suggestion for a few nights and it helped. She can now get herself to sleep. At 15 months old she still wakes up occasionally once in the middle of the night, but goes right back to sleep.

Hope you find a solution that will work for you before sleep deprivation drives you bonkers.

Answer 4

my son was also like ur baby so i swallowed my pride and self conviction and tried the cring therapy during his lunch time sleep we as at 11am id change him and then get him to say nite to his siblings and then lay him in bed with a bottle[or after feeding] tuck him in say nite and leave the room he would cry after 5 mins so i would go back in and resettle him and leave again in the first few days i was back in resettling him 20 times or more[then slowly extend the time between resettleing try 5 mins then 10 and so on and so on] but after the first week i may have had to go back in once i did the same at night time sleeps as well it took about 2 weeks of heart strings being pulled but it does work my son is now 2 and sleeps in his own bed from 11am till 2pm and then from 7pm until 6am it has worked well for him as he is getting the sleep he needs and so am i please if u do try this be patient and there are times where u will need someone to talk to and good luck

Answer 5

I also have a one year old. He would do the same thing to me until about a month ago when I took him off breast milk. I now just feed him solid food right before bedtime and he sleeps through the whole night. It's NICE.

Answer 6

Put her to bed when you want her to go to bed, leave the room, and don't go back till morning even if she cries. She wants the breast for comfort, not food, at this age. Give her a new comfort blankie or a pacifier, maybe, and make sure there is white noise and a night light in her room, and then she's on her own. I know it's hard but you gotta do it. You are the boss, not her.

Answer 7

She doesn't feel tired and fed enough, so she won't settle down for sleep. Try feeding her until she resists food, and during the night every two hours, feed her formular from a bottle while her eyes are still closed. They stay asleep all night that way.

Answer 8

try to keep her awake more during the day...before bedtime give her a nice bath and then feed her and play with her hoping she will get tired from play...make it a every night thing and maybe she will learn when it is time to go to bed for the night..i know she is young but you might even read a book to her...and in the night i would just give her a pacifier to get her back to sleep

Answer 9

Have a set routine every day...especially at bedtime. Feed he something at night that will stick to her ribs so she doesn't wake up hungry. Try a warm lavender bath in the evening. No late naps.

Answer 10

if you aren't opposed to formula then you could give he formula at night because it will hold her over night, and you could now start a routine with her, like i had to do with my now 2 year old children like it when they have schedules and that's what you could do what i do is every night i do the same routine bath books, bottle (now its a cup) and bed the 4 B's that seemed to work for my child the best if you just stay firm with the routine she will then become a customed to it and if you are opposed completely to the formula you could give her a small snack before bed