Ok ? about a 16 month old?

Question

I have a 16 month old baby and he still isn't sleeping threw the night, is this normal...
does anyone have any ideas hot how to get him to sleep threw the night..
WITHOUT drugging him up with tylonal or anythign like that..

Answer 1

1.put him to sleep a little late
2. please don't pick up the baby when he cries in the middle of the night he has to understand that mom's asleep and they do understand trust me.
3.try giving him some small toy or whatever he likes to play with so that even if he wakes up he can entertain himself and when he's tired he can fall back asleep.
4.try keeping the room dark and temp low don't make the room too warm for the baby, tests have shown babies sleep more when the room is cool
5.use some lullabies when they wake up in the middle of the night just play the CD again, my daughter went back to sleep when we used to do that.
6.as they grow they need more of parents attention and less of sleep they keep thinking why waste time sleeping so that's what he's up to.

Answer 2

Try feeding your child rice cereal an hour before bedtime to fill his stomach. That should help keep him asleep through the night. Also maybe put him to bed a little later then you are now. For instance have him go to bed at 9 pm instead of 8 pm and see if that makes a difference. Also if he crys in the middle of the night he may just want attention and he is not necessarily hungry, so try to limit how many times you pick him up and feed him at night. Just my ideas. It could also be that hes getting some new teeth in and you may want to rub his gums with ambesol before bed.

Hope this info helps ~

Answer 3

NO it is not normal. I am going to give you free advise that my sis in law had to pay $100 to a sleep consultant to find out:

Let him cry it out! Kiss him goodnight at bedtime, leave the room, and don't go back in till morning. It will take a week or less for him to sleep through the night.

Answer 4

It depends on what the baby is doing when waking up. If it is a bottle she wants, don't give it to her anymore. She'll cry for it, but she doesn't need it. After a few nights, she'll realize that it isn't going to happen and she'll sleep. Try going to http://www.parents.com/parents/search/summary.jhtml?_requestid=186415
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Answer 5

It depends on a lot of things . What time are you putting him to bed? You may want to change the evening routine to include latenight baths, He may be sensitve to something he's eating or drinking prior to bedtime that is waking him up.I would suggest a wind down period so he's not so stimulted, making a routine of bath and story time last.

Answer 6

we all go through cycles when we sleep - times when we are in deep sleep and times when we are nearly awake. When we are nearly awake, we are able to go back to deep sleep - babies can't. They require their parents to comfort them in order to go back to a deep sleep.
This is a LEARNED ability. Point blank you need to let him put himself back to sleep. Let him cry. For the first couple of days it will seem horrible but it's necessary. He will figure it out. I have four great kids and we had to do it with all of them.

Answer 7

let him cry it out. It really works I did it to my son at nine months and within two days he was sleeping all through the night.

Answer 8

decide for it!! The extra tastes and textures he reviews the extra helpful. My 21 month previous daughter loves garlic bread yet she continuously stinks after she has eaten it. I hate the smell of garlic!!!

Answer 9

He should be able to put himself to sleep by now. You're just going to have to put him in his crib and let him cry it out. He needs to learn how to soothe himself and not need to rely on you to fall asleep.