how do i get my 22 month old to sleep through the night?

Question

he still wakes up for a bottle alt least two times in the night and wont take juice or water and screams for hours if i let him sit there, the only thing that puts him back to sleep is to bring him in our bed and a bottle of milk. maybee a big bed would help is he ready for that. He used to sleep through 11 hours until he was about a year. PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

The longer you leave it the harder it'll be. My son is 2, from 6 months he slept right through, because i let him cry.. he's a baby they are supposed to cry . You have to be strong and stick to your gun's. Stop giving him drinks he doesn't need them , he's only asking you for them because thats what he is used to. when you put him to bed no later than 8pm say goodnight and put his blankets on ect ... walk out then when he really starts to cry wait 2 minutes then go in there dont say anything just lay him down, walk out. then when he screams again wait 4 minutes go in lay him down , walk out. then when he starts to scream wait 6 minutes and so on. You may think its mean but it works , he wont hate you for it . it may take a few days. please let me know how you go.. [e-mail].
I wish you the best.

Answer 2

I started out letting my boy sleep with us. He stayed in bed until about 2 1/2 years. How I did this is I had to let him cry it out now he only cried for about 20 min the first night and around 10 to 15 the next few nights now he will some times cry for a min or so.. now with him getting up at night I just had to keep putting him back to bed. Tell him you love him but he has to go to sleep. My son is in a big bed and this may help. But he still gets up from time to time and I just have to get up and lay him back in bed.. The first few nights of changing things like taking milk out of night times is going to be the hardest but just hold in there. I would try getting a big bed at the same time you take milk away. that way you can make it some thing more for him.. when he gets up in the morning give him a surprise for doing so well..
The best to you and your boy..
also I stopped the naps with my boy at 2 1/2 years seeming as he was just not wanting to sleep at night. I just put him to bed at 7pm 7:30 latest. That way he is still getting the needed sleep.. He sleeps to around 7Am give and take a little.

Answer 3

It is perfectly normal for children around 18 months of age to go through a period where they require mommy to put them back to sleep. This usually resolves around two years. It is because of developmental changes they go through and growth spurts.

It is quite possible that your son really is hungry during the night. He may not be eating enough during the day as he is too busy. It could also be he isn't getting enough mommy time and he is making up for that at night.

You can try a toddler bed, or even just put the crib mattress directly on the floor. If you use a toddler bed be sure that he can get out of it safely. Also you need to childproof the room (obviously), but you need to bolt the furniture to the wall. Most people forget this and having a dresser topple over is a serious thing. I had it happen to me when I was 6, luckily I was ok. You can get furniture anchoring kits at most kids stores and hardware stores. Ikea furniture tends to come with it.

You can also bring him to bed with you, that is your call. I co-sleep, although my son has gone through phases where he sleeps in his crib because he wants to. Co-sleeping is not wrong, or a bad habit, it is a choice. The same as any choice in parenting; and just with most other parenting choices there are fanatics on both sides.

Personally, I would start him in his room (bed or crib your choice) and then bring him to your bed when needed. Then when he goes back to sleeping through the night (which he will) he will already be falling asleep in his room and will naturally spend the whole night there.

You can also make an effort to get him to eat more during the day, particularly the evening before bed. But you can bring a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.

Good luck and remember this too shall pass.

Answer 4

Stop bringing him to your bed & giving him a bottle, what you are doing is rewarding him for waking up.
At 2 years old you shouldn't be giving him so many bottles of milk at night cos this fills him up & takes away any hunger for food.

Lets deal with the waking & crying first, go into him, let him see you are still there, sit down on a chair by the cot and stroke his hair till he calms down. Once calm just say "time for sleep now, mummy see you in the morning" and leave.
Let him scream for 10 mins then repeat. Never do or say any more than that, once he realises he's not going to get his own way & that mummy is boring at night he'll settle down to sleeping all night, it just takes anything from a few days to a few weeks to work.

Cut down on the milk during the day that way baby will be hungry during the day & more likely to eat food which will fill him up for longer & he'll be less likely to wake during the night

Answer 5

some toddlers your daughter's age do sleep interior the direction of the night - maximum do no longer. My son became 8 years previous in the past he slept with the aid of! i got here across that the extra cuddles and convenience my toddlers had, the extra helpful they slept. It sounds as in the experience that your daughter is desirous to be comforted. some toddlers are merely very 'extreme want'. Leaving her to cry will merely make her experience extra insecure. And have self assurance me, I say this as a mom who believes in being very strict and not letting my toddlers wreck out with something! yet no longer allowing undesirable behaviour is punctiliously distinctive to no longer assembly a toddler's needs. Your daughter of course needs help to experience look after, comforted, enjoyed and comfortable. i comprehend what it relatively is want to bypass with out sleep (I had no extra suitable than 2 hours at a stretch (max) for 7 years!) The trick is to sleep whenever you could and don't attempt to do too plenty. bear in mind, sometime your daughter will sleep interior the direction of the night - she'll be an adolescent then, and your issues will relatively initiate!

Answer 6

I strongly recommend reading the book "Baby Wise". It tells you all you need to know to get your child in a routine to sleep throught the night. Although it starts off training from the hospital for when your child is born, you can still start now. I know many people who have had their baby sleeping through the night at four weeks old. try it out. It teaches you a routine and that your baby should have a feeding time/wake time/ then nap time. Check it out. Good Luck!

Answer 7

what you can try to do is cut down on his nap during the day and keep him busy, Maybe try to get him to drink out of a sippee cup instead of a bottle. and sure they have beds for kids, I wouldn't let him get use of sleeping with you, you will have a hard time on getting him to sleep in his own bed. good luck.