baby will not sleep?

Question

my daughter is 13 months old,she wakes up about 6.30am and has a milk and breakfast and a watered down juice,about 10.30/11am she will go down for an hour....and thats it until 9/10pm,she is very active and walks about everywher and i love playing with her,we start to get her into bedtime routine about 5pm,but she does'nt want to know,we give her relaxing baths and the house is quiet and chilled out,but this little one wants to party in her crib hehe!!,i have an 8yr old and cant remember if she was like this .....am i doing something wrong,has an other mums and dads had the same situation,shes a very happy baby and i love her to bits,please any advice would be just wonderful thankyou

Answer 1

Let her party then - in her crib! Put her in at 7pm and leave her, looking at a board book or whatever. The rest of the family should go about their business. Obviously you will keep an eye on things but don't talk to her at all if you go into her room - just pull her covers up, pat her head and leave again ... and again ... for as long as it takes for her to realise that staying awake is pointless.

Answer 2

My little ones three and I sympathesise with you!!! I have had 5 babies and never had this trouble!! I have tried all the tricks, controlled crying, diet, making her get good and tired during the day, having calm down time before bed even took her to the doctor!!! As i said shes 3 now and she still stays up untill about ten oclock!! She hardly ever cries, she just sings to herself and talks to her "friends"! i truly found that it was pointless to upset the calm atmosphere of our home by trying to force her to sleep. I guess shes just a nightowl like me! I have just decided that when shes older,closer to school age when she needs her sleep to be alert, i will find other ways to encourage her to sleep earlier, like a star chart or something. This probably isint the answer you were looking for but i thought id share, by the way we hear some interesting and cute things come out of that room at night!!! sometimes i think im glad i have a little niteowl!!! good luck and sweet dreams to you!

Answer 3

Your doing everything right except for the partying in her crib,put her down after a bath and story ,something soothing ,then leave her ,she will get bored and go to sleep.

If she keeps crying you may have to do controlled crying,which is leaving her for 5 minutes ,then going in and lying her down again,without speaking to her,then leaving her a bit longer,this only takes about 4 nights for it to work.

You need to do something as 8 hours sleep a night is not enough at her age,she should really be having about 10-12 hours.

It will be better for you too,parents need some quality time to relax in the evening.

Answer 4

she could be overtired, in which case a child will not go down. I'm lucky, my 18mth old goes down at 20:30 and gets up at 09:30 and has a hour in the afternoon. I ensure her diet is sugar free, but she actually has a preference to dried fruit than sweets, and I only give her milk or water at bed-time. Is your daughter still getting a bottle at bed-time? I find this helps relax them. I don't know what time she goes down so I don't know the answer. She should be getting at least 12 hrs though

Answer 5

no every child is different, just keep to the same routine esp at nights so she learns whats about to happen, maybe try not putting her down for that hour, if she can go from 11 till 9 then she will be fine from 7 till 6 im sure, but routine is the biggest thing. also try keeping her calm at nights, put her in her bed at 7pm and leave her for a bit!

Answer 6

Every baby is different - yours is very active, id say thats a good thing. Nothing at all to worry about. My 11 month old has been the same from about 2 months old, wont sleep during the day, but goes to sleep solid from about 9pm til 6.30 am.

Answer 7

it doesn't sound all that bad to me!!! yes it would be nice if she settled more easily and a little earlier. a friend of mine has a very active little girl too, but her daughter did NOT sleep apart from about 6 hours a night. she swore by making a tea out of lime leaves and then cooling it and giving it to her daughter to drink about 20 mins before putting her to bed. she said that camomile was good too for a while, but not as effective. she used to make the tea and then sweeten it with honey and water it down slightly. but your daughter may like it differently..... worth a try anyway!!!

Answer 8

My baby is 3 months old and does the same thing. The doctor said it's because she's really active. Put her in her bed and tell her it's time to go sleep. If that does'nt work try rocking her a little.

Answer 9

Maybe you shouldn't let her sleep at 10.30/11.00 anymore.

Start her routine at 7pm - get her finally to bed at 8pm. She will sleep until 8am instead of 6.30am because she will be so knackered.

It seems that she has a routine. If you have no problem with it, then let it continue, she has loads of energy and she isn't stressing you out so things seem ok.

Answer 10

I had the same problem with my son, My grandma says that in this case you need to keep her up during the day until she gets her sleep patterns together. Now I know that sounds impossible, but trust me it will become easy. Also your daughter might need more than what your other child needed at this age( try reg Gerber juice, and a little oatmeal at lunch time) this will keep her full for a longer period of time. Hope this helps you some...