how to get 15 month old to sleep and not wake up??

Question

i dont know how to get my baby to go to sleep at a decent hour and stay asleep. if i do get her to go to sleep at 8 or 9 she gets back up at 12 and stays a wake till 2. last night she went to sleep at 1:30 and woke back up at 7:30. i dont know what to do. i'd love to hear any ones ideas on what to do. thanks.

Answer 1

Ahh, one of the biggest obstacles to conquer in parenting -- getting those kiddos to sleep. I was determined when I had my twins that they would sleep through the night. It's a crazy process, but obviously very worth it in the end. Needless to say, you are going to get a lot of advice on here, so I suggest to you that you pick one you like, and stick with it. Consistency is really the key to success here. You have to stay with a method for at least a couple weeks in order to determine if it is really working. I don't think that it should take you that long though once you get going.

The methods I use for my little ones probably won't apply to your situation, since your baby is much older than mine. I did however read an idea in Parenting magazine that looked very promising. First things first, start a bedtime routine so that your baby knows it is getting close to bed and time to sleep. Chose a bedtime and stick with it. Your little one will get used to falling asleep at that time. Start about 15-20 minutes before pillow time. Take a bath, read a book, sing songs, etc etc -- whatever you like and will start calming down your child. Then, for the first few days, put your baby in their crib and sit by them for awhile until they fall asleep. Every few days move your chair closer to the door, until eventually, you are no longer in the room. At then end of that, your baby should easily go down at the same time and fall asleep right away without any protesting or crying.

Now, as for getting your child to stay asleep. When they wake up in the middle of the night, don't go to them right away. Let them cry for 15 minutes before going in to reassure them briefly. Then , wait another 20 minutes before you go in the next time to briefly reassure. Add five minutes on each time -- eventually your child will wear out and fall asleep. The next night, don't go in until 20 minutes have passed, etc. Stay consistent with what you do though. My experience has been, that this method will work in as short a period as a few days. Eventually, your child will realize that it's simply not worth it to wake up anymore. Some parents don;t like to let their children cry for a minute, and it that is the case, this method won't work for you. Whatever you chose, just be consistent, and good luck!!!

Answer 2

I established a sleep routine with my son who is now 2 y.o. During the week I put him down at 7:30 and he usually falls asleep 30 - 45 min. later and stays asleep until about 6:30-7 am. However, he sometimes wakes up but I allow him to self soothe and go back to sleep without my interruption. Allow your child to exert as much energy as possible before bedtime and eliminate juice and other foods with sugar at least an hour prior.

Answer 3

i'm big on establishing a bedtime routine. start it an hour or so before bedtime. turn off the tv and other sounds that can stimulate the baby. feed dinner. have a bath, give a massage, read a book, rock and sing and then it's time for bed. they are more relaxed and able to stay asleep longer. also make sure they are getting enough activity during the day to make them tired at night. when is the last nap before evening. try shorting that nap, or making it earlier. good luck.

Answer 4

Our toddler boy at 10 months has been a complicated sleeper for the previous couple of months now. We took him off the crib and sleep him with us now. fairly, his mom sleeps next to him - on the floor - mutually as i sleep on a mattress far flung from them. this has helped straighten his schedule and he wakes up much less often now. My presence probable disturbed him formerly, yet now that's no longer a ingredient. we've additionally began ultimate the residing house windows and the doorways interior the mattress room so there is minimum disturbance. yet another significant factor we've finished is to place him right down to sleep no longer while is already asleep yet as a replace, while is in basic terms falling asleep. that has helped stabilize him so he does not in basic terms upward push up while something strikes. he's bobbing up a habit of sound asleep on his own this way. wish this enter helps and robust good fortune.

Answer 5

Make sure she checks out as normal with the pediatrician. I have personally know two children like that who ended up diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder...and I also know a third who is "normal" but very underweight and with an undiagnosed condtion who sleeps strange patterns and not nearly enough that the average child needs. So if you think it may be more than just not being on a good schedule...talk to her doctor...they may be a reason for it.

Answer 6

Wow, shes old enough to be sleeping through the night by now. (My 10 month old has been for months now.)
Try a routine. Bedtime snack, bath, story, and make sure shes got a full belly. When she fusses let her....and she'll settle down and learn to self soothe.

Answer 7

my boy got up every 3 hours till he was 18 months old different habbits just do a good bedtime routine and let her cry abit it wont hurt her go in every 5 min or so tell her you are there and walk away it may take a week or so but it will pay off

Answer 8

Leave her in the crib and let her cry. She'll soon get the message that there's no fun to be had getting up. You are the parent; you just help her break her bad habit. She won't do it on her own.