My baby won't sleep!?

Question

My daughter has never slept through the entire night. She is now one year old and still wakes up at least twice. Is this anyone else's experience?

Answer 1

My daughter is turning one on Feb 3rd and while there was a couple of month period where she did sleep through the night she is at it again...waking up atleast once for a bottle. She's happy and healthy otherwise, takes a nap during the day. Not too long of a nap, so I know that's not having an effect. However, I do wonder if perhaps she's not getting enough calories in the day, so I've been feeding her more. You know, at this age, they are sorta between baby food and big people food and so its tough to figure if they're getting enough. Especially since, as you know, at this age also, is when they get preoccupied when eating and may seem like they are done when, in fact, they would still eat more if we were a bit more patient (in my case anyway). I say, try that...and perhaps mention it to the pediatrician. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Yes, I have a 15 month old that still would wake up one or two times up until just a few weeks ago. I know everyone says to jsut let them cry it out and they will be fine and go to sleep, but it is very hard to listen to crying for a whole hour between 2 and 3 in the morning when you are up at 6 for work. So what we have done was slowly cut back on the amount we fed her, and just tried rocking her for about 5-10 minutes. It really didn't take that long once we started only rocking her. Now if she wakes up, which is only once or twice a week, one of us goes in and rocks her for a few minutes until she calms down, and she forgets about eating and goes right back to sleep for the rest of the night. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and our way has worked out for us.

Answer 3

Do you breast feed? I still do.

I still rock my boy to sleep at a year and 1/2 I make sure he's well fed too.

Have some milk handy for when she wakes up, try a vibrating chair or just a rocking motion it works wonders... also lots of hugs and cuddles and ..he wakes up 2 times a night still I think I may have gotten use to it.

Children sense things, from inside of you when they were growing they know the sound of your heartbeat when you are anxious, sleeping, sad, happy.. You have to zone out everything else at your baby's nap time and give her that time. Say to yourself this time is for us alone and hug her and relax yourself. Your mood conveys to her and she along with it.

This will not work unless its done exactly like that the key is you have to relax and then she will pick up on your relaxed aura and she will revel and relax in it.

Try also singing to your girl.. I actually make up songs and tell him stories about stuff that happened when he was born because I was a career girl and I only know few songs - when I get tired of singing them I make my own musical. There is a cd that he loves though I hated it but it calmed him right down all the time. Now am getting use to hearing it and believe it or not he ask for it. He says nananana and I know he wants to hear it.

Its called Mustt Mustt by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Hubby and I have a copy in the car, a copy in his bedroom, a copy downstairs (funny huh) but baby loves it.

Its worth a try, I have not liked this music but I made the choice to hear this instead of the whining and crying and now am use to it.

We also have a fisher price crib music thingy. He loves that too. Even though he still wakes up I have learnt to deal with it tho.

Answer 4

If your concerned about your child - you may want to seek out a Pediatrician and ask them to make sure there is not anything wrong with your child.

It will likely pass - but there can be many reason why you child can not sleep through the night. Keeping children on a routine schedule helps. Making sure they are active helps. Feeding them the proper foods helps. Hugs and Kisses helps

Answer 5

My oldest child did sleep through the night but never napped during the daytime. If your baby is napping in the day time it may help to keep her up then so she will sleep through the night. Very mentally active baby's do not sleep as much as the average baby.

Answer 6

Sometimes, even though it seems cruel, you have to let the baby wake up, play in the crib and fuss without comforting her. She needs to know the rest of the house is trying to sleep and will not be manipulated by her fussing about. Then, eventually, her internal clock will adjust, and she will start sleeping better at night.

Answer 7

Yes--a friend from my church had the same problem with 2 of her kids.

She tried everything.

A suggestion would be to talk to your doctor. Also, there are baby video tapes that deal with sleeping issues. See if your local library has some.

Best of luck--and yes, it will pass eventually. But the lack of sleep on your part is the worst!

Answer 8

Does your baby sleep in the same room as you do? If so then sometimes the child will sleep through the night if parents aren't in the same room. I found that after I put my child in their own room then they slept through the night.

Answer 9

It does happen but it is usually because this is the pattern the parent has followed through with. Allow her to cry and know that you're not going to be at the door at first wimper. She knows what she's doing and you're falling for it. Sometimes we think we're making them feel secure when instead we are feeding their insecurity. This is the first lesson in allowing them to work through it themselves.

Answer 10

yes, yes! My youngest, now almost 9, didn't sleep thru the night until he was 6yrs old.
What are your sleeping habits? the father's?
I'm a light sleeper, myself, and I attribute my son's to this. But he is also a needy child and wants that closeness and reassurance that I was there.