My son does not sleep through the nights on a regular basis. He normally only sleeps through once a week. He only wakes up as he cant find his dummy which is attached to his blanket he likes. I dont want to leave him crying as we have neighbours and dont want to upset them. My son has a sleep in the morning for a hour and then is awake for 7 hours after his sleep. He goes to bed and 7pm as he cant stay awake any more and i then get up with him at 7am. He seems to wake up between 3am-5am, i really need to get him to sleep through. I hope some one can help me on this.
Thank you
2007-01-27 22:34:45 · 7 answers · asked by Pinkflower 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Once he has his dummy he is fine and goes back to sleep no problem.
2007-01-27 22:49:13 · update #1
Does he wake up and stay awake, or go back off once he has his dummy?
My daughter is 18 months and occasionally wakes if she has lost her 'taggie' (usually found on the floor!) but once she is reunited she goes back off to sleep for a couple of hours.
If he wakes and is happy to go back to sleep all I can suggest is putting a couple of extra dummies in his bed so he can find one and go back off by himself, if he is waking and wants to stay awake, controlled crying is the only way to tackle it.
2007-01-27 22:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your son is almost at the stage where you can take the dummy away. Also, no more naps too. It'll be a slow process to take both away, but it'll be better in the long run. Not just to help him sleep at night, but with taking the dummy away, it'll help his teeth come in straight. My son had a dummy up to the age of 9 months, but I took it away. It was around 17 months when he finally did sleep through the night and that was after I stopped letting him take a nap in the daytime. He would be awake from 8am until 7pm. It can be hard with not letting them take a nap, especially if the child is at daycare all day. Most daycares make kids take naps. If you get the dummy away from him, try using a sippy cup or bottle filled with water only. Juice or milk can sit on the teeth all night and cause problems later with cavaties. I hope you can get things straightened out. I wish you the best!
2007-01-28 01:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by PfcsBaby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of the dummy.He'll cry for about 3 nights - give your neighbours early warning. If loosing the dummy is waking him up then im afraid there is only 1 answer to this problem. Would it be possible for you to stay somewhere else while you get through this time???? Hope you find a solution soon.
2007-01-27 22:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by Mishell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello; I would suggest you take away the morning nap. If he is to nap at all then let him nap early afternoon, 1 or 2pm. He is wanting a morning nap because of the time he gets up. Also, it is better to allow him to cry a little during the night and then he will go back to sleep. Explain to your neighbors that you are trying to get him to sleep all night and I am sure they will understand. It should not take more than 3 nights and he will find his dummy and go back to sleep. Sounds like he has you trained that when he cries, someone comes, heeee. He is old enough to go back to sleep alone. Hope this helps.
2007-01-27 22:43:24 · answer #4 · answered by concerned mom 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to tell your neighbours your sorry but they may hear you son crying in the night but it should only last a couple of nights, wait till next friday(as your neighbours should be less annoyed at being woke up on the weekend) and try a bit of controlled crying. It's hard at first but only took my daughter one night.
2007-01-27 22:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by yeahbutnobut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him cry it out. Your neighbors will be fine. If they have a problem with a crying baby maybe the should move.
2007-01-27 22:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just let him cry it out, be over in three nights.
2007-01-27 22:38:17 · answer #7 · answered by legend 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋