i have a 11 month old.?

Question

and she will not sleep at night.. she sleeps all her naps durning the day.. but at night she will not go to sleep what should i do? i tryed giving her a little bit of milk but she still does not want to go to sleep.. last 2 nights she has stayed up until like 12am.. and i am so tired.. what should i do.. give me some idea's what i should do

she only takes 2 naps durning the day.. she only sleeps like 45 mints naps.. or sorter then that.. depending on it..

Answer 1

My boys around that age went though a time where they hated the dark. Try having a night light on.

Answer 2

Only lay her down for one nap in the day. Make sure she stays awake the rest of the day so, then she should sleep at night.

The other thing that you can try is making sure that she a nice full belly before bed, along with a nice warm bath. That should work like a charm!

If that should fail you well...then you may want to see the Dr about it. There may be something that you can give her to make her a little sleepy at night.

Good Luck,
Tiff

Have three little girls of my own. I have been very lucky as they have all slept through the night!!!

Answer 3

Don't let her take long naps. I'd wake her after an hour. If that still doesn't work, I'd continue to shorten until she starts going to bed at night.

My granddaughter will not go to bed at night if she has more than one nap. She's on a schedule of taking a nap around 11am for about an hour. It works for my daughter and baby goes to bed at 8:30pm. They have a nighttime ritual of a book every night before bed. Kids like set routines. It makes them feel secure.

Answer 4

Try shortening her naps during the day or eliminate one if she takes two naps. You may also try insuring that your toddler gets enough physical activity to want a longer sleeptime at night. Is there any difference in the routine for sleeping during the day versus during the night? Try to be consistent with the routine if you haven't been when putting her to sleep at night. It is ok for them to cry some to put themselves to sleep but make sure you check on them frequently.

Answer 5

my daughter did the exact same thing. i finally decided that enough was enough. leave her in her crib and let her cry her self to sleep.I know that some new mommy's cant stand the thought however tough love is sometimes needed. thats what i did and this was for about a week and a half now my daughter sleeps 10-12 hours a night just make sure that when she stops crying wait about 20 minutes to be sureshes fast asleep then go in the room, check on her cover her up if needed and thats that.

Answer 6

when are her naps?early in day is good, but try not to give her one close to night time,how long is her naps?maybe shes taking to long of naps and not up enough, or maybe shes playing to hard to close to bedtime,maybe an hour before bed, have some settle down cuddle time,or-maybe her belly's not full enough?put a little cereal in her milk-bottle before bed,you will pro bally have to make nipple hole bigger,keep eye on her though so sh don't choke, good luck, night night

Answer 7

Is she waking up a lot? OR is she just not sleeping regardless of what you do? I'm not sure if I understand the question.

Do you have a bedtime routine? Its important to set one, whatever works for your family, just do it each night. You will want to dim the lights, turn down TVs and radios about an hour before bedtime - so she can know that it is getting close to bedtime. You want to avoid any stimulating play before bedtime which may get her stirred up.

Next, make sure she has a good sleep association. That is what she associates with sleeping. For example, my sleep association is my blanket and pillow. If I woke up (and everyone wakes during the night....Our brain sends us through sleep cycles and as we switch from deep to light sleep, we ALL wake up - we just don't remember it usually b/c we have our sleep associations) So...if I go through this sleep cycle of mine, and my pillow or blanket is on the floor...I'm going to wake up, get it, then go back to sleep. If I were to wake up on the kitchen floor...then I'd really wake myself up!!

Same goes for babies. HOW you put them to sleep becomes their sleep association - it's what they NEED to go back to sleep. So if she falls asleep w/ bottle in your arms....and you put her in bed. She is going to wake up - and really wake herself up b/c her sleep association is GONE. See what I mean?

On the other hand...you have to decide what is more important to your family. Some families want the babies in their own beds. Others do the family bed thing. What would work for YOU? that is the right answer. In my family, I just wanted to sleep. I wasn't planning on it, but found that the babies slept better in my bed. So that's where the stayed. My rule: "I don't care where you sleep as long as you sleep."

If that won't work for you, then you really need to work hard on the routines and the sleep associations that does not involve you.

If the baby simply doesn't sleep- maybe it is a medical issue and you should ask the doctor. Babies NEED sleep for brain development. If she isn't sleeping b/c she isn't tired, then that's a whole new can of worms.

Answer 8

You might just need to let her cry herself to sleep... Make sure her last nap ends at least 3 hours before you want to put her to bed. My 5 month old falls asleep much faster with steady noise - we use a sound machine that makes nature sounds. Make sure she isn't eating sugar before bed.

Answer 9

Stop letting her sleep so much during the day. Also, feed her heavy food...like rice cereal...right before bed. If her tummy is full, she's more likely to sleep through the night. Warm bath's always help relax little ones too.

Answer 10

shorten her naps or only let the baby just have 1 nap early in the day