Firstly - this may be normal but i don't know! Many of my friends have littl'uns who slept right through from small (lucky swines) so they can't really give me any advice about this. My health visitor used to be helpful, if only for bouncing concerns off, but due to cutbacks i now no longer have a one!
Basically she wakes on average 4 times a night,she doesn't cry at all but she shouts! We have tried to ignore her in the hopes she will get herself back off but she keeps going and going until she has shouted herself fully awake! We've also tried controlled crying. The only way to get her back off again is to go through and give her a little milk. Then she'll sleep again for a few hours. She has a nap during the day of about an hour (sometimes more) but she could easily sleep for about 3 hours in the day if i let her. We are getting more and more exhausted and don't want this to continue when she's a tweenie! Has anyone been though anything similar? Do you have any tips?
Thank you
2007-02-12 05:37:27 · 12 answers · asked by Sammy P 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
First off let her sleep the three hours for nap time. The better rested a child is the better that they actually sleep. I know I know it sounds crazy but trust me it's true and it work's. Providing the nap is not to late in the afternoon just let her sleep but not past 5:00pm. Second don't put her down too late in the evening believe it or not it causes more wake up's during the night. Third and this really helped us don't give her milk at night she gets water only at night when you go to her. It may take a couple of weeks to break this habit. Eventually put a no spill sippy cup of water in her bed so she doesn't disturb you and gives her one less excuse to call out to you. It's normal for a child this age to still wake up once or twice a week like this but not everyday. We also told our son that if he didn't call out to us at night that he would get a surprise the next day. This also work's for us even now. You really can't do the cry it out because she is old enough to know you are in the other room and will just get louder and louder and may go on for hours and hours and days. Our son is 2 1/2 now and we were also like you once. Our friends all have this great sleeping kids. While my husband and I walk around looking like zombies. I now understand why they use sleep deprivation as a method of torture. So I feel your pain she may never become a great sleeper but if you could at least cut this down to one or two nights a week it will really make a difference for you it did for us and som weeks he never gets up. Just stick with a plan. Good Luck.
EDIT****** Please don't listen to the people that say cut out the nap it's not true any great pediatrician will tell you they need more sleep. not less to sleep better at night.
SLEEP BEGETS SLEEP..please trust me on this.
momof4
2007-02-12 05:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by mary3127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 3 almost 4 and he has yet to sleep through the night. i was told that some kids dont need as much sleep as others. we average about 31/2 to 4 hours a sleep a night and he gets a half hour nap at school. i wish i could help you out but i have no tips.
2007-02-12 05:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by misunderstood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut the midnight drinks out. just give her half milk, half water and slowly lessen the amount. Don't turn on any lights in her room and do not speak or hug her. Give her the drink, lay her down and leave. By making it as boring as possible for her, hopefully she'll realise she is not going to get attention from you during the night and should start sleeping through.
2007-02-12 08:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ave twins that are 2. They ave been sleeping through the night for a while now. What I did is I cut out the nap in the daytime. I play with them and get them wore out before bed. They go to bed at 8pm and sleep til 8am. It takes a few week to get them into a routine but it is worth it. Sleep never felt so good..
2007-02-12 05:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Donna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actual have a 5 twelve months previous who has been like your son considering he became approximately twelve months previous. we've additionally tried each thing to get him out. I actual have an 8 twelve months previous and a three twelve months previous who're of their very own beds, in basic terms for some reason middle baby wont. we are the two hoping that finally he will improve out of it. He of course needs the protection of being on the factor persons as possibly thats what your little guy needs. wait and notice - this would pass, besides the indisputable fact that this is problematic .
2016-09-29 00:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by intriago 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I can help...but I have same situation. My boy 21 months old waking up 3-4 times during a night, uh. I tried everything....ignore him...the worst thing, he was crying than screaming. Give him a hug did not work either. I still would love to find this magic idea that will work.
2007-02-12 07:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by Aga N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure she is warm, as if they get cold this will waken them.
I would just go in and put her back down, tuck her in and come out of the room. She is probably waking up for the milk drink and your attention
2007-02-13 02:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by Angelfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion first, try to not have hard activities2 to 4 hours before sleep time, with this i mean no activities that involve running or screaming or anything that would make the baby get over excited, second try to give your little one a bathtub that would help to relax, also you can try reading and no tv, that is a bad thing for a baby that age (well any age) that would disturb his/her sleep, i always try this with my own children and it help them to sleep and control their temper during the day if you make it a habit, also probably your baby is trying to tell you that something really bother her/him during the day listen to your he will try to tell you what it is even if you thing he/she is to small to say anything probably is not only to much energy in storage
2007-02-12 05:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by want fun in the sun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 14 months old and hes just started sleeping through the nite and what gets him of is singing to him and rockin him wae a hot milky bottle i reckon u should try that if not then get a musical toy and put it in the cot and leave her to cry
2007-02-14 02:09:40 · answer #9 · answered by kailer2020 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 20mth old is the same. never slept in the night, not even wen i was pregnant with him. we started routine with him last wekk, gettin him to fall asleep in his own bed and sleepin thru the nite and it worked, for a week until i got used to him sleepin and one nite he woke up and because i was so tired from gettin used to my sleep\ that i lay with him and now hes bak to normal of wakin up and wantin me there. so id say try put her down and sit wit her til she falls asleep and wen she wakes go into her and just pt her strait bak down, no talking or eye contact adn just sit on floor til she goes bak down. just keep putting her bak down all tghe time. i was pessimistic about trying this as i didnt believe it wud work but trust me, from trying this and it working after just two days u will be amazed. try it. wat harm can it do.
2007-02-12 05:50:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋