toddler who want sleep through the night.?

Question

My 22 month old son will not sleep through the night. As a matter of fact he didn't sleep through the night as a baby(NEVER SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT AT ALL). Can anyone out there give me any pointers on getting him to sleep through the night? I just had a baby 3 months ago and she sleeps through the night, but i'm really getting fed up with getting up at night with him, what's going on?

Answer 1

it's about establishing a routine, if u have a regular bedtime routine like bathtime, story time etc it makes it easier, u have to give him a nice calm bath keeping things light and not too manic, then read a nice calm story and tuck him up into bed telling him in a nice calm voice its night night time now go to sleep mummy loves u...or wotever u want .....walk out the room and shut the door...if he gets up or starts crying go into the room say again night night time now etc and leave again....next time he cries go into the room but dont say anything just put him back to bed....and the next time and so on....u may have to repeat these steps several times and will feel like giving up but DONT it is worth it in the end give him a week and he will b settled...........when he wakes in the night just calmly and quietly put him back to bed and repeat the steps if necessary......it does work.................good luck

Answer 2

YOu need to let him cry Put him to bed at bedtime, leave the room, close the door, and don't go back till morning NO MATTER WHAT. If it were a younger baby I would say he would "get it" in 3-7 nights; since he is older and capable of being more strong-willed, you might have to persiste for two or three weeks, but YOU CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. Every time you respond to his being awake in the night, it reinforces the behavior you want to stop. You MUST NOT RESPOND. It will work if you stick to it.

Answer 3

Is he taking too long of a nap during the day? If he is, shorten the nap time. If you have to, cancel naptime altogether. Also, make sure when he goes to bed, he isn't thirsty, isnt hungry, and has a clean diaper (or Pull-Ups-whatever you use) or has gone potty (if he is already potty trained and if he is lucky you!) If he has a full belly when he goes to sleep he will have an easier time going to sleep. Also, establish some sort of bedtime routine, bath, story, etc. And if he does get up, dont go to him. I know it'll be tough but he's got to learn that night time is sleep time. If he goes to your bed, escort him back to his own bed. You can stay there until he goes to sleep but dont pick him up or rock him or anything. Good Luck to you.

Answer 4

My doctor told me to leave him in the crib tell him is Nighty Night (tats wat I tell my son lol...) and just let him put himself to sleep. You will leave the room and let him scream his lungs out for an hour or 2 and for a few days till he eventually learns to put himself to sleep. My son took like 2 hrs. to fall asleep the first day so don't worry. Trust me it may seem cruel but is not thats what works best. You know of course every now and then I let him sleep in my bed with us. Sometimes he I leave him on my bed and he puts himself to sleep there instead lol...Make sure he's not hungry, thirsty, or has a dirty pamper. Make sure you go check on him like every 1/2 hr. but go in quietly.

Answer 5

ignore him, it sounds mean but hes just spoiled. Take him a nice bath, give him a nice heavy bottle (if he drinks one) and set him to bed at 9pm and ignore him the entire night. I did it with my son when my hubby was working nights he was the one who'd always run and jump I broke him from that crap in 2 nights!

Answer 6

Maybe he isn't getting enough exercise? Make sure he is active during the day, and right before bedtime make sure you tire him out. Take him for a nice long walk or anything to get the energy out of him.