How do i train my 14mths old to sleep throug the night? He wakes up as from 3 times most of the nights.?

Question

The first time he falls asleep very easily. Please give some tips. Thanks.

Answer 1

try putting something that smells of you next to him like a jumper or t shirt he will think you are next to him from the scent and fall back to sleep hopefully it worked for us.

Answer 2

Here are a few tips you can try.

If he has a dummy, is he waking coz it has fallen out. If so put him down without a dummy.
When he wakes up, is it due to hunger. If so try tanking them up. That is, if you are still bottle or breast feeding them. Although you can use food. Tanking them up is done by cluster feeding. That is the feeds are closer together. Say your last feed was at 6pm, make the next one, 8pm and then 10pm. Dont feed them again until the morning. You can start doing this form word go.
Are you feeding him when he wakes up. If so stop feeding him. Give him a cuddle and put him back down. Young children often wake in the night as they miss you and just need reassurance that you are there. Think of the feed as an icecream. Would you wake up three and four times a night too if you were getting icecream.


My kids have been sleeping 10 to 12 hours a night since 2 weeks old.
Good luck

Answer 3

My daughter just started sleeping through the night. She is 13 months old. I was nursing her and was a little lazy about not nursing at night because it easily put her back to sleep. However, I decided it was time to be done with that so I gradually moved back nursing her from whenever to only past 4am and then to not at all. She is not waking up now and I think part of the reason she was still waking was habit....she thought she needed to eat. We also feed her a snack right before bed each night so she isn't hungry in middle of the night. Another thing we did to help the night wakings was to move our glider back into her room so if she wakes up, I rock her. At first she hated this and would cry. While I couldn't stomach it just to let her cry it out in her crib, I figured when I was rocking her she was getting attention so her crying didn't bother me. After just a couple nights of crying, she began to immediately relax when we started rocking and she would go back to sleep quickly. So, now if she wakes, I just rock her for like 2 minutes and she is back to sleep. My older daughter was a night waker too, but for her it worked fine to bring her into our bed and let her sleep. I guess I am saying just do what works and you feel good about.

Answer 4

I sympathize with you. My daughter was 7 years old before she slept through the night. I'm afraid you can't train a child not to wake during the night. There must be a reason for it. Teething for example. A child can teeth right up to the age of 2 years. They still have their back teeth to cut. Another reason maybe a tummy ache or the need to go to the toilet. Please be patient. Try not to put the light on when he/she awakes. If the child is crying then find the reason as quickly as you can then put them back to bed. Don't hold a conversation with them that only adds to the problem.

Answer 5

Are you jumping up when he wakes up in the middle of the night. Let cry for a few minutes before you get him. Put him right back to bed. He sounds like he might not be too tired. What time are u putting him to bed. Try putting him to bed a Little later. You might also want to cut nap time a little. Contact your pediatrician. I'm sure they will be able to help you with this problem.

Answer 6

Please consult a homoeopath. I suspect there'll be some thumbs down to this one - there always is where homoeopathy is concerned. But the fact is it's an extremely effective way of dealing with sleep problems in all ages. I was a nurse for 21 years before I became a homoeopath & the therapy that I treat with now is WONDERFUL - gentle & effective. You need to consult a registered practitioner - you'll find them on the Society of Homeopaths website. I guarantee, you'll never look back, as far as your childs health and wellbeing is concerned. Best wishes

Answer 7

I will suggest , he has only one nap during the day and not more than 2hrs also before 3.30pm ie should be awake depending on the time you want to put him down but just make sure the child is awake 6hrs before you put him down to bed for the nite.
secondly make sure the childs belly is full as in making sure the 3meals were taken during the day, my tip is after dinner just before bed offer a warm drink of Milo or ovaltine, this calms them down and makes them quite sleepy even for us adults.
finally make sure you give a warm bath and massage the childs body with oil.have a nice story with him, leave a light on and say good night.
Avioid alot of communication and eye contact when awake.
good luck

Answer 8

Apart from the first time when he goes back to sleep quickley, does he want to stay up and play?
If he does, just put him back down, dont speak to him and dont play.
Eventually he will get the message that during the night he wont get any attention and hopefully he will start to sleep through.
This may take a few days but it does work

Answer 9

I need to tell you My almost 3 yr old has the same issues---I still can not get her to sleep threw the night. My Cousin was 4 before she slept threw the night---after visiting Dr's gal-or all they seem to tell me is that I either let her cry it out (Which is not an option seeing I live with to many ppl) or she will eventually grow out of it--So from 1 tired parent to another I wish you the best of luck! when you figure it out Help me out!

Answer 10

Try keeping him from napping in the day as often, or try to have him be more active before his set bed time, you might want to brake up any sleep pattern during day hours because that pattern will continue though the night.

Answer 11

Just limit any contact and conversation you have with him when he wakes up. We all wake up during the night, but many of us don't remember it because we fall right back to sleep. If, when he wakes up you go in there, talk to him, tuck him back in and all that, then you are providing stimulation to him. Just don't interact with him when he does that, I know it sounds heartless, but by not interacting with him you don't give him a reason to keep awake when he does wake up. If he wakes up but stays in bed or the crib then just don't go in his room or talk to him. If he's in a toddler bed and gets up, just walk him back to bed, tuck him in, and leave without saying a word to him. The lack of stimulation around him will encourage him to fall back to sleep quickly during those wake-up periods of the night. Good Luck.