he is 21 months old, he started to wake up middle in the night , he wakes up crying then he wont go to sleep for about 3 hours. i am so tired all the time and he is!
2007-09-16 22:25:38 · 14 answers · asked by \ 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
he doesnt sleep in the day maybe an hour , recently he is off his food as well, everything else is fine other than that
2007-09-16 22:33:05 · update #1
Because he can honey. He's worked out that if he wakes up and is bored he can cry and you will come running. Once you sort this bit out in about 6 months time he will do it again. How you deal with it is up to you. Personally I favoured controlled crying. Worked like a dream, nightmare whilst you are doing it but they soon get the message then when my son has a 'blip' it only takes a night to sort it out. First time is horrid though. Read up on it and stick to it rigidly. If you give in and dont do it properly it does not work (hence all the messages you see on here from people who say the tried it and it didnt work) It can take up to a week but most people I know have it cracked by the 2nd or 3rd night. Good luck. I am amazed that people are telling you to go to the doctors about a toddler that wakes up in the night! Its very normal.
2007-09-17 01:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
He may be having nightmares/terrors which often occur around age 2. There is often no reason for them apart from a maturing brain but some causes could be stress has he started a nursery group or has a sibling appeared?
They may well stop as quickly as they started, but if he is getting tired during the day because of his fear of going back to sleep at night don't deprive him, he'll just end up becoming ill because his body is not getting enough sleep.
You could try a calming bedtime routine to help him relax and maybe a night light in his room, in case of any monsters under the bed!
2007-09-17 05:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by CLARABELL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
21 months? Among other things it could be he's wet, he's scared, he's hungry, he's alone, he needs reassurance that all if well in his young life, he's had a nightmare, his teeth are bothering him, he misses his mommy, he heard a dog bark outside, his tummy is bothering him, he knocked a toe hard against the side of his crib, he is a baby and babies have been known to cry for no reason. Ask his doctor, by all means ask his doctor. (I'm the father of three, each one "different" from the others).
2007-09-17 05:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by Yank 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you letting him go to sleep in the lounge then carrying him off to bed?
Did this with my daughter and she would wake up in the middle of the night screaming. Once we started getting her to sleep in bed then she was fine (I think it was waking up in a different place to where she fell asleep)
2007-09-17 05:38:54 · answer #4 · answered by northwales4u 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any one can wrıte anythıng about anythıng. It ıs you who needs to know. And ıt ıs only you who can fınd the answer.
See a doctor. And ıf you are not happy see another. Get dıfferent opınıons (from doctors) not people who wrıte anythıng. Hopefully nothıng wrong but dont take chances. For days I have not answer to any Q's but thıs one was must for many reason for me. Please see a doctor and specıalıst. And ıf he ıs stıll the same keep seekıng help. Untıl you laugh for the reasons keep tryıng.
2007-09-17 06:15:17 · answer #5 · answered by Haskan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might be getting 'Night Terrors'.
My son is 2 in a couple days and he went through the same thing a few months back
Have a look here
http://www.babycenter.com/0_sleep-concerns-night-terrors_7626.bc
http://www.babycenter.com/0_sleep-concerns-night-terrors_7626.bc
http://www.babycenter.com/0_night-terrors_142.bc
This is also a great article to eliminate issues why he's not sleeping ( My toddler isn't sleeping -- what's wrong? ) http://www.babycenter.com/0_my-toddler-isnt-sleeping-whats-wrong_1293473.bc
2007-09-17 05:35:07 · answer #6 · answered by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get the GP to check him out to make sure he is healthy. If he is the next time he crys in the night leave him. its up to you if the child is healthy, just leave him to cry himself to sleep. in less than a week he will be sleeping through again.
2007-09-17 05:36:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the back teeth are coming through. Take him to your doctor or health visitor to get him checked over just in case. Hope everything is well :)
2007-09-17 08:53:25 · answer #8 · answered by Hayley 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well its pretty normal. maybe hes just going thru a phase. soemtimes, it culd be because he uncomfortable or maybe someting not right, but i dont think u shud read too much into it. as for tiring, bear with it!
2007-09-17 05:34:59 · answer #9 · answered by nishjain7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 17 month does that. I recently found that if i restricted her intake of milk, she doesn't cry !! Acid Reflux !!!!!!
2007-09-17 09:01:16 · answer #10 · answered by mom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋