1 Year Old Sleeping Through the Night

his blood sugar is crashing and he needs another bottle.....

If you're picking him up, rocking him, carrying him around the house, and spending time with him when you both should be sleeping, why would he ever want to stop it? He has things just the way he wants. This isn't about what he's doing, it's about what you're doing. Just stop. If he wakes up, get in there before he gets fully awake, shhh him, pat him, soothe him for a minute, say night,night, and walk away. If he tries to get up, lay him down and start over. He'll eventually get the message that fun time is over, and it's time to sleep. It'll get worse before it gets better, but if you're determined and consistent, he'll stop in a couple of days. Good luck.

Try giving him another bottle. A small one of watered down formula. remember his tummy is only as big as his fist.
Also is there something that you do differently on the days that he sleeps vs the ones he doesn't sleep? Something that happens during the day?

I feel for you and your family--that is tough. I could never let my daughter cry it out either---it's almost more exhausting. BUT it seems like your son is used to you coming to get him---could he be too hot or too cold on those days he wakes? If you think it's nothing else (teething) etc. then I would go in when he wakes---lay him back down without picking him up out of the crib, and softly say "night, night" then leave. He will probably cry when you leave---then return, and do it again and again until he gives up. He needs to know that you are not going to take him out of the crib. I know how hard it is, and I have let my daughter cry on and off for up to 30 minutes...It has worked for us.

We did something similar to what D M said (going in every 10 to 15 minutes) and it worked for us, too. It is soo hard to let them cry, though. Something that has begun to work for us more recently (at 20 months) is I'll tell her, "Mommy will stay here with you until you go to sleep, but you have to lay quietly." I don't know if she would have understood that at a year, but she seems to understand now and will lay down quietly and go to sleep. If you feel like there may be something more (or for peace of mind), you may want to have his Dr see him to rule out any medical issues.

Some of it has become habit. My son was like this - he'd sleep through for a while, then when he was teething or sick and I'd comfort him... he'd get backc in the routine of getting up. We didn't let him cry it out, but we did go in soothe him (w/o picking him up) - rub his back or sing etc. Then leave. I'd go back after 5-10 minutes to do it again (no talking). Then I'd stretch it out longer and longer and eventually he'd go to sleep. You have to do what is right for you. There is no problem getting him at night - OTHER THAN you can't sleep... I also used earplugs for the 5-10 minutes... to get through. Good luck!

How long is it taking you to get him back to sleep? Are you turning on any lights (hallway or in his room)? It sounds like he's waking up like most children do but know if he cries long enough, you will come get him. I would not let him cry it out either (don't really believe in that). Do you have a rocking chair IN HIS room? If not, I'd put it in there so in the event that he won't lay down and go back to sleep, you can pick him pu and rock him without a lot of moving around/without turning any lights on. My son (1) wakes up usually 1-2 times a night but 99.99% of the time when I give him a binky and cover him back up, he'll go right back to sleep. I second laying him back down (if he's standing), giving him a binky, covering him up and leaving the room. I would not say anything (just my suggestion). You may have to do this a bunch of times. The problem is that when he KNOWS you will eventually pick him up, rock him, take him into the living room, etc then he'll just cry and try to stay awake. So you'll have to make a decision and stick to it. Either you'll rock him back to sleep each time he wakes up or never do it (if you are lucky enough that just patting his back works). it's not fair to sometimes pick him up and other times let him cry it out because it's not consistent. If it were my child, I would rock him until he falls back asleep. No lights on, no going into the living room, just rocking. You could also try bouncing him on your knee or something (face down). My son likes that. If all else fails he will come into bed with us and if our bed is full (with both kids) when my husband comes to bed, he'll either deal with it or sleep on the couch so he doesn't wake us up. I understand your husband having a demanding job/needing sleep, but so do you!

It does get easier, but it doesn't necesssarily mean he'll stop waking up! My daughter now just gets out of her bed and gets into bed with us. Most of the time I don't even remember her doing that!