My 2 yr. old has not slept all night, this to is becoming common with him (going on 3 nights in a row). I don't understand, what am I doing wrong? I'm sooooo exhausted.
Make sure your child is getting enough really active play.. 1 1/2 hours in the morning and then again in the afternoon of running, climbing, peddling, whooping, yelling.. . They must be able to get rid of all of that energy.. In the winter it it is a little harder, but it is important..
He could be teething. My dd does the same thing when she is cutting a tooth. Its usually the week before, the week of then I am able to get rest till the next tooth decides to breakthrough. good luck it will pass.
Ugh. They do go through that from time to time. Time to troubleshoot!
Is it teething? Then give him Tylenol before bed.
Is he napping too much?
Is he getting enough physical activity? I know with my son, this is usually the culprit. A couple days of not being outside and we have bad nights.
Is it time to just let him cry it out? We finally had to do this and I wish I had done it sooner. If EVERYTHING else doesn't work, make sure he has what he could possibly need (plenty of pacifiers, closet light on, his special lovey, blah, blah, blah) and tell him "It is time for you to sleep through the night. Mama is not coming back until morning, but you have everything you need and I'll be right next door" or whatever. It is miserable, but you will get through it.
Good luck!
2 yr molars maybe. they go through phases if he is napping make him stop taking them you probably arent doing anything wrong its just happening my son is off and on sleeping through the nights sometimes he still doesnt. what about tylenol is something hurting him tylenol seems to help mine when he is not sleeping at night.
He could be having growing pains or getting two year old molars. Give him a warm bath and some infant mortrin. See if that helps.
