For about a week my son has been going to bed fine, but wakes up in the night and then will not go back to sleep until its practically time to wake up. I don't do so well with interrupted sleep, plus I worry that he might get into something dangerous or hurt himself in the middle of the night.
We were both sick all the week before and now its like his sleep schedule is messed up, but he's not having that long night sleep anymore. Does anyone have any suggestions? I can't keep going on no sleep and having to go to work and school.
Call me a bad mom, but I let him sleep with me, though he has his own room and bed. Last night success for him, I need to find a way that works for both of us. I let him run around a playground for about two hours, and made sure he had a full tummy (because he has been known to ask for food in the middle of the night) but I got nothing I needed to get done...well done. We'll see how tonight goes. There's got to be a happy medium.
I recently read that 9 times out of 10 a kid wakes up because they have to go to the bathroom. I have a 3 year old and couldn't figure out why she was waking up either. The other night I got up when she cried for me, took her to the bathroom and she went right back to sleep. This may not be your case since you guys were just sick, but it's worth a try? Good luck!
ware him out...i dont mean his hinney either. let him run around and really really get tired. you can also tell him not to get out of bed untill the light shines in the window. you can also put a child saftey knob cover on his inside door knob to keep him in. perhaps cutting out the nap time durring the day will set him back on track. tell him he has to stay in bed...is he still feeling bad?
Changes in sleep patterns in kids are really common. Our 3.5 year old is a horrible sleeper and wakes-up every night (we have yet to figure out the reason why).
I haven't gotten a good night's sleep in about 10 years. I'm lucky if I get 3 hours of sleep before I'm either awoken by a kid or wake-up on my own (this was a problem well before I had kids). I've done sleep studies, and there appear to be no reasons other than I'm a light sleeper.
But, and please don't take this the wrong way, part of being a parent is having to deal with issues such as these. They're disruptive but temporary.
One thing my Mother-in-Law said she did with my husband was to put a sleeping bag in their room next to their bed. That way, if he got up in the middle of the night, he could come in there and sleep without disrupting everyone else. I guess he outgrew it in a few months, and it helped everyone get a better night's sleep.
Here are some tips regarding sleep and children by Dr. Pruett, MD
http://blogs.goddardsystems.com/Cedar-Park-TX/2010/01/09/...
