Any Advise on Getting 1 Yr. Old to Sleep All Night?

I am a first time mom also so I don't know if this helps. My one year old daughter starting do this last month. I would not have thought of this myself but a freind suggested this might be the problem. Something about needing more calories because of the increased activity. So i started giving her more to eat during the day. It only took two days of extra snacks and she's back to sleeping sound all night long.

P.s. It's not bad mine won't even let me hold her anymore to much to do LOL. Soak it up if you can:)

My son at 2 years old, was a great sleeper then he also started waking in the middle of the night requesting our attention (seemed to happen right after the birth of our daughter) we would go in his room or get him out of bed then it happened even more frequent everynight finally we said enough is enough. I bought him a flash light he used that for a couple of nights then we went to a night light and then we just left the door open alittle bit so he knew mom and dad were right next door. We learned quick that kids are SMART so we quit picking him up. The door open seemed to do the trick so when he wakes up and makes to much noise we tell him we are going to shut the door and it has worked so far. First thing is first don't pick her up. You will have to find out what reward she likes as soon as she realizes mom and dad aren't going to pick her up she'll start sleeping, be patient it might take 2-3 nights and believe me just putting her in your bed seems the easiest especially when you need your sleep (I went to med school) but the payoff will be better if she puts herself back to sleep, just ask any health care provider we all sleep in 20 minute cycles we have just learned to put ourselves back to sleep without knowing we woke up, she needs to learn to do that again. Hey maybe she has just hit a milestone kids wake up to practice it if thats the case hopefully the waking wont last long. Good luck!

It's not "bad" to let your child sleep with you! It's wonderful and loving, as a matter of fact.

My first co-slept until about 20 months - they reach a little "independent" stage right around there and I couldn't MAKE him sleep with me.

I agree with the PPs about maybe putting a mattress on your floor. Or even moving her to a toddler bed - I moved all three of mine between 12-16 months because they just weren't happy in a crib, and they slept much better.

Good luck.

What about making her a bed on the floor in your room?

Hello, first of all I want to say that it is normal for a child to wake up in the middle of the night. I have a two year old son that wakes up EVERY NIGHT!! Unfortunetly, being a full time working mom, it is easier for me to put him in my bed as well. It is a horrible habbit because now instead of going to sleep in his bed,he takes all the sheets and pillows off and throws them on the floor. He is big enough now he crawls into my bed and I don't even notice until I wake up.I found that routine works the best. I give him a bath, brush his teeth, read him a book, and then say his prayers. Usually that works. Also, if he knows I am upset, he gets upset so that never works.

Have you tried putting her back in her bed when she falls back asleep in your bed? My son slept in our room for his first year in a pack and play. At a year, I started putting him in his crib upstairs and he use to wake up in the middle of the night. I would always let him fall asleep in our bed, but when I could tell he was really out, I would put him back in his bed. It got him use to waking up in the morning in his own bed. Luckily, I am a really light sleeper and could do this. I know it is hard if you fall asleep to get back up and put her down. Anyway, this worked for me and it only took a couple weeks. He is turning 2 next month and he sleeps all night in his own room.

S.

Don't let her eat up until 3 hours before bed. Eating wakes children up in the night. Try a little chamomile tea before bed. It is good for her and will help her sleep better.

It sounds like this is the case of breaking her from your bed.
Thats a hard one. Just persistance and training. DO NOT let her lay down with you in your bed. Tell her she is no longer aloud in you bed at night, she is a big girl. If she comes in your room, let her lay down on the floor next to your bed. After a while she'll get sick of it, and realize she is not comfortable, and go in her own bed.

Good Luck...God Bless....Chrissy