My daughter will be turning 2 Nov. 3rd. She has always slept excellent. For the past few nights she's been waking up 3 times a night and wanting to stay up little bits and pieces. When she was 3 months old I took her out of my room and put her in her own crib and since then she has slept thru the night. On occasion she'd wake up but usually something was wrong. On top of not sleeping for the last few night the last couple days she's been cutting out naptime but I still make her lay in her room for at least 45 min. while she and I have some rest time. I DO NOT want to put her in my bed I saw my mom make that mistake w/ my little sister and it backfired on her. Please help with any suggestions they're all greatly apprecialted. Thanks...N. =)
After getting everybodys advice I decided to give her a 10 min. fuss time. Last night she woke up twice and I checked the clock and if in 10 min. she was still crying I was going in there. Both times she didn't even make it 4 min. I figure eventually she'll get the hint and just go back to sleep on her own. Thankyou all for the advice. I finally got a good nights rest and feel back to normal. N. =)
She might be cutting her back molars, which can be painful/irritating. These lovely things, mess up sleep patters. Orajel, baby tylenol, or teething tablets might help
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have you tried telling her that what ever she sleeps with be it a doll or a stuffed animal, that if she doednt sleep that her baby cant either, and that her baby needs plenty of rest so that they can play tomorrow. i did it with one of my daughters with a 3 foot stuffed doll. debbie became her best friend at age 2. she even buckled her up in the car, they went to the playground together, ect. it worked really good. we had to be quiet so er did not wake debbie up at night, if we did not close the bathroom door before turning on the light it seemed to wake debbie up. so we all went along with it for about a year. good luck GMAJ J.
My daughter did the same thing when she was younger. If she didn't have her nap time she was grumpy, yet she still got up at night and wanted to be up a while. I personally just got up with her and waited it out, but I was careful to only let her up for 15 minutes and then tell her she had to go back to bed. It was harder on me than her, but she eventually stopped. At that age, the sleep patterns change, and being patient with something they don't understand either, worked for me.
I had the same problem with all three of my children! They never wanted to sleep unless in bed with my husband and I. I know it sounds tough but really for me I had to stick it out and keep putting them back in bed and I think I didn't sleep for about five years! The good news is that they finally did learn to sleep through the night in their own beds but like I said it took time. I wish you the best of luck. A.
Keep fighting the urge to put her in your bed,Because you are right it will be along process to reverse.Keep up what your doing,She'll give in in a short while.Until then maybe Dad can help with the short nites.Good Luck and remember as with all 2yr olds,this too will pass
I have only one piece of advice when my son doesn't sleep: WEAR HIM OUT! So that day, I will take him to the park, run around with him, play games, keep him going, going, going. The pool/beach is good, too. Yes, I am wiped out at the end of the day but so is he. This has almost always worked. Also, there were many days I drove around with my son in the afternoon to get him to fall asleep in the car to take a nap. He would stay asleep when I brought him inside and I'd get a break for an hour or more. If it works for your family, it's worth it. Good luck. I have been there and I know how trying it can be. You are not alone. Hang in there.
Hi. I think kids at this age are realizing that they are independent from you. Therefore, she might be testing her limits a little. I agree...whatever you do, do NOT put her in your bed. My sister did that and her son is now 7 and is still climbing into bed with them every night. No thanks! Anyway, I would just be consistent. Tell her she is a big girl now and she needs to stay in her bed. I would keep walking her back to her room. Some people say do not talk to her when you are walking her back to her room. That way she knows that you mean what you say and this is no game. It might make for a few sleepless nights but once she figures out you are not backing down, the game will end and she won't do it anymore. Good luck!!
When my daughter wakes up I just leave her. If she's crying b/c somethings wrong I will go see what it is. If she wakes up she plays a little and goes back to sleep. She doesn't do it anymore. I have a video monitor on her and it's on the night stand so I can see what's going on. She's just going through a phase. Night time is sleep time and if all of her needs are met and she's fine, she should be left to fall back asleep. If you keep going in there it reenforces the fact that mommy is at her disposal at all hours. Easier said than done, I know, but if you stick to it, it should stop. Your daughter and I share the same birthday. I, to, am a bad sleeper!!!
