How Do You Put Your 1 1/2 Year Old Back to Sleep in the Middle of the Night?

We usually don't go help him. Unless he's really, really upset. He usually rolls over and goes down on his own. If we do help him, it's only a couple minutes of patting his back, maybe picking him up to soothe him and he's back down.

We use a sound machine every night that has its own too.

He also has a few toys like "Scout" the dog in his crib. Occasionally we'll hear one of his toys play music or him talking and he goes right back down.

I don't know how many people are going to like my answer, but I picked him up, put him in bed with me and went back to sleep.

Seriously, my husband and I tried rocking, singing, climbing in bed next to him (we put our kids in twin beds at about 17 or 18 months), picking him up and putting him back in his own bed. We found that, for the most part, we got more sleep when we just waited for him to "pitter patter" into our room and come up to one of us and then pick him up and bring him into our bed.

He's just over 2 now, and he joins us about 3 times a week. He's also a little bigger, so some nights he does kick us. But overall, it seems to be working.

Our older son followed a similar pattern. When he was about 2 years old, he began coming into our bed less and less. By 2 1/2, he was done. If he does come into our bed now, it's usually only if he's sick. He really likes his bed and feels like a big boy and feels like sleeping on our bed is something only babies do.

Good luck! They really do grow out of this phase.

reach over and pat their back - we coslept :)

We just pulled his blanket back up, kissed his head and said good night again.

My son doesn't wake up at night very much so when he does I know something is bothering him. I usually sit in the rocking chair with him for a few minutes then put him back in his bed, sing to him and leave. He might whine for a few minutes but falls back to sleep. If he's really worked up, like a bad dream or something, I will read a couple books just like his normal bedtime routine.

We pick him up so he doesnt wake his sister (share a room), change his diaper and put him back down and cover him. Usually he falls fast asleep.

My just turned 2 year old doesn't wake up every night, but does on occasion. Sometimes I will let him cry it out for a few minutes, quite often he will just go back to sleep. He sleeps with a lullaby CD going very softly at night, so if it is not on repeat then he has trouble going back to sleep. On nights where he seems to not be going back to sleep I go up and give him a drink of milk, and we do his bedtime routine over again. Change the diaper, put the blanket back on and sing his 3 favorite bedtime songs: ABCs, Itsy Bitsy Spider, & I'm a little teapot. This usually works 9 times out of 10 to calm him so he will go back to sleep.

Roll over and nurse her back to sleep