Need Advice on a 16 Month That Won't Sleep Through the Night.

The teething pain can give her a reaction like an ear infection. That makes sleeping hard. Keep using motrin and tylinol.

dont worry not one of my kids slept through the night. my oldest is 25 yrs and still doent sleep through the night.

I highly recommend cutting down on nap times. My 2 yr old hasnt had a nap in a long time now because of similar issues. The only time she is allowed a nap is when she comes up to me and says "im tired, i want a nap" and I try to limit it to only 20 mins. Molars are the worse for a child to cut, its so horrible to imagine what they are going thru. If you had your wisdom teeth come in, then you probably can somewhat relate to her. Liquid pain meds work wonders. Also, if she will use it, get some pacifers and place them in the freezer. They are a pain, I know, but they really help with those back teeth to chew on. A wet frozen wash cloth will work too, though this can be messier. Popicles when she is awake are great and messy and they have kinds without sticks on too. Since its nice outside, she could eat it there to save some clean up. Even fruit frozen can help somewhat. Good Luck!

I would say it is a phase that will pass once her teeth come in and she is in less pain/discomfort.
when my kids have gone thru this phase, i usually love being able to hold them since i know there will come a time when they won't want me holding them as much or at all.. no matter how much sleep i miss.
i just went to a sleep/potty training seminar and was told that kids need naps till at leat 3 years old+ . my three year old doesn't take naps and was instructed that he should start again. not that i'm gonna try.. but what i'm getting at is a 16 month old should continue to take naps. you might think that cutting out naps will help them sleep better at night when it really doesn't. that's a misconception.

i would bet anything on it that it's her teeth and it will pass once she is feeling better.
sorry i don't have any suggestions.
even with just my two,, they have never done anything the same between them..lol lol kids never will..lol i learned that from the onset of the two pregnancies and how different they were..

good luck

J.-
It is very likely due to her cutting her teeth. Also she could just have a more sensitive temperment. My daughter was always (still is) very needy and always wanted to be held especially when sick. Have you thought about moving her bed into your room even just temporarily until this passes? Also the book The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley was very helpful to me.
Brekka

Molars can go up and down and be very uncomfortable, especially when they're laying down. Our dr. said that had to do with the way their fact that cutting their molars can cause their nasal passages to swell and thus it makes them stuffy. And Stuffiness can be exasperated when prone.

My dau. had more trouble with her molars than our son did. And what we did was give her some infant tylenol just b4 bed and that worked some. But the thing that helped the most was letting her cuddle. All in all her molars only last about 3 months.

My dau. only takes 1 nap right after lunch. She's 2 and she'll sleep 2-2 1/2 hours. she actually gave up the morning nap at about 15 months. We make sure that during the morning we get outside as much as possible for running around and when we do, she always takes a great afternoon nap. Toddlers should get at least one nap during the day, so if you doing more than one don't feel bad about backing off to one.

Sounds like she may be teething. And those molars are -- from what I have seen-- very painful!

I am sure you have tried ibuprofen/ tylenol to help with her pain, but you could also give her something cold to bit on-- both before she goes to bed and when she wakes up. I gave my sone ice (in those little safe-feeders) and popsicles when he was done with dinner to help him numb the gums a bit. I have been doing the same with my daughter (they are twins but their molars came in at different times). It is probably okay that she gets up if she is in pain-- bth of my kids have done that too-- even though they are good sleepers. A little comforting (probably in her bed/ crib) if possible and minimal talking will help.

Good luck!

My daughter went through the same thing at that age. I gave her pain killer or teething gel but either one helped much. Nothing worked better than the comfort of being held by mom! I know it's hard to do this every night, but it's doesn't last long. When she starts to sleep through the night, you will certainly miss these special nights.

J.,

This same thing happened to my son while he was cutting his molars. It was a very tough couple of weeks let me tell you. But we got through it. Also, when he's hot he won't sleep well at all unti lhe's cooled off. I always just check to make sure that all is well and it's not the heat or something of the like that is causing it.

Anyway, I agree with pp's it will pass...good luck.

Have you spoken to her pediatritrician? Is her teething causing much congestion? If so she may be feeling stuffy at night and that may be making it hard for her to sleep to? Give her peds a call and see what he/she might say. It may just be a stage. Has she always had a hard time sleeping at night? Has anything changed other then her teething? Kids are very intuitive to change and if things in life change they pick up on it.