Need Help with My Soon to Be 12 Month Old Son

does he get any dairy products? We had this problem w/ my 23 month old and he still woke during the night but did much better once we found out he was allergic to dairy.

Hi H. - I'm sorry I don't have much for advice, but I can totally relate. My daughter will be 1 in a few weeks and has never been a particularly good sleeper - regardless of whether there's an issue (ear infec., teething, etc.) or not. I have a 3 1/2 year old and don't want him to wake up from letting her cry it out. I've tried several things and usually wind up bringing her into our bed. I don't necessarily mind this, part of me likes it actually, but I do wish she would at least have a longer, more solid stretch at night. Sorry not to have been mnore helpful, just want to say I feel your pain. My daughter is the same way!!! Good luck!

Hi,
My 12 mth old doesn't sleep through the night yet either. he's up twice a night. what has worked for us in the past, and we need to do again, is to take my son out of the room that he shares with the baby and let the baby CIO. it's the ONLY method that works so far. i've tried everything! i feel better when i go in and just reassure him that i'm still there and that he's not alone. i sometimes will just QUICKLY go in tell him to shhh, lay him down and leave. it just lets him know that he's not alone. like i said, i need to retrain him. i am dreading it!
also, try using a white noise machine in the older kids rooms and tell them ahead of time that the baby will be crying.
one more thing, i often will give my baby motrin before bed since he's been teething. seems to help. good luck!

Please don't worry about your son waking his big sisters - if they are anything like my girls, they'll sleep through anything!

Is it possible that your son is hungry?

My son has always had a much bigger appetite than his sisters - and his appetite grew much more quickly, too.
(The only thing I can think of that would wake a healthy 1 year old.) I do hope he is OK. S.

My daughter never slept either. She would still wake up 1-2 times a night at age 1. One night we let her cry when she woke up. It took almost 2 hours for her to go to sleep but she did. And the next night when she woke up she fussed for about 2 minutes and went back down. She is 22 months now and sleeps through the night ever since I let her cry. If she wakes up now I know its because she doesn't feel well or she peed through her cloths. Since you have other children you should try this on a weekend, that way if the girls wake up, they can go back to sleep again once the baby is done crying. Good luck!

try letting him sleep with you. he's probably hungry too. try Dr Sears sleep book.

My son will be one on the same day! Just a few weeks ago I went through a phase like this were he was very restless throughout the night and waking very often. It was like this most nights for a about 10 days. About 1/2 way through I realized that he was getting another tooth and it was a particularly tough one. I used a few rounds of teething tablets before bed and a couple of nights I gave him tylenol. Once that tooth came through nights have been back to normal for him which is waking 1-2 times to make sure I'm there, nurse and go right back to sleep.
Usually if a baby is off there typical sleeping patterns then something is up.
Happy Birthday to your little one and I hope you are getting better sleep soon.

Hi H.,

My daughter will be one on March 27 too! Happy Birthday!

We swear by Dr. Marc Weissbluth's book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child" for any and all sleep issues. He's got 3 different methods: let cry, some crying, no crying. We're a cry it out family. Of course I hated it at first and I still get nauseous when I think about it, but we now have two good sleepers!

As far as the other girls go, try a white noise machine or loud humidifier. My girls' rooms are right next to each other and they never hear each other. We use the Homedics Sound Spa and it's pretty cheap (around $20).

Good luck!!

Greetings H.,
Very often children that are unable to sleep are overstimulated too close to bedtime or have a biochemical nutritional deficiency. Can you comment on his diet, including breastfeeding if you are currently, and tell us more about the environment he is in withing two hours of bedtime; including but not limited to the time that he goes to sleep, if he is watching television, if the lights are left on, etc. Then we may be able to offer you applicable advice.