My 17month old son wont sleep through the night. He dont nap long anymore before he wakes up. He takes his nap by noon or one pm. I make sure he eats before bedtime at night and he gets milk also. He goes to bed with a dry diaper and is all comfy also. I dont know what else to do. Will he ever sleep all night? If u have any idea's or comments please leave em. I am open to all and any idea's and comments. Thanks for ur help.
C.
Thank you all for ur advice and help! I will give it all a try and let yah's know that outcome. Thank you again! Good luck to all you!
C.
Two of my kids didn't sleep the night until they were almost 2. What does he want when he wakes? Knowing that might help to know what needs to change.
I have the same problem with my 17 month old son. I had a similar problem with my 3 year old, who now sleeps through the night just fine. Some babies sleep, some don't. It doesn't reflect on what type of parent you are.
I recognized that my little guy was getting cold. I started dressing him warmer at night and its gotten a little better but still not perfect. At that age their little minds are just going a mile a minute, they are still getting teeth, cold season is running rampant, they are old enough to realize that they are alone and scared... lonely... bored... but they aren't old enough to tell you what's wrong.
Humans must sleep. Its a natural thing. I find it amazing how much pressure is put on parents to have a child that sleeps though the night. I seriously doubt that the same pressure is placed on parents in other parts of the world and yet, children manage to sleep just fine.
Good Luck. Just ask yourself, is your 11 year old waking up in the middle of the night and crying out for you? Probably not. Hang in there. It will pass.
What do you do when he wakes up at night? With my son, right from birth I would feed him (also changed diaper in the begining), and then just lay him back down to sleep, without ever turning the light on. I would cuddle and rub his cheek while he ate, but I didn't really talk to him at night. I tried to keep him relaxed, and he usually went right back to sleep right away. As he got older, I got slower to respond when he woke up. It wasn't even on purpose, just because I was tired and his needs weren't as big as they were in the begining. I would wait a few minutes before finally getting up and feeding him, and he slowly started to sleep a little longer every night. That is the Ferber method (which I really wasn't trying to do, it just happened naturally). Once they reach 6 months old, eating at night is no longer a need, it is a learned habbit. They are hungry because they are used to it, and not because they need to have it. If you go a little longer every night before responding, he will slowly learn to go longer without eating during the night. You don't want to force too much on him at a time, because that would just be making him to suffer during the night, and neither of you would get sleep, and he would feel abandoned. Another thing I have heard recommended, is to not feed them, just go give him a kiss and rub his back and tell him to go back to sleep, and then leave his room and let him. (if he will). I eventually stopped feeding my son during the night when it got spread out more, he usually would wake up at 5 am to eat. If he did wake up before that, I would hug him for a minute so he knew I was there and he was safe, and put him back to sleep. I know now that if he ever wakes up crying at night, it is always an ear infection. That is the only reason he wakes up. And he got tubes in his ears in March, so we have not had a problem since then. Good luck, and I hope you get your little boy sleeping through the night soon! You get sooo worn out when they don't!
J.
It sounds familiar to me, does he have acid problems that would wake him. My daughter and son both had that problem and only through process of elimination did i find that they were having acid problems. Otherwise I would suggest warm bath and bed to follow right after. Have you tried puttiong him to bed earlier. My son (15 mos) would go to bed at 9pm and would just have a hard time sleeping for long periods, I tried 8:30 and then went to 8 pm and he has been sleepong great. I also give him that warm bottle a little before 8pm and weather he falls asleep or not duing bottle time I would lay him down right after. I did with both kids,when they woke I let them fuss for a little bit and then if they did not stop like the other moms suggested go in with no lights get there plug or whatever soothes them let them know they are ok and walk out. Warm milk before bed also helps. I hope that you find something taht works for both you and your son I know how frusterating it can be. Good luck A.
We had similar problems with our daughter, and the book "The Sleep Easy Solution" was just an invaluable resource. Still use it as we come up against something new sleep-wise and will definitely implement it much earlier with the next one!
Hi - don't know if this will help, but maybe try skipping the nap all together and a lot of excercise or busy activities then warm bath before bed? Do you think he has nightmares?
I know this is frustrating for you, so I wish you all the best.
Try less sugar in the food and warm milk.
See if that works.
Thanks
T.
My girlfriend had the same problem with her son. She actually work a book for her son about bedtime and it worked! She is from Waukesha, and she is getting the book published. It's a great tool, and an awesome book. You can even have your own child's pictures put into the book. Her website is goodnightbooks.com Check it out. And good luck!
