Sleeping Problems - Hershey,PA

May be there are outside noises that wake him. I would see if you can put on a cool mist humidifier or a small fan that makes white noise. See if that works and if it blocks out the noise that could be waking him. May be he is getting teeth? Give him some baby tylenol and hyland teething tablets. He needs to learn how to self soothe. If you keep coming to him he will cry. What are you going to do when the new baby comes? In any respect,good luck.

Well I'm sure you are exhausted!
If it were me, I'd just sleep with him till he starts a better habit, why fight it? You've tried everything, it's a battle that frustrates you every single night. Would it not be more peaceful and relaxing just to let the little tyke cling to ya for a few more months? None of you deserve going throught that stress at the end of each day. Do yourself a favor and let him sleep with you... maybe put him a little pallet on the floor by your bed. Put him down there after he falls asleep and it will be easy to put him back in bed with you when he wakes at night. Once he starts feeling "secure", he will sleep better and longer. Right now he is insecure and you guys are all suffering from it.
Let him win this one.... its a win win.

I've got to a agree with Grandma T. Plus, I found that 15 months seems to be an age where there is a lot of seperation anxiety (for my son at least). Sleeping with you probably helps to relieve some of those feelings. Grandma T's suggestion of a little bed next to your bed is great, minimal sleep disruption for everyone, which is the main thing, right?

Hi, a suggestion I've heard is that you let them sleep on a mattress beside your bed and as they get more secure you gradually move the mattress from your room back to their room. I think because he wants you to sleep beside him I would only move the mattress a couple of cm's each time.
I hope you find an idea that works for you!

My son is seeping in his bed in our room, he has co slept from birth and as he is able to sleep longer on his own w/out getting in our bed then he will slowly get back into his own bed.

CIO works great IF: You never give in, otherwise it becomes a much bigger fight.
But most importantly, your son has to be REALLY full of food to sleep through the night. You may think he's full and eating enough, but this is the #1 most common reason kids don't sleep.
You need to add even more healthy NON SUGAR snacks to his day. Offer food all the time. If he's full he won't eat, but if he eats, he needs to. It takes a few days for his body to register the increased calories and sleep more soundly and longer.
The rest is a battle of wills at this point. He has managed to make you move a mattress into his room etc, and he is over a year old, so it will be a battle, but if you give in you will make it worse.
If you don't give in it should take 3 days /week AFTER he's fully stuffed more-for him to sleep through.
Also, rather than just letting him cry for hours to see if you will eventually come back, you should go in once or twice to firmly tell him, "No, it's time to sleep."
But ONLY If you mean it. He will think this is attention at first, so never cave after that warning. In the nights to follow, he'll know you don't come back after you say that. Otherwise, just never come in-you know your son's capability to understand you.
Good full diet, lots of exercise, lots of attention, good night routine, walk away, don't come back.

It's usually best to pick the sleeping method in the first few months of life. If you're going to be a co sleeper, start that habit, if you're going to be a separate sleeper, using CIO early is MUCH LESS traumatic than with a child who has learned to sleep with adults for comfort. My kids barely cried, they always went to sleep on their own in their cribs as soon as they didn't need nursing during the night-and even then, they went in their own crib by the bed. BUT, since you are pregnant and since you need to make the switch, just STICK TO IT, it's not mean. It's good to let him become a secure sound sleeper on his own.

If he's screaming for hours every night, he's experiencing tremendous stress. The release of the stress hormone cortisol day after day has physical effects on the brain, changing the size of some brain structures, and permanently altering their function.

He sounds desperate for a stronger attachment. Since he's not adapting no matter what else you do, let him sleep with you or near you in your room. Many babies just need this. If he feels safe and secure, his needs will gradually change, maybe in a couple of months, maybe in another year or two.

Only in recent human history, and today only in certain cultures, have parents required their children to sleep in their own rooms alone. Some babies do fine with it, but others simply do not.

At 15 months, my son never saw his room. He slept with my husband and I. He finally came around later when I changed his room to his favorite cartoon character. I found a thomas the train blanket that lights up when you move around in the bed. I told him he was going to help paint his new room and he was so excited. I allowed him to choose his paint color, of course I gave him some choices. When we finished he was so excited and left us. My husband and I said, What! He's gone.

Now he likes to play in his room more because it's something he believes he's created. I wouldn't stress out, just allow him to sleep with you a little while longer. At least in your room on a bed next to you. You will get more rest and then later on he will gradually leave out.

God Luck

I think you should let him co-sleep with you. It sounds like he just needs that. Some kids do. Don't torture him with CIO. I personally think it's one of the worst methods out there but that is just my opinion. My last child was like this. She would even go so far as to nap in her own crib but when it was nighttime she would only sleep with me. I tried numerous times to move her out of my bed. She finally did when she turned 3yo. It really wasn't so bad. She's a very happy well adjusted little girl at 4.5yo now and I don't regret for minute doing it. Yes it was an inconvenience at the time, but she also felt a lot more secure and just needed that extra time with me. It only took a few days for her to get adjusted to her big girl bed.