Help!! Our 17 month old is having difficulty staying asleep through the night. Even when she was an infant, she slept through the night with no problems. Is this normal? I have heard of toddlers reverting back to infant sleep patterns when they get a certain age. Any suggestions to keep her asleep. We have tried the bath before bed, does not work. Milk before bed, does not work.
My 15 month old did the same thing. They work through it. Just keep plugging away. I do notice that when he is teething, he will wake more. Maybe it is something like that. The worst thing to do it is to constantly pick them up, put them in your bed or give them a drink. They will expect that all the time.
Good Luck
Have you tried white noise? All of my children and myself sleep with white noise. The boys sleep with small fans in their rooms as well as a air purifier. My daughter sleeps with a fan, humidifier (due to a eye condition) and a air purifier. We ourselves sleep with a fan on medium. What we have found is that it helps us sleep more sound as it drowns out any and all outside noise. For my kids, since it is always a busy house, we found it helps during naps times and noisy times.
Just a thought.
Jenn
Mama to Bryce~9 Austin~6 Taylor~21 mnth
Step Mama to Nich~16 Christian~15
Try soft music and a night light.
Have you asked your ped? It could be an ear infection or something.
It is best to set a routine and stick to it so that your baby knows what to expect. Even if it is not working right away. Try starting an hour and a half or two hours before bed time. Do an activity that will tire your baby out. We run around the house playing and tickling or taking a nice walk. Then we have a snack to make sure their bellies are full. A healthy one, like applesause or bananas. Then we have bath time, giving them time to play after they are all clean then we go into our oldest's room together, get dry and dressed. Then we have story time together snuggling together and reflecting on our day. Both of mine are set in this routine and we haven't had a problem with bedtime. Every once in a while children have growth sperts, have just figure out something new they can do, get new teeth, or just don't want to miss what you are doing. The best thing is if your baby doesn't go to sleep just keep putting them back to bed if they are in a toddler bed. If it is a crib maybe you can try some soothing music for them to listen to to drown out any outside noises that could be keeping them up. If your baby wakes up in the middle of the night, don't go in right away. See if they are able to settle themself. If they do get really upset then take them to get a drink, change their diaper if needed and put them right back to bed. They will get the hang of it after a few days. If when you put your baby back and your baby has a fit and you can't leave the room, then sit in there but do not talk or make eye contact with your baby so that they know your their but they need to settle themselves to sleep. Our son 19 months just started in his toddler be because he was climbing out of the crib and sometimes I have to sit in his room until he settles himself and goes to sleep. Don't beat yourself up about it though. Remember your baby doesn't stay your baby for long so loving and cuddling, and getting your baby is fine. This is just a phase.
Hi,
I don't know if you want to do this or not, but my Dr. had me put a little cereal in the bottle of milk before bed. It filled my son up and he slept all night! The Dr. said he was growing and needed more to eat to get through the night. Good luck.
V.
