How Do I Get My 15 Month Old to Sleep Through the Night

Put him in his own room, then break him of the cup. If you do it the other way around, he'll wake for a cup in his new room because he's scared. His cup will be a comfort to him after that. Also, I would suggest using a no-spill sippie cup. Put it in his crib after he goes to bed (before you go to bed) so that when he wakes up, it will be there. Let him cry until he finds it, then he'll know how to comfort himself. I know it sounds a bit harsh, but really it's not. He needs to know self-comfort measures, otherwise he'll always look to the outside for comfort (i.e. - food, other people, toys, etc).

Have you tried him sleeping in another room because my 15 month old won't sleep in the same room as me he will cry all night only if he sees us but as long as he is in his room he is fine.

I have twin girls that are 7 now. When they were little I had problems, alot of problems. One slept at night and one slept during the day. By the time 2 weeks of this, I took them to the Pediatric and said HELP ME! He said give them a little bit of liquid Benedryl for one week around the same time every night for one week and they should start going right to sleep around that same time every night. So, at this point, I was willing to try it. I did and it worked. At 7:30 p.m. they got a very small dose of benedryl and they would go to sleep at 8:00 every night and sleep through the night. It worked GREAT! I hope this will work for you! If you consider this as a solution for you! Have a great day! Good Luck!

I had the same experience as Courtney; my daughter started sleeping through the night within a week of me putting her in her own room. They tend to be more vocal if they wake up and see you there; it's an easier transition when they're younger but it might still work. I used to have the bad habit of wanted to tip toe up to "big steps" in her life like sleeping her own room, leaving her crip, giving up the pacifier, etc...I've found the process is much more sucessful if you let them just dive right in. If he has his own room to sleep in them, by 15 months old) that's probably where he should be. If you wait until he's sleeping through the night BEFORE you move him you very well may be waiting another year! Keep in mind that he's not waking up hungry anymore, he's just waking up out of habit so you would not be neglecting his needs by not giving in to the cup request. Something I did for my daughter (and some moms think it's a horrible habit to get them into but I've seen no long lasting effects) is put a spill proof sippy cup of water in her bed with her. If she did wake up in the middle of the night her most common need was already there for her. It's just water; it won't rot his teeth or stain his bed or anything else. Give it a try.
Good luck!

I used to feed my 11 month old a bottle if she woke up in the middle of the night. Now I just hold her for a little while in the dark, and she'll fall back to sleep on her own. Sometimes I'll hum a lullaby or rub her head to help her get back to sleep.

Hi! Both of my children did the same thing waking in the middle of the night and wanting a cup. I gave them a cup of water at night and they were fine with it. Good luck!