My 1 Year Old Wont Sleep at Night.

Sometimes cold medication and other medications make children the opposite and they get more hyper instead of sleeping. My opinion is not to give that medication to children. I would talk to her doctor about what he thinks but something is bothering her. I would give her a nap much earlier in the day, or even two, so she may be overly tired. A one year old sometimes will take a short morning nap or an earlier afternoon nap like right after lunch like 1 p.m. Not much later or they'll sleep and be up too late then. Put her down then around 8 p.m. and put on some quiet music until she calms down some. I would try to be as quiet as you can be but not so quiet she hears nothing and she should be tired enough to sleep. If not take her to the doctor, a good pediatrician or good primary care to see their advice.

I am having the same problems as you, but my son is almost 2. Things that worked for a little while for us, or at least helped were, a nightlight, soothing lullaby music, and a solid routine and schedule.

Our son has dinner, then a warm bath, then warm milk with a bedtime story wile we rock, with the lights dim, and then we put him to bed by 8pm. Every single day.

You need to make the bedtime routine consistent so that she knows what to expect and when she is supposed to be sleeping.

Also for her cold, try some vicks rub on her chest and her feet and put socks on her. And a humidifier also is a great help when they are sick too, it helps them sleep.

Try putting a pillow under her mattress to elevate it so she can sleep better too.

Hopefully all that will help you all get some sleep. And if she has a cold then take her to the doctor to make sure she doesnt have an ear infection, those are pretty miserable too. Oh, and ask them for some Benadryl for the nights where nothing works. That will help her sleep too.

Best wishes, and hope this helps. And congrats on the baby!

She has got to be so overtired at this point that your first priority needs to be getting her as much sleep as possible no matter what time of day it is. If she is overtired, she is not going to be able to sleep all night long. It is such a common and frustrating misconception that if a child is more tired, they will sleep better. SO NOT TRUE. Please let her sleep and get caught up on hours before working on straightening out her schedule. The more rested she is, the better she will sleep.

Kidz are people too, it sounds like there is alot of stressful things going on in your lives right now, she can feel all of that, she has a cold & that certainly isn't helping her to sleep normally. I can't take Nyquil because it makes me not only wide awake but when I DO sleep with it the horrid dreams wake me up...UGH!

I know you are tired, maybe she could spend a couple of nights with Granma? She could get rested & so could you. I know your boyfriend feels he needs his sleep to look for work so perhaps when he finishes his search he could come home & give you a break to rest so that you are fresh to deal with your DD @ night.

Suzanne has it perfect about napping and the quiet @ bedtime, consistency is your friend here. I agree the Doc is your next step, especially if the cold doesn't go away & the med you are giving her may not be what he/she would recommend.

Congrats on your new son & good rest for you, your DD, your family.

I would stop giving her cold medicine. Psuedophedrin (the medicine in Sudafed) actually raises blood pressure. That's why there are now products out their specifically for people with high blood pressure. Also, some kids will get very hyper after taking benedryl and other meds containing an antihistamine. You would think it would make them sleeping, but it just makes them wired!

If she won't sleep at night but will sleep during the day, can you just sleep when she sleeps? Just until you get back on a regular schedule.

Hang in there. She will get back to normal.

I have no answers....but man ,sorry! That is very tough. I thought my little one year old was giving me grief good luck!