My 15 month old has never been a great sleeper, but we have always been glad that he's generally pretty cheerful in the daytime, despite waking multiple times. He occasionally sleeps through now (8pm-5am ish) with just the odd murmur - if this was every night I would be super happy, but it's not - it's still rare. Instead he wakes usually at 11pm ish, then again at 1.30am, and this 1.30am wake can last until sometimes 4am!! As you can imagine, when that happens, I am on my knees. he is literally wide awake, and fairly happy as long as he gets a cuddle. The second I put him back in his cot, whether he's awake or (apparently) fast asleep, he freaks out, thrashes around, screams the house down, throws his head back and usually ends up bashing it on the side of the cot so then the wailing gets even worse, and he stands up and reaches his arms out for a cuddle.
We have tried the telling him to lie down (no chance), making him lie down (even less chance) letting him cry (seriously! he sounds like he's being murdered and hyperventilates), so inevitably I end up sitting on a kitchen chair in his room next to the cot, cuddling him til he goes to sleep. Fine if that's 10 mins, not fine when its 2 and a half hours.
Any suggestions? The thing I don't get is why some nights he just can't sleep and is wide awake and others he sleeps through. Exercise,outings, food etc - none of it seems to make any difference. Thanks.
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Join our Sleep forum for tips on creating a sleep routine for your baby or toddler.
Sleep
15 month old still waking multiple times at night - help!
10 replies
Monkeybrain10 · 21/10/2015 14:28
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.