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Help! My toddler is not his normal self...

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mumandcub · 20/10/2019 18:56

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but looking for any help or advise please. My son is 18 months old and he has always been a terrible sleeper but within the last 2 weeks, he has been sleeping through the night in his own bed. Nothing out of the ordinary there BUT he now sleeps until I wake him in the morning so sometimes closer to 8am. He goes to bed at around 6pm because he is seriously grouchy come the evenings even though he does also have a day time nap, approx 45 mins to an hour (again I sometimes wake him). Once he is up, he cries to want to go back to sleep. He will sometimes throw himself on the floor and just lay down as though he is tired still. This is not something he would normally do but has done for 2 weeks. He refuses milk at night time now but does still have a morning bottle approx 4 or 5 oz. He has been sick today but no temp and is off his food and again, refusing any milk. My gut instinct tells me to book a doctor appt tomorrow morning for a check over but just wanted to see if anyone had experienced similar? Or some reassurance that this isn’t unusual at his age? Anything would be appreciated, thank you!

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30to50FeralHogs · 20/10/2019 19:00

My nephew slept a LOT at that age. He’s grown into a very tall young man. Think all the sleeping was him growing!

But best to get him checked over just in case. They might check his vitamins and perhaps thyroid function etc. Hope you get to the bottom of it and it’s easily sorted Flowers

Zeldasmagicwand · 20/10/2019 19:52

Maybe it's just a growth spurt and he needs to conserve his energy?

tappitytaptap · 20/10/2019 20:34

My 3 year old goes through these phases too. When he was younger he’d never sleep in past 6am, sometimes now he does a good 12 hours straight and sometimes longer, and these also usually coincide with eating loads so I put it down to a growth spurt. Is he off in any other way? Could be a bit run down and sleeping lots to rest?

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mumandcub · 20/10/2019 20:54

Thank you all for your responses, I have to say it has made me feel reassured. I did think it could be a growth spurt but then was unsure with the lack of milk. He isn’t off in any other way, he plays normally, etc. Think it is a growth spurt. I’m glad I posted as I was definitely working myself up in my own head!

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Flightlessbird17 · 21/10/2019 08:52

Maybe try two small naps during the day

MissPepper8 · 21/10/2019 10:14

My 2 year old goes down at 7pm and up at 7am now. He has a nap from 11.30/12pm that can go to 2pm some days. If I wake him and he hasn't had atleast an hour he's soo grumpy 😂. He will do exactly the same throwing himself around and crying.

Sleeping patterns can change, it's alot darker recently and he may of being going through some sleep regression previously.

If he's been sick I'd say he's unwell but unless he's got a temp I wouldn't ring them. I'd let him sleep in later tbh he sounds like he needs it or atleast give him a good hour nap and keep trying with milk as he might take it.

Peterslee · 21/10/2019 12:31

Just a thought could he possibly have sad syndrome? (Seasonal affective disorder) my daughter has it and used to ask to go to bed at a young age, she got a diagnosis and we use a light box daily it’s helped at lot

gemma19846 · 21/10/2019 19:00

Id take him to the doctors if hes been sick and that tired. It could be an allergy not specifically to milk but allergies in general can make you over tired. His iron could be low? No harm in getting him checked

joffreyscoffees · 21/10/2019 19:18

I wouldn't wake him out of a 45min/hour nap if it doesn't affect him going to bed at night. Otherwise, lucky you - DD doesn't know the meaning of sleep Grin

mumandcub · 21/10/2019 19:34

He already has a severe egg allergy so have been tested in clinic for the other common allergies and everything else was clear luckily. Never heard of SAD syndrome so will do some research on that, thank you.
Low iron did cross my mind but then he has his normal vitamins every day as well as a well rounded diet but I think I may ask them to check that if things don’t improve.
Didn’t take him to the drs today as I’ll wait a little longer to see how he is as seemed a bit brighter today in himself. Thanks so much all x

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