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Toddler night time problems

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LaH91 · 19/10/2021 10:04

Hello. DD aged 2.3 months has recently had a change of behaviour at night time - in that throughout the night she has spells of being a child possessed. Initially within the first couple of hours being down she’ll cry out as if she’s having night terrors. She’s also a sweaty mess. And then consistently throughout the rest of the night she’s either having a tantrum about wanting milk/drink or watching TV, or being downstairs.

I will give her milk but this leads to leaking nappies and a lot of washing (which is fine but not ideal). The last couple nights I have co slept with her to give her that comfort but this hasn’t really made a difference.

Recent changes to our routine: we’ve had two holidays in close succession of each other (3 weeks) that were re-bookings of holidays cancelled. This has meant her normal routine (tea, bath, stories and bed) has been skewed slightly.

She’s also a nightmare at meal times so now we’re home we’ve tightened up on meal times and no snacking in between (she still isn’t eating much but this may be where the milk comes to play). She’ll wake the next morning super bonny and we’ll have a great day 🤷🏻‍♀️

Any guidance or advice would be greatly welcomed, hoping it’s just a phase but if I can make this situation better quicker I want to (not least for my own sanity but she’s obviously not a happy bunny at night time).

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HeyDuggeesFavouriteSquirrel · 19/10/2021 10:20

No advice but I am in the exact same situation with my 2.3 DS (poor sleep, too much milk, fussy with meals). We've recently moved into a temporary flat while our home is redecorated which seems to be the trigger.

How are you finding nap times?

CocaColaTruck1 · 19/10/2021 10:23

Is she still napping?

BingBongBoo86 · 19/10/2021 10:54

No advice either but wanted to say my 2.3 year old is exactly the same!!! She sleeps fine for the first 2-3 hours and then wakes screaming about going downstairs and wanting to watch Peppa Pig 😩 After that, she’s pretty unsettled until she wakes at about 6am. Maybe there’s some sort of developmental leap (another one) at this age?

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LaH91 · 19/10/2021 12:49

Thank you so much! It’s a bit of a relief to see I’m not alone with this one. As for naps, she’s not completely dropped a day time nap, depends on how active she is in the morning. We are normally in a danger zone around 3ish (she’ll only fall asleep in the car now too) but this pushes bed time beyond 9pm.

Xx

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CocaColaTruck1 · 19/10/2021 13:37

Are you in the car in afternoon for school run?

LaH91 · 19/10/2021 15:33

Fortunately I don’t have to stress about the school run just yet as she is my first, we sometimes (like this afternoon) have gone out for a special drive for the purpose of a nap. If she doesn’t eat tea well later I’m going to try a supper (small sandwich maybe) before bed to see if this stops waking in the night if she’s hungry? Worth a try

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