My 2 year old still isn't sleeping through

[milliec]

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my ds still doesnt sleep all night he'll be 3 sat

he used to before we moved but we have ben here a yr and half and only recently started sleeping if lucky 4 nights out of 7

we have ready bed on our floor and he comes through onto that

i found bath before bed makes him wake continuously

a good game of football or jogging on the spot dancing right before bed seems to settle him down now he appears to not have wasted enough energy throughout day

so if a day were not going out have to make sure we really use up energy or he will not sleep through

ignore when they wake dont engage in conversation just its sleep time back to bed

my ds is up at 5.30 for the day no naps at all bed around 8 so can make for a long stressful day but not if he is kept really occupied and worn out

good luck i did have sleep therapist but the waking early hours can mean they havent tired out properly before bed and he time he wakes in morning is normal really lots of children up before him some need less sleep than others

hi i would say let her ry if she wakes up if you know she ok and just attention seeking let her cry she will soon fall asleep i reluctantly had to do it with my dd who is 2 put a baby gate on her room door then u know she is safe i know you will probably have a sore head with her cryin but it soon works

My DD is 22 months and wakes in the night more often than she sleeps through so I do understand what you mean. She also usually wakes at 5.30am for the day and her napping is erractic if at all. She used to do this thing of waking in the middle of the night for a good 2-3 hours - absolute nightmare! With hindsight, I was probably unwittingly encouraging her/waking her up by going straight to her and giving her lovely cuddles with Mummy. I had to get abit tougher, trying something similar to what Sheena suggests despite my reluctance to do so. I used to wait 5 minutes when she woke up before I would go to her, and I was really suprised when she started sometimes going back to sleep without my help. She is still really inconsistent but it knocked the prolonged waking on the head.

And do book yourself into a hotel for the night, you are doing a bloody hard job and on your own a lot of the time, you deserve it.

Could she come into bed with you?

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