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Help!!!! 18month old DD will not stay in bed

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welshbyrd · 24/11/2010 20:26

Sounds a bit dramatic, but myself and husband are exhausted

DD 18months old, is in a toddler bed, has been for 4months, as she able to climb out of her cot.

She wasnt a brillant sleeper, when she was a baby, and got out of night feeds about 6 months ago, though still occassionaly wakes through night.

Putting her to bed though was never a problem, we would put her to bed, and she would sleep no problems.

However Friday night she refused to go to bed, we had almost 4 hours of her screaming, which we tried to console, as we have other DC who were waiting to go to bed,

Other DC stayed at my mums Saturday, so we decided to keep putting her to bed, no talking, just return her to bed. She gave in after 28 times of being returned to her bed.

Thought, it would get better from day 1, however,Sunday and Monday, we were there almost an hour, yesterday, we counted between us she got out of bed over 130times. Its now 8.23pm, and we have been taking it in turns since 7pm.

Have done the bath time, milk, then story before bed,
Still seems to be getting worse

Husbands just come down stairs, so she must be sleeping now

Advice please anyone, we are all exhausted, and really finding it hard not to speak to her, and not telling her off, which i know will not help

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Igglybuff · 24/11/2010 20:46

Could she be ill? Teething?

welshbyrd · 24/11/2010 21:05

Apart from over tired she is fine :)

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Igglybuff · 25/11/2010 06:48

There is a leap around 18 months where sleep goes a bit haywire. It should get better but in the meantime can you just try and get her to sleep by any means? Her little brain will be going ten to the dozen which is why she wont settle and putting her to bed in silence doesn't work. Can you cuddle her to sleep instead?

My DS has been going through something similar at 13 months - he needs to know I'm there before going off to sleep. Sometimes I have to let him fall asleep in my arms. It is getting better though - last night he went off to sleep by himself which he hasn't done in a couple of weeks.

welshbyrd · 27/11/2010 12:26

Cheers for the moral support,

Ive managed to get her to sleep last few nights, within 10 minute.

Ive had to sit on end of her bed, not looking at her, no talking just ignoring her, but she has settled well, not even trying to interact with me, and happily dozing of, knowing im there

Its been fab, 10mins, bedtime routine,is far better than the hours as previous

Igglybuff,i hope things continue with your night time routine, i know, how stressing and tiring bad night times can be

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