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Just can't get this sleep thing right :(

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Longdistance · 04/06/2012 08:53

We have struggled with dd1's sleep since she was born. Even as a baby, she rarely slept through. She is now 2y8mo, and has been sleeping through from around 14mo, but recently she has started to wake again.
It's a struggle every night to put her to bed, and last night we thought we cracked it. We took dd to a farm not far from us, and we walked there, then around the farm, to the local shops, and then home.
When it came to dinner, she picked at it, and then became inconsolable with crying, just sobbing, and sobbing :(
I thought, that's it, quick bath, bed. She sobbed through bath, and brushing her teeth, and then she got into bed, and was falling asleep on the pillow. This is very rare, infact has never happened, so was pleased as punch, as she fell asleep in the middle of me telling her a story.
I was pleased too soon, as she kept waking every half hour, and then through the night.
We have tried keeping the naps, and they weren't working as she wasn't tired, and we're now doing no naps, and she's wrecked, but still wakes.
any advice please, as I'm wrecked with waking, and also have an 11mo to look after (she sleeps).
We do lots of activities during the week. She goes nursery twice a week, swimming, and toddler gym, and the park when we can fit it in. So no lack of activities.

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Flisspaps · 04/06/2012 08:55

Perhaps it's too many activities leaving her overstimulated and overtired? Confused

queenofthepirates · 08/06/2012 18:15

I'm not a sleep guru but it sounds as though she's not able to settle herself back to sleep for some reason-what happens when she wakes up? Is there anything in RL that might be causing her anxiety?

omama · 08/06/2012 23:00

Waking every half hour, especially in the first few hours after bedtime is usually a sign of overtiredness.
Maybe she's not ready to be completely without the nap?
Or maybe she needs an earlier bedtime? What time does she wake & what time is her bedtime?

When she was napping, what time was her nap & how long was it for? Had you tried restricting the nap to say 45mins-1hr max rather than cutting it out altogether?

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