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14mo terrible sleeper!

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BringBiscuits · 12/08/2018 09:44

Please help! My dd does is terrible sleeper. She is 14mo. She naps once in the day usually late morning and I wake her if it goes longer than an hour and a half as I know getting her to sleep in the evening is so hard. She often is still awake at 11pm! She will sleep in her pram or eventually if we rock her to sleep while she’s having a bottle (she drinks so much milk at bedtime!)
She wakes several times in the night and often only goes back to sleep if I cave in and bring her into my bed. I’m knackered! Any advice?

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BringBiscuits · 12/08/2018 14:20

Anybody??

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Hisashiburi · 12/08/2018 18:13

Sympathy. My DS is 14 months too but sleep is better now (although not perfect). Is she not just overtired from being woken up from her nap? Do you stick to a strict nightime routine. Does she self settle? Hope you're ok x

RubySlippers77 · 12/08/2018 18:32

Is she eating enough during the day OP? Getting plenty of exercise? Those were the only two things my HV could recommend (barring any medical conditions etc). My DTs are now almost 3 and much better sleepers although I still do this Angry when people say merrily "oh yes, my DC has been sleeping through since they were tiny" AngryAngry

Other than that we do use a gro blind (would love blackout curtains!) but TBH they just seem to sleep better when I'm in the room with them. No idea how they know! And they still rely on bedtime milk too, DTS1 isn't a great eater so I don't want to take it away just yet.

I do feel your pain, sending Brew and Cake!

imazebra · 12/08/2018 18:33

If you find the answer, pleas share 😫

Mines just coming up to 14mo and has to be driven to sleep each night. Usually not down until gone 10pm.

Wakes for a couple of feeds, then wakes at 3am, ready for the day. It's absolutely killing me, DC will usually go back down about 5-7am, and then will have a little nap late morning and that's it.

imazebra · 12/08/2018 18:35

And mine runs around constantly! We go to soft play, the park, or just out in the garden - never stops! I have no idea where the energy comes from...

RubySlippers77 · 12/08/2018 20:41

That is soul destroying zebra Sad DTS1 went through a similar phase of waking for a good couple of hours in the night and then I had to get up from 6am with DTS2, who had actually slept through, but woke early. Nearly killed me!

mommathatwearspink · 12/08/2018 22:10

OP, I could of written your post. DS is 15MO and has always been a nightmare to settle. He has to be in the pram / car to nap and he doesn’t go to bed until 11pm most evenings. He used to sleep well once he was asleep but now wakes around 1/2am and won’t settle unless he’s in our bed. We have no idea what to do and we’re getting desperate now as it’s starting to affect DP and I’s relationship.

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BringBiscuits · 12/08/2018 22:50

Thanks so much for your replies. Reassuring to read it’s not just us. I do wonder if she eats enough in the day but she’s becoming a bit of a fussy eater so it’s difficult to get more food into her. If she’s not interested then it’s hard to do! She has so much energy though! Wide awake from midday until 10pm when I took her for her nighttime walk in her pram to get her to sleep! Thankfully it’s easier to do this in summer but dreading it if things don’t improve when winter arrives.

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RubySlippers77 · 12/08/2018 23:57

It did get easier for us in winter OP, in summer my DC don't seem to want to switch off! Could you try some new activities to see if that makes a difference - swimming/ music groups/ gym etc? With DTS1 I think sometimes he is physically tired but his little brain is still buzzing, whereas if I've taken him somewhere (Rugby was a good one for us) that seemed to help. He isn't a great eater either, I try to give him cheese with every meal to bulk it out a bit, and some buttery toast at bedtime!

Nektaria · 14/08/2018 10:47

Following....my DS is 15 months and was a fab sleeper until he hit 12 months. We had about 2 solid months of 5am wake ups, then things settled down for a couple of weeks. Now he doesn't go to bed till at least 10pm and can wake around 2 ish then be unsettled till morning, other nights he can go till 5am then a quick feed and back to sleep till 9 am!

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it as have tried lots of things.
No advice, sorry, hoping it will pass for all of usCakeBrew

crazycatlady5 · 14/08/2018 11:05

Has she recently learnt to walk or anything? We had a rough few months with learning new sounds and walking. She’s 18 months now and we’re going through a good patch.

teacuptale · 14/08/2018 13:20

I’m following this with interest and am feeling relieved that I’m not the only one. My dc is 15 months and hates going to sleep. It’s unusual for her to be asleep before 10pm and sometimes she’s still awake long after that. I’ve tried encouraging more naps, less naps, earlier naps and nothing makes a difference. I’m desperate to get my evenings back. I know that sounds selfish, but I so want some time to myself.

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