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Help toddler wakes baby all the time

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Noahsmamae · 07/10/2019 18:39

I've had an awful day, I have 2yr 8 month old and a 10 month old baby. It's impossible to put baby down for a nap without my toddler waking him up. He has had about 5 minutes sleep all day and has ended up so over tired he's been beside himself since 4.
My toddler has a very loud voice and delights in waking his brother up. I feel bad for him because on days like today I've ended holding the baby for most of the day so he's not gotten much attention. He also still needs a nap but won't go down unless I sit with him and cuddle for a little while. So they are both overtired. It's like this anytime we stay home and I just have no idea how to get either of them to sleep when one or the other is always crying or jumping all over the place. Any advice appreciated.

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Flavarings · 07/10/2019 18:41

Following this! My 4 year and 1 year old are like this too! If ones asleep the other has to wake them up and vice versa! No help I'm afraid OP, but I'm in the same boat. X

brittlestar · 07/10/2019 18:43

No advice I've had the same afternoon with my two. They're both getting over a cold so I thought they could do with a relaxed day at home. It's been so unrelaxing and everyone including me is now overtired.

OlderthenYoungerNow · 07/10/2019 18:45

Following! About to give birth to my 2nd and first is only 15 months 😣

What about sling for the baby and buggy for the older one, do they both sleep when on the move?

newmumwithquestions · 07/10/2019 19:12

Mine are 15 months apart, and it was tricky. But this is what I did.

I’m guessing here the 10 month old needs 2 naps a day and the 2y8m old needs 1.

Take both out somewhere in the morning. I used to walk to the park, get baby out for a swing, crawl around etc. Then back in pram and rock to sleep whilst toddler continues playing, then toddler goes back on buggy board to go home.
Whilst baby is asleep toddler gets all your attention. Getting loud is often a way to get you to react. Also penalise if toddler wakes baby up - eg tell toddler you all leave the park as soon as baby wakes so it’s in toddlers interest not to wake baby.
Variations around this are you go out somewhere in the car and baby sleeps on way back.

Then in the afternoon put both down for a nap at the same time.
Story together, send toddler into own room promising that you’ll be in for a special cuddle a few minutes later settle baby (much easier if you can put down awake here!) then go and snuggle with toddler until asleep.

There were days when this didn’t work but the key was not letting toddler gain anything by being noisy.

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