17 month old waking constantly through the night

[carrotcruncher81]

Hi everyone,

My LO has never been a great sleeper and I've posted numerous threads in desperation for help from other sleep deprived parents.

When I say not a great sleeper, there have been lots of nights where he's only woken once and on a few occasions slept through, but the majority he wakes about twice.

He's almost 17 moths and for the past 3 weeks he's woken every 2/3 hours then 20 mins, then every hour. I am trying to drop a nap at home and at nursery so he is only down to one, but nothing has changed. He's a super active toddler from the second he wakes up he is walking, trying to run, dancing and just generally being super happy and fun. He eats really well too and is a very content little boy!

I still feed him to sleep (no comments on him and his association with sleeping and boob) as he manages to sleep without it on lots of occasions in the day etc.

Could it be a regression stage? Adjusting to the one nap (although I've only been doing it for a few days) maybe the fact he's gone from walking to now running?

I want to be able to ride it out, but would be great to know if anyone else is or has gone through something similar at this age.

My lo has just dropped to one nap (I'm doing it on my 2 weeks off) as can keep her busy in morning and she was only having 10 mins in morning and started to refuse it. We had a rough transition for about a week, couple wake ups in night, bit overtired I would say. Now she has settled down and has a nap about 1245pm we put her down and she's up at 3pm. Then goes bed about 8pm. Up about 630am to 645am generally. My lo is almost 17 months.

It could be overtiredness or regression. Think there's one around 18 months I have heard.

Hey. I had this exact problem and I think it was me feeding to sleep.

I decided she could have milk at 6pm but not afterwards for me. I didn't leave her to cry because I never could but I held her, cuddled her and sang her to sleep. For three nights she still woke intermittently but was easier to get back down. It carried on for a week with shorter wake ups each time until I think she realised the milk bar wasn't open and finally slept through!

No advice on solidarity, my daughter is the same age 17mo and the last couple of weeks has been waking more frequently. From what I've heard, around the 18 months can be a point of development and it can commonly cause issues with sleep.

Thank you!

Sometimes he isn't up for a nap in the morning, but sometimes he is, so that's what's making me think there is a transition/regression going on.

Gosh, it's so nice to know I'm not alone. I'm close to losing my mind. I can totally manage in the day, but the evening hits and I am just getting more and more anxious about the lack of sleep.

I started to wean off, but at night time it's so hard as that's all I/he knows. I've bought a weaning guide and introduced some steps (comforter, rubbing it back etc) but trying to get this LO off the boob is tough going. Ha.

I'm just so sleep deprived, so trying to do something that may hinder those few hours frighten me.

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Can your partner go in instead of you? Lo can likely smell your milk. I would think about upping calories in day too to rule out proper hunger. My lo is a piggy. She eats so much in the day.

@ChittyBang1987

We did try that, but he screamed the house down and we gave in.

He is also a little piggy and doesn't stop eating.

Partner picked him up from nursery and didn't give him his water (he's a habitual drinker) and likes to have his water in the car on way home. Partner has forgotten to give it to him, so now I'm sitting here thinking he's gone to bed thirsty (he's had boob at bed).

If lo is thirsty they will wake up. My lo does. If your worried try popping a cup with a little water in cot. I do that with my lo especially when hot.

I never breast fed, but when I cut her night feeds out, I offered water for a few nights.