2 year old getting worse

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Please help, i cant go on like this.

Our ds2 is waking several times at night

crying and calling out.

He used to be given milk but he only woke

once and then would sleep through. We

stopped giving milk a while ago but since

then the amount of awaking has increased.

When we go into him and tell him to lie

down, he does so immedialty. He is then up

at 5.30am ready for the day. Any

suggestions?

I also have a 2yo dd who wakes loads during the night but she always has done so I'm sorry I can't be a huge amount of help.

Why did you stop giving him milk if it helps?

What happens if you don't go through?

we went on the holiday from hell where he didnt sleep at all and was foul during the day. He was up all the time over night but he would settle with out milk so we decided its just habit and stopped the milk on our return. He is able to sleep without milk and has slept throu the night on accasion but he does seem to be getting worse and worse.

Have you tried water, this trick worked to settle my ds for a little while when he was at that stage (when not dealing with night terrors). It was a case of being thirsty at night not needing the food. Plus it could be a growth spurt and he needs the milk at the mo and will settle again without it when he has stopped grown (also had this)

ok sleep dep makes making sense hard any one else this way at mo?

he slept throu last nite (and it was my hubbys turn to do the "nite shift" as we so loveingly call it!!). Thats why we are reluctant to give milk.......

oh decisions decisions!!

work for me today as well - find it so hard as frustratedmom says, to concentrate and make sense!!

I have a 16 month old ds who is pretty disturbed at night (have just posted about this). I wish I did have some suggestions. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone.

Baby whisperer ideas worked for our dd, but ds wasn't having any of it.

my 2.5 year old often gets up several times in the night just to ask me to put her back to bed!!! I suspect the way to deal with it is not to talk to her or give eye contact etc, but it's very hard when they snuggle up!!! i tried it for a bit and the waking up seemed to improve, but i lapsed and so did she! I'll learn one day, but til then i'll just have to be sleep deprived