1 year old suddenly NOT sleeping through the night!!! Help.....

Caitlin41081

My almost one year old decided he no longer wants to sleep through the night. I finally did sleep training when he was 9 months ( took 3 days and he was sleeping through the night)! Now he wakes up every night at 12:00 screaming and wants to come into my bed. Most nights I just bring him in bed with me and he falls asleep but sometimes he won't even fall back asleep for hours. I need to get him back into a routine of sleeping through the night in his crib!! Any advice would be helpful! 

christinak22

I agree--be consistent. Since he's not always falling back asleep in your bed, I wouldn't recommend bringing him in. I stopped bringing my DS to my bed when he decided it was play time in the middle of the night--it's just not helpful for anyone involved.

Does his screaming sound like he's in pain or just trying to get attention? Do you let him cry for a while before you go in? I always wait 10 or 15 minutes before going in for DS and he sometimes falls back asleep, but not usually. I've found that the best routine for him is to take him out of bed and if he'll relax on me, we rock for a few minutes, then I tell him it's time to go back to bed and I'll see him in the morning. If he won't relax, it's usually teeth and I give him ibuprofen and a drink of water, then he always relaxes to rock for a few minutes. Either way, he usually cries again when I put him back in bed, but I almost never have to go back in--he'll fall asleep in a few minutes.

If taking your DS out of bed just seems to get him more excited, don't do it--just rub his back or something. It's all about experimenting for a few times to see what works, then stick with it. Sorry you're having a rough time  

TobieRose

Could it be teething? We've had a LOT of night waking the past few days and he just cut a tooth. (I'm really hoping he'll sleep better tonight, because I'm pretty exhausted ...) I agree with what others have said--whatever you do, it should be consistent. Personally I would do whatever it takes NOT to bring him into bed simply because I find it makes him more determined than ever to get what he wants (cuddles with mama all night). But it's up to you!

MamaAllison

For the past 9 months mine has been going through phases where she will wake up screaming and want to come to bed with us. She often does it when she is not feeling well. I also attribute it to me going back to work and her missing us during the day. We do let her come into bed with us because I'm not opposed to bed sharing once they are big enough not to be crushed. When it gets to be every night for a week or more we let her cry it out for a night to get her back in the habit of sleeping in her crib, but often it's just one night a week she needs extra snuggles!