Sleeping through the night

cherokeemomma87 · March 2011

My 18 month old still doesn't sleep through the night. My husband and I have tried everything the doctor suggested and still no results. It has been a couple months and as my due date gets closer I'm afraid that I will be juggling two kids at night. Help!! Does anyone have any suggestions?

water-fairy · March 2011

No, but if anyone has anything useful... I'm here to listen. Mine doesn't STTN either.

dmndsr4eva · March 2011

Mine has never been a good sleeper, but he has done pretty good lately. Seems like on the days he is more active he gets tired and sleeps good. Does you LO get a lot of activity during the day? Also, it seems an earlier bed time for some reason helps him sleep better too.

Also, I have noticed that a few times a night he will cry out/fuss for a min or two and then go back to bed on his own. Do you give your LO a few mins. before you go in and comfort/pick up?

cherokeemomma87 · March 2011

yeah I do try and give him a few minutes before I will get up. We put him to bed between 8 and 8:30, and he is a very active little boy, we play and get him to run around the living room as much as possible. The doc recommended that we just put him in his crib and let him cry himself to sleep, which he is getting better at, going to sleep he is pretty good at, its staying asleep that we are having problems. It seems like he is up at 2 and screaming at the top of his lungs.

murfygirl · March 2011

Have you tried Ferber? I know a lot of people are against it but IMO after 1 they are definitely old enough for it.

Jitterbug2668 · March 2011

Some fresh air always does wonders for making my DS sleep.

Baby428 · March 2011

OP, I am in the same boat as you! Completely terrified for baby #2 to come when DD is still a wreck at night. Last night she STTN, but before that she always wakes up once. I still rock her to sleep too which I know needs to stop!

mrsolsen2000 · March 2011

DD had always had sleep issues. The Sleep Easy Solution was the only book/program that helped. DD has finally started STTN this month. Not all the time but at least 50%. Get this book, it will help!

https://www.amazon.com/Sleepeasy-Solution-Exhausted-Parents-Getting/dp/0757305601

JDWNYC · March 2011

Are you anti-CIO? If not, read Dr. Weissbluth's book - Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. As others have mentioned, an earlier bedtime is probably going to be your first thing to do - and early may mean 6pm if you can swing it (don't know if you SAH or work late, etc). Is LO waking crying or just playing? Minimizing attention (like giving none), may help you too, especially since an 18 mo doesn't really need to eat overnight. I did this to my mom until I was 24ish mo - I don't know how she made it through the days. She told me at 24 mo she told me no more getting mommy at night, put a few bottles of water around my room (I was out of the crib I guess), and that I could put the light on and play if I wanted to, but until it was light out I had to stay in my room unless I was sick and I got up 3 nights to play and then never did it again.

rnfromtn · March 2011

Have you considered putting him down earlier? I know it sounds crazy, but one of my coworkers said that with her DS she would put him down at 8:30-9 hoping he would STTN, but it was a long time before he did. WIth her DD she put her down at 6:30-7 and she has STTN since like 4 weeks old. Could just be a difference in the children.

cherhop1 · March 2011

cherokeemomma87:
yeah I do try and give him a few minutes before I will get up. We put him to bed between 8 and 8:30, and he is a very active little boy, we play and get him to run around the living room as much as possible. The doc recommended that we just put him in his crib and let him cry himself to sleep, which he is getting better at, going to sleep he is pretty good at, its staying asleep that we are having problems. It seems like he is up at 2 and screaming at the top of his lungs.

I am going through this same exact thing. I just ordered the book mentioned Healthy Sleep, Healthy Baby per my pediatricians recommendation. She said putting him to bed early often helps. He goes down easy enough but has been waking up at all hours of the night and won't settle until he gets a bottle. I've been trying to feed him more throughout the day but that hasn't helped thus far. I can't wait to get the book in the mail so I can start trying other things. I have less than 3 months til new baby comes. I'm praying tonight is a good night as I was up at midnight and 4AM last night. With pregnancy getting myself back to sleep is not easy

Good luck I hope you find a solution soon!

cherhop1 · April 2011

well we got DS down last night by 7:15 (usual bedtime is 8:30ish) and other than a small cry that faded out quickly he stayed asleep until 4:30. Big improvement!! Tonight I am going to shoot for 7PM. I also just got a Homedics Lullaby Sound Machine which I am trying out tonight.

I feel like a new woman today having slept 6 1/2 hours straight Big Smile

cherokeemomma87 · April 2011

Thank you all for your wonderful advice!! I am going to get the book recommendations ASAP!!!

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