also in sleep hell. please help. cio?

BeachMama7693 · March 2013

i posted below about nap help but i think i seriously need some help with my 18 month olds sleep habits, all the way around.

she has never been a good sleeper. we bed shared from newborn until about a little after a year, when i transitioned her to her toddler bed because she cried so much when i tried to put her in the crib. she does not sttn, she usually wakes 3-4 times a night, just because she wants me. i have to lay down with her to get her to sleep at night. i usually end up bringing her into my bed in the middle of the night because im too tired to deal with it. that was working for a while, but now shes even waking when shes in bed with me.

now, shes also fighting her nap during the day. i have tried to be very consistent with the time and that has not worked. we have a bedtime routine that we also use for naps. it has gotten worse and worse, and it takes an hour sometimes more to get her to sleep (both for naps and bedtime). i have tried moving her nap up earlier, and also later, and neither works. even when she completely skips her nap she wont go to bed until 9 pm, sometimes later.

i have seriously tried everything. if i leave her in her room, she will just get up to play. this is a kid who has never even fallen asleep in her car seat. she is fighting it so much and i cant take it anymore.

i think i am going to have to do cio, even though i really do not want to. i was thinking of putting her crib back up so that she can not get out.

does anyone have any suggestions other than moving her nap time? has anyone tried cio with a toddler and been successful? please help me, im so desperate. i have a new baby due in october and i cant spend two hours on her bedtime at night. my dh is deployed so i am alone in this.

alliecat1234 · March 2013

There is a big sleep regression at 18 months - here is more info:

https://www.askmoxie.org/2009/01/qa-18month-sleep-regression-redux.html

WhitWed · March 2013

Hang in there! I agree with pp that 18mo is an average age for some sleep regression. Our DD was a good sleeper from the time she was an infant until around 17mo and she started waking a few times per night crying. Also being pregnant with

noahchristopher · March 2013

I've read the 18 month sleep regression can be terrible.

I'd come up with a solid plan first after researching diffrent methods. There's a ton of them! Good books out there too about sleep.

The next thing after coming up with t

Want a personalized experience?

also in sleep hell. please help. cio?

Re: also in sleep hell. please help. cio?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards