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26 month old won't sleep & makes herself vomit!

amafro24amafro24 member
edited December 2015 in Toddlers: 24 Months+
We recently switched my 2 year old to her big girl bed b/c she was crawling out of her crib. We had a couple good nights where she'd sleep from 7:30 - 7, but now she's a wreck. Some nights she goes down easily,  but others shes up fighting us until 10. Then there are nights when she's up in the middle of the night, last night for example she was up from 12:30-4. We have tried going in each time and putting her back down, but she's right back at the door in minutes. We have tried letting her cry for 30 minutes and then going back in and that hasn't worked. We have tried doing nothing but going in once, then letting her cry it out, the first time for this was last night after a couple nights of her just getting up once. Last night she probably cried for a total of 2 hours between 12:30-4. To make matters worse she is making herself vomit for attention, usually on the floor right inside her door. I've been told by my pediatrician that the best thing to do is ignore the vomit and clean up in the morning, which we have started to do. My biggest question/concern is if I should stop going in at all and just let her cry it out at both bedtime and in the middle of the night? I want her to know I'm right there, but I don't want her to keep getting up! PS. I'm due for baby #2 in February so I would love to get some sleep!

Any advice?
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Re: 26 month old won't sleep & makes herself vomit!

  • tracij12tracij12 member
    That's rough. When she was in the crib, did she wake? When she does wake, does she want to be in your room or she just wants to be up?

    I was never able to let DD1 cry it out. It was just too upsetting for me. When we transitioned we had weeks of extra long and tedious bedtimes but did the best we could to be as consistent as possible. I would stay with her until she was asleep and dad would go in if she woke in the motn until she was back asleep.

    Could her regression be more than just the bed transition? With the next one on the way she's dealing with the looming reality of not being the baby anymore and being out of the crib makes it even more "real".

    I hope it passes quickly!!
    Married DH 08.28.10
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  • BigboobsmcgeeBigboobsmcgee member
    Can your husband go in? That usually works better/quicker for my older child when he wakes in the MOTN. He knows I'm a softy and will lay in his bed with him so he really plays it up with me but not with dad.
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  • amafro24amafro24 member
    edited December 2015
    We transitioned her b/c she was climbing out of her crib, but would sleep OK in it if we could keep her there. It was too dangerous so we made the switch. We have had couple better nights, she would still get up and cry but only cried for 5-10 minutes or so then put herself back to sleep. However...now she is sick so I feel like we may be starting over a little bit. Good news though, she requested to go back to bed this morning in her own bed, not in mama's! She didn't go back to sleep, but I liked that she wanted too.

    Yes, usually Dad's "stern" voice can help get her back to bed, but dad tends to get stern with mom in the middle of the night too, he can't handle the crying. I'm better at it so sometimes I don't bother him! Picking my battles! :smile: 

    The vomiting is still happening, lasts night was the worst we've had since the beginning over a week ago, but I think it's b/c she's got a nasty cough so she got a deeper vomit! Gross! I'll give her some meds before bed tonight so hopefully the coughing is better. If it's  not one thing, it's something else! But I'm grateful just to have her, we will get through - can you tell I've had more sleep then when I made my original post! :wink: 
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  • BigboobsmcgeeBigboobsmcgee member
    Good news!
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  • GracefulStarGracefulStar member
    Before she sleeps do you have her play in the room? Does she need like a wedge pillow? Or does she have a stuffed animal she likes? Cute sheets? I always make the bed seem like the nicest place on earth for a tired child and tell my son his baby bunny needs him to sleep and they usually cuddle. But first we do a little playtime, then read, all in the room. He also shuts the light. Is there anything else going on? Is she potty training, or seeing stuff for her sibling or starting day care, etc.? Good luck! 
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