Hello IM ?
I'm in a bit a pickle, my 15 month old is still not sleeping thru the night. He can sometimes have up to 3 bottles a night plus maybe another 2-3 wake ups just for a cuddle, but most nights he needs at least one bottle. He seems to go thru phases where he'll sleep thru for a few nights, then will wake once for a few nights, then just progressively get worse and will take a few more weeks till he will settle down! I'm back at work full time and also have a 2.5yr old, and she started sleeping thru at 11 months old on her own. I NEED SOME SLEEP, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
He doesn't have a bottle before bed, he has a sippy cup of milk, then a book/snuggle, teeth and into bed, fully awake and can self settle. I'm at a loss of what to do, CIO is just so hard as he gets so worked up! HELP please!!! ??
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You poor mumma! Have you had a visit to the gp just to have a once over? My cousin had trouble with both her kids and enlarged adenoids ended up being the problem (enlarged adenoids led to difficulty breathing when they were asleep which was then waking them up).. Is he in his own room? If he is, could it be that he gets scared. If he isn't, could he just be wanting comfort and attention because he knows someone is in the room with him..
Cry it out isn't meant to be leaving your baby to get worked up. If it's upsetting him, you need to take a different approach.
He might just need mummy's hugs to make everything feel right.
Is co sleeping an option?
My almost 2 still doesn't sleep through the night and self soothing just isn't an option for him.
But he'll climb in between myself and my husband and sleep.... well, as soundly as my husband does most nights!
I use to insist he'd go back to bed, but we've all started sleeping much better since I just let him join us.
Does he have comforters or a night light? Maybe he is waking up and getting scared. My son around that age use to wake up and get a fright because he couldn't see so we got him a teddy that lights up and sings a lullaby when he hugs it and that worked well. Cosleeping is always a option he will feel safe and secure and most likely sleep right through.
Or can you move his bed into your room so he can see you
I was the poster, and the co sleeping has got me interested. My partner is not keen on the idea as he wakes early for work. But am thinking of setting up the spare room for us to sleep in? Pros? Cons? Need ideas, willing to try anything!!
My husband has been starting work at 5am lately. His alarm goes off at around 3:30am. My son and I both learnt to sleep through it, so it doesn't bother us.
And husband isn't the slightest bit bothered by the extra addition to our bed. He barely even notices on most night.
We plop him into his own bed, and he joins us if he wakes up in the middle of the night. He quitely climbs up onto the bed and snuggles up on my pillow in between myself and my husband.
The only con for me is that they're both big bed hogs! I love the extra room when husband gets up for work, haha.
But we all sleep so much better. There's no yelling or tears from my son or myself.