Soery for the novel ladies.....Will my 2.5yo dd ever sleep through? Mummas help me i am drowning here never have i had a full nights sleep in 2.5 years and its killing me her betime is 8.30 we read a book i sit with her until she falls asleep but she is up constantly over and over i put her back to bed over and over im just so over the broken sleep is killing me....hubby sleeps all night wont and never has got up lucky him... she has nemerious teddies a drink music playing tv is on etc.. as i write this is 5.30 am she is wide awake i am just so lost i feel like i have failed as a mother help me please
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Time for a peadiatrician!
No she won't! Never. At 18 she will still be doing this ? She will get there eventually. Maybe she has too much stimulation, try turning it all off just leave a fan going for air circulation and to cut out the silence. There needs to be a difference between night and day. Good luck.
How about trying an earlier bedtime? 830 seems awfully late. My son is also 2.5 and he is asleep by 7 at the latest. I find that he has a terrible sleep and wakes numerous times when he goes to bed late.
Worth a shot?
I found the later my kids went to bed the worse they sleep ( still true to this day) our kids have always been in bed at 7. Dinner is at 5 then bath then quiet time then book in bed right b4 7 and lights off. Both mine had a comfort toy too a musical seahorse its tummy lights up. It helps them self settle miss 6 still uses hers. Also big thing tv should be off i find our kids need technology free time for half an hr ot helps their brains wind down as technology stimulates them.
You are amazing, This is so hard!
My son isj ust not a sleeper - he is 4 and doesn't sleep through the night. I find playing classical music helps and no screens on after 5pm made the most improvements however I think some children just don't sleep well. It sucks
My son kept waking me in the night when he transitioned to his big bed. I decided to co sleep with him on a king size mattress on the floor, now we all sleep better. She may need to feel secure at night would you consider co sleeping ? Day sleep should be 1.5 hours and don't let them sleep past 3:30