Ever since my son turned 12 months and started getting his molars he has been a horrible sleeper. He has his molars and is nearly finished getting his canines now.
It never is a good time to start sleep training as After the molars were through we then had breathing issues and he had to get his adenoids out, then while recovering from that he started getting all four canines. He turned 18 myths and started refusing to self settle and he then got a cold and was sick for a month. Now when I try to control cry he is so upset and crys so hard, it's too hard to listen to, so I have stated rocking him to sleep. Has anyone or there head terrible sleepers, Ands what did you do
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I'm sorry you're having a rough time of it, sounds like it's been one thing after the other! My daughter was great for the first six months and then hit teething/sleep regression and it was hard to get her to settle after that - she would drop off after a breastfeed or be held/cuddled to sleep. Now, even at age three she needs help to drop off to sleep, though it doesn't take long most of the time and she does sleep all night. I've never sleep trained her and figure she won't need my help to fall asleep forever. I like our quiet cuddling time. If the rocking works for you, then keep going - if you're only worried about forming a bad habit (and it's not otherwise negatively affecting you), then don't worry about it. There are so many kids who need a parent's help to get to sleep most nights (this self-settling business is BS as far as I'm concerned!), whether it's just someone sitting with them until they fall asleep, to cuddling, to rocking. Honestly, I don't think sleep training helps much. Some kids respond to it, some don't and I've read enough about the long-term effects that it's not something I'd personally try with any of my kids.
Thanks so much for replying, it's really helped
My son has never slept well I gave up on gentle controlled crying (I went in every 10 minutes) when the sun came up. I lay in the cot with my son (18months) until he falls asleep now. He wakes up a few times a night but it is getting less. If he cries or plays around I get out and come back in a few minutes and tell him mummy will lay down with you if you lay down and go night night. It is working for us.