Baby Wakes up with Crying Tantrum in the Middle of the Night (SF)

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We had this same problem with my son when he was 18 months old. I finally put a gate at the door so he knew he couldn't get out. So when he got up he went to the gate and cried a lot at first, then just stood there shaking it. He always put himself back to sleep after either 15 min. of tantrums or an hour. It took an entire week before he caght on to this method. Practiced the same routine at nap time too. Exact routine, read a book or two and say it's time to rest and it will get better. Tell yourself if you can make it past 10 days of craziness it will be better for all of you in the long run. My friend used the same process and it worked for her too. Be strong to the crying and let him figure it out that your not coming to the rescue, after just 3-5 days you'll see a difference. It's like braking the pacifier, a couple days of madness and they are cured. Good luck! & Stay strong, both you and your husband.

All 3 of my boys did that, I just finished "training" my 3rd boy a couple of weeks ago. Here's what I learned and did. When mine woke up the first time, I assumed that he was sick, why else would he be up? But the next day he was fine, and this continued! Finally, I learned how smart my little one was! He knew if he cried, mama came. So...the process began. When he cried, I went in, did not pick him up, just said "I love you, it is bedtime" I would pat his back and try to console him without picking him up. Usually they get really mad and cry harder. But after a few nights of them learning that you are not budging, her place is in her bed, she will not feel the need to get you up because she will know you will not put her in your bed or sleep with her. It is hard and heart wrenching sometimes, but if you cherish your sleep like me, you know in the long run it pays off! Hope this helps!

Hi M.,
If this is a new thing then I would bet it is the new bed. Perhaps she isn't ready for a toddler bed yet. I think 15 months is a little young for a toddler bed. When I asked our pediatrician when to move our daughter into a toddler bed he said to keep her in her crib as long as possible and that MOST children don't understand imaginary boundaries until closer to 3. Maybe she misses the confinement/security of her crib? If climbing out of her crib is the reason you moved her to a big bed then invest in a crib tent and use a diaper pin to secure the zipper. This was my pediatrician's suggestion. Our daughter hasn't shown any interest in getting out of her crib yet, if fact I can't get her out sometimes! If it were me, I would move her back into her crib. Also make sure she is getting enough sleep with an early bedtime.
Sincerely,
L.

PS My best friend started having problems with her daughter's sleep after moving her into a big bed at 2 yrs old. She is now 5 and continues to wake several time at night now. Just food for thought. :)

If everything else is fine with your daughter then it may be the new change. My 17 month old daughter is usually a good sleeper, but then we went on vacation for a month. Her routine was thrown off and so we started rocking her to sleep with lullabys playing in the cd player. Unfortunately, she'd wake up in the middle of the night crying until we brought her into our bed. She did this for a couple of weeks after we came back and it was frustrating for all of us. I read online for a solution and actually found a post on this site. Someone suggested the Ferber method of progressively training your child to fall asleep on their own. This way when they wake up in the middle of the night and you're not there, they'll be able to go back to by themselves. Thankfully, after we read the book and tried it out, my daughter is now sleeping through the night for 8-10hrs till the morning. There are some times when she will wake up in the middle of the night and we have to go in to calm her, but she usually goes back to sleep on her own. The book is Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Dr. Richard Ferber. HTH

Are you sure she isn't having a physical problem? Maybe something is hurting her? I can't imagine what would hurt her at night that wouldn't hurt her during the day, but it seems unusual for her to kick and scream for up to 2 hours at a time?
I would check with your doctor just to be sure. She could also be having night terrors which your doctor could help with too. It's so hard at that age because they really can't tell you what the problem is! Hopefully she is just having a hard time adjusting to the new bed, but it can't hurt to rule out physical or emotional issues too. Best of luck!

You could try using Rescue Remedy. It is for calming, and I have heard that it has helped several children calm down in many different situations. You can get it in drop or spray form at your local health food store. I got the little spray bottle and it was around $17. You simply spray into their mouth and it should calm her.

Good luck!

T. Solar
Founder
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Seems like she's terrified of waking up and finding herself alone in the dark. If she's fine in your bed, why not continue to cosleep? Most cultures in the world sleep with their babies. Many, many Western culture families do too, if they are honest about it. I am still cosleeping w/my four year old.

Here's some cosleeping info
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/familybed/a/cosleeping.htm

Good luck
J.