Sleep Help! - Riverton,IL

hi there well i went though the same thing with my little one a few months ago when we moved to a new town and apatment. the first few nights seemed ok then things went crazy. she was wakeing every few hours wouldnt go down by her self all of that. it is really hard but what we did was got her a special stuffed animal it mickey cause that is what she likes. i would go in her room hold her rock her for a few mins tell her i loved her and i would be here in the morning when she wakes up gave her mickey and put her to bed. it took a few nights but it worked hope this help.

My son, was the same way but he was a little older. I can be a combination of things, such as food/drinks intake, separation anxiety or your child may just have another type of illness.

When my son did that, my soultion was feeding him a lot till you can tell he didn't want any more. Then i cut his nap time during the day (i used to let him nap 2 times a day.) I only let him sleep 45min and wore him out. Dancing, playing, cleaning singing. Although doing all that, and only having 45 mins to my self really wore me out too, dad and I had to tag time it.

I know it's really hard to deprive your child of sleep for a period of time, but sometimes you have to get that routine back. Then Dad and I would put him in bed with his sippy cup 1/4 full of apple juice and in a period of 30min or less he was out like a light, but my main thing is you have to let him know when it's bed time so he/she know's that it's about that time. I say "night night time" and he reacts to it as crying whining and just being craby all around. I know the reason for that is because fun is over and he is tired. After a couple of weeks of that, (it was 2 for me) everytime it was bed time he was get in bed and cry for 10-30mins because he didnt want to sleep but I am 100% sure that the crying didn't continue after 30 min he was out like a light.

Some times you have to let him cry, don't go in the room, but if after 30-45min he is still crying check up, you know the diaper, burp, belly....( you are a mom, you know what I am talking about). I am going to tell you if you don't let your child cry right now, this try would be really hard for you but you have to be strong. Childern can learn there parent every quickly, i know my son did. DO NOT GO IN TO THE ROOM. If this is dad preious angel you have to sit down and explain to him what needs to be done. If your child is sleeping with you, you may want to be careful of the, he/she can not fall asleep until you are by there side. That is another hard thing to do.

Please make sure that you take him/her to the doctors to make sure that it isn't any kind of illness, or food they are taking in. This could help and it can't all in one but if you want some sleep alway see what kind of options you have. Mine is one.

GOOD LUCK and BEST WISHES

My guess is that you're dealing with a bit of separation anxiety and changes in sleep patterns.

It sounds like he's having trouble adjusting to the new environment a little and this is his way of "verbalizing" it.

We've never been really tough on our kids when it comes to putting them to sleep and letting them cry it out. There's been enough in our lives the past few years to not need that extra drama. So, we tend to hold them or lay next to them to get them to sleep.

The waking-up thing.....have you taken him to the pediatrician to see if there's anything like an ear infection you might not know about? Our daughter had tubes last year at 11 months. She had NO symptoms of ear infections other than a nasty runny nose.

I feel that you can't force a child to do anything, you can try but it won't work just like with potty training.
I thought of some things I would do myself if I was in your place.
Perhaps in the beginning you can sleep in the same room with him to let him know the room is safe.
Also during the day put up some fun wall decorations from the Dollar store with him and talk about His room. Show him the view of his window and how nice it is outside.
Kids don't respond all the time but somehow they do comprehend and remember. Also see how he reacts to his room during the day, maybe he is just affraid of the dark. Good luck with this. I am moving to new place in about 6-9 months and I do worry how my 3 yr old will react.

Hi. My guess would be exactly that: separation anxiety. When we brought our adopted daughter home from Russia, she had much the same terrors. She would be so diligent in watching for us that she COULDN'T fall asleep. And of course, the more tired she got, the worse she got. First, we checked with her doctor to make sure there wasn't anything physically wrong. Her doctor recommended making sure she was very physically tired at night -- a late afternoon trip to the park for us -- and no sugar after noon, a carefully planned dinner and bedtime routine (warm bath, no TV, quiet music, books...) basically the same advice my doctor had given me for better sleep. It started working for us almost immediately. I know this isn't anything revolutionary, but I hadn't really concentrated on this angle before so I thought I'd share. The only thing that I added was to bring back the baby monitor we'd used at the very beginning. I had to almost hide it in her room because if she could see it she would talk right to it, but I kept the receiver near me and if she called out I was sure to be there in an instant. After a few weeks she seemed to understand that we'd be there, because we settled into a routine we still use successfully. Best of luck -- sleep deprivation is just awful!