Can't sleep.......
My 19 month old had been sleeping in her bed in her room. She would go to sleep around 8:30 or 9:00pm and sleep until 8:00am. All of a sudden one night she would not stay in her bed and would just scream. Since then I have not been able to get her back in her bed or even to sleep at night. She is now sleeping with me but it's usually midnight or later before I can get her to settle down. Any advice?? I'm really missing out on some sleep and am so tired I'm over sleeping in the morning and running late to work.
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7 weeks 5 days ago
Hi. I can really sympathize. It's so hard when you're not getting enough sleep! My guess is your daughter is overtired. What is her nap schedule like? She may need to get to bed earlier (closer to 8 maybe) or else perhaps she needs a longer nap. At her age she probably needs btwn 12 and 13 hours of sleep a day, including naps and nighttime sleep. Ironically, if kids are TOO tired, they have more trouble falling asleep and may not get into as deep a sleep. (It's the same way for us too, but we probably just don't notice it. Plus we know how to get ourselves back to sleep or we know to get up, read a little or have some warm milk, or whatever. Obviously a toddler can't do that.) See if getting her to bed 1/2 hour to an hour earlier helps. I know it's hard to shift your own schedule like this, but sleep is so important! I had to adjust my daughter's schedule a few times when a similar pattern developed, so let me know if you have any questions! Good luck.
Patti
SAHM in SoCal and administrator of the Sleep Forum group, http://www.mothersclick.com/group/sl...
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Permalink7 weeks 23 hours ago
I will have to try getting her down earlier. What makes it even more difficult is that I'm a single mom and I have to try to keep my 4 year old out of the bedroom or my baby will just want to play. Now both my girls are Mama's girls so to spend time with one and send the other to another room is just the end of the world. What would really be great is to have them both in bed by 9:00!!
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Permalink7 weeks 4 hours ago
if your little one is having a hard time getting to sleep, there is this fairy dust that is meant just for that. It's made with corn starch, mica (a sparkling crystal that is a mineral. it looks like glitter BUT IT'S NOT. it will NOT harm your child if it gets n their mouth or eyes ) the essential oils in the dust are lavender and tangerines. you can get a good look at it if you go to fairyline.com. good luck to your sleep heads.
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Permalink7 weeks 4 hours ago
The fairy dust sounds so cute and if it works, that is even better. I did try getting into bed earlier last night and my 1 year old actually was asleep around 10:00 (which is so much better than midnight) but my 4 year old would not go to sleep last night. She was up until 12:30. I just can't win. Normally there is not a problem with her. I will definitely be checking out the fairy dust for both of them. Thanks.
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Permalink6 weeks 4 days ago
I would think your 4-year old would do better with the "fairy dust" because she will understand that it is a pretend thing but will enjoy it anyway. Plus it could be a special thing that you could for her at bedtime so she doesn't feel forgotten as you work on getting the 1-year old to sleep. I have a feeling I'll be dealing with some of these issues myself soon (hopefully -- I want to have another child soon!) so it's great to get ideas like this!
Best of luck to you and keep us posted. My heart goes out to you because I know how important sleep is, and as a single working mom I know too that you don't get nearly enough.
You will find something that works.
Patti
SAHM in SoCal and administrator of the Sleep Forum group, http://www.mothersclick.com/group/sl...
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