I am not sure if this is already a thread - these forums sorta confuse me.
I have a DS who is 14 months old next week. He still wakes up a few times through the night. It is driving me crazy.
He sleeps in his own cot, but the cot is in our room. We cant remove the cot as there is no where else to put it, so he is with us until he is big enough to share with his brothers.
He recently just 3 weeks ago had some of the bottom of his right lung removed. He seems to be fine now, he is carrying on the same as he did before the operation, in fact you wouldnt even know he had it done except the massive scar.
He still goes to bed at the same times and he still wakes up many times the same as he did before the operation. I just thought it was because he was in pain or something.
Is this normal for them to wake up many times through the night at this age?
The only way I can get him back to sleep is with another bottle.
I feel like a Zombie, Between not sleeping properly while he was in hospital, the flu and now him still waking up and not having a full nights sleep in months I am going insane.
I know it's hard dealing with the sleep deprivation but to me that sounds normal: still waking up at 14 months. My 3 children rarely slept through consistently until they were about 3yo.... although my middle child was a bit sooner. My youngest, who is now nearly 3 still wakes up at about 1 - 2 am and comes in to sleep with us, especially now that it is nearly winter. He is still too young to be able to regulate his own body heat when it's cold and I figure it's better he sleep with us and stay nice and warm than get the flu... especially with Swine virus going around so close to us.
Anyhow, sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I guess for me I just accepted it. Being a SAHM helps... at least I can take it slowly during the day if I am exhausted.
I too am lucky enough to be a SAHM.
Hubby goes to work and I stay at home with him - and also with his lungs he isnt alloweo go to daycare yet so I didnt *really* get a choice anyway.
Well I guess if its common then I just going to have to stick it out a bit longer.
Which is horrible because if he doesnt get enough sleep because he has been up and down all night all he does is whinge during the day.
Yes, it will pass. I find that my 2yo actually wakes a lot less once he is allowed to sleep with us. If I keep trying to put him back into his own bed I end up getting more frustrated.... plus it takes me longer to get back into deep sleep. If you don't like or can't co-sleep then maybe consider moving him into a single bed (with those add on rails) so he doesn't fall out... so that you will then be able to lie down with him to get him to sleep them once he's asleep creep out. If you can't fit a whole single bed in your room maybe consider buying a futon? We used to roll out a King sized single futon onto the floor of our room in summer when i didn't like being crowded in bed on a hot night... I would settle him down on the futon them get up and back into my own bed.
I think it is more common then what people tend to think, I know my DS is just over 14 months and still wakes at least once, generally twice and on some nights even more.
I am about to become a SAHM mum again after working 3 days a week and I am really glad about it too!!
Hang in there! I am sure it is quite common....it is here anyway! DD1 stopped napping at home when she was 2 - the more stressed I got the more wound up she got. We tried naps together and having quiet time for an hour after lunch. She loves TV and I am mean and don't have it on so this was her time to watch something quietly whilst lying down. It just gave me a chance to recharge - she also was a very bad night sleeper and has only just improved at almost 3. We tried heaps of things but she was just not ready to sleep through. It is tough and exhausting but it will pass. You are doing a great job.
My DD woke up 1-2 times a night for some boobie juice at that age. At about 19 months she self-weaned and I never offered her a bottle instead, but a sippy cup of water (it was the middle of summer). She was just thirsty. Then, about a month later, she started sleeping through all of a sudden. This continued until we had to transfer her to a cot at about 23 1/2 months. Now she wakes up at least once again because she can't find her dummy in the big bed with pillow, doona and stuffed toys... Some nights she wakes up every hour. but thankfully, that is rare.
It is more common than you think. Hey, even adults don't always sleep through the night. I also think that we expect the littlies to sleep 10-12 hours. I couldn't go that long without a drink, either.
Try not feeding anything too heavy for dinner and not too close to bed time. Rather have dinner early and give a light snack 1/2 hour before bed time.
I know it's exhausting and frustrating. But, it will pass, I promise. Give yourself permission to catch up on some zzzz during his day sleep after a rough night, if that's possible. And I find that the less I concentrated on my lack of sleep, the better I could handle it. And often, that relaxed attitude transferred to DD somehow.
i think it is more common than people realise... I don't know about anyone else but I had my fill when the kids were little, hearing of bubs who slept through from 8 weeks... NONE of mine ever did, what was I doing wrong?
It does sound as though your little boy got into an unsuitable sleep routine before his operation & as you said you put it down to how he was then..when it may have been unrelated...it doesn't mean it can't be changed but that takes time.
My DS2 co-slept until he was 14mths when I stopped BFding. We actually went to a sleep clinic, I was so over waking in the night. We fought for months to get him to sleep through and it kind of worked... in that we had some nights where he did & then he would relapse for a bit... in the end I think he just kind of did it when he was ready.
Sorry I can't offer the magic solution other than time
The only other thing is, if he will settle back down with a bottle, is there anyone who can do one or two nights duty for you? They don't have to take him, just be there to re-settle him? A couple of good nights sleep will do you good...
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I know it's hard dealing with the sleep deprivation but to me that sounds normal: still waking up at 14 months. My 3 children rarely slept through consistently until they were about 3yo.... although my middle child was a bit sooner. My youngest, who is now nearly 3 still wakes up at about 1 - 2 am and comes in to sleep with us, especially now that it is nearly winter. He is still too young to be able to regulate his own body heat when it's cold and I figure it's better he sleep with us and stay nice and warm than get the flu... especially with Swine virus going around so close to us.
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