thread: 1 year old not sleeping, im at my wits end HELP

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  1. #1
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    Aug 2008
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    She wakes same times roughly as dd does for milk. the rest of our wakes are normal grumbles and dummy hunts.
    Not many people actually sleep solidly with no wake ups- we just don't remember them, a plunket nurse told me

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    Oct 2008
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    Hiya, sounds like you are having a tough time with the sleeping. I'm so impressed with everything that you have tried.

    My son is a good sleeper and I was also trying to think what do I do to get him to sleep so easily but the thing is I think they either sleep well or they don't. I don't think the parents really have too much control over it.

    The only thing I would suggest is for a daytime sleep just put her down with a 'special' book or soft toy. One that she doesn't ever have at any other time. If she just has quiet time for a while that's fine, it doesn't matter if she isn't sleeping. If she does go off to sleep then don't let her sleep for more than 2.5hrs. If she does go to sleep don't let her have an afternoon nap, hold her out until 7pm and put her down for her night sleep then. If she just lay in her cot and had quiet time then get her up when she is ready and put her down again at 3pm for another try. If she falls asleep then don't let her sleep past 5pm and still put her down for her night sleep around 7/7.30pm.

    This is just what I do with my DS. Like I said I don't think it's really what I'm doing as much as that I just got lucky with a natural good sleeper.

    Oh....any when he is teething he wakes through the night.

    Hope you get a good nights sleep soon.