Any sleep advice would be appreciated!?

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I never thought I'd be the one asking about sleep issues, but here I am. My son (2) has always been a good sleeper, and easy to put to bed.  For nearly 2 months now, he screams when we leave the room after putting him to bed (we spend a good 10 to 20 minutes, getting him settled beforehand).  Then he wakes once or twice in the night, also screaming, calling for us.  Then between 5:20 and 5:40 he wakes screaming EVERY morning.  He will not go back to sleep after that.

We have tried so many different things from cuddling with him, patting him, , bringing him to our bed, leaving him to cry it out, etc. and nothing has worked longterm.  This has been going on for nearly 2 months and I am at my wits end.  

I am sleep deprived and stressed out about it.  My husband and I have started fighting and the whole house just seems to be in upheaval right now.  It would be one thing to have one of these sleep issues, but it's three difficulties were having.  We put a screaming kid to bed, wake in the night to a screaming kid and wake up in the morning to a screaming kid.

He is not teething, not sick, and is a very happy boy during the day.

Anyone had this issue or have any ideas?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You are HELPING CREAT this problem by making such a big deal over putting him to bed!  You DO NOT spend all that time getting him ready, you tell him 10 minutes til bed time.  put him in bed and LEAVE HIM THERE!  if he gets up you put him back telling him it's time for bed.  If he gets up again, you say nothing to him and  you put him back in bed and you keep putting him back, even  if you have to do it 100 times, saying NOTHING just put him back in bed!  When he realizes you're NOT going to cave he'll STOP!  you DO NOT go to him when he screams for you in the morning you tell him to go BACK TO SLEEP!  Let him cry.  If you keep CAVING and going to get him, he'll NEVER LEARN!  He is a strong willed child and you just have to OUT LAST HIM!  There is NOTHING he needs in the middle of the night but to be told to GO TO SLEEP!  I know it SOUNDS harsh, but it's the ONLY WAY he's going to learn.  YOU have to STOP BEING SO SOFT and put and END to this awful behavior!  You want it to stop then DO WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT STOP!  It shouldn't take more than one or two nights of doing this til he GETS IT and if you give in even ONCE, you'll be starting ALL OVER AGAIN!

Anonymous · Answer

DO NOT PUT YOUR two WEEK OLD DOWN TO CRY. His mind will flood with cortisol (the strain hormone) and the one motive he's going to go to sleep after is in view that infants go to sleep after disturbing stories and for a infant to be positioned all the way down to cry through themselves is a disturbing enjoy. Many medical professionals agree that infants want an additional three months within the womb after they're born however definitely cant have this. Just maintain doing what you're doing. Swaddle little one BEFORE feeding time, feed, permit little one get right into a deep sleep earlier than seeking to transfer him (a minimum of five mins after he's alseep) and if he wakes again up rise up and soar him round. He can have gasoline even when you burp him so select up a few gasoline drops to peer in the event that they aid. Also, I tremendously recommend getting one of the vital bears that play the sound of the womb! You can get one at infants r us and it makes whooshing sounds just like the blood flowing subsequent to the womb, shuts itself off in five mins and turns itself again on if little one cries. My son is totally fussy in view that he has acid reflux disorder and that is what works for him. You might ought to repeat this procedure a few occasions however it's going to paintings ultimately. Go get the endure! You will find it irresistible! Your doing high-quality! Raising infants is all approximately " check out, check out once more"!

❤ ❤bidadari-AlHurun&#39;in❤ ^-^ ❤ ❤ · Answer

its very common, dear... he change his own schedule...follow it, and make him more comfortable and closer to you and his father...
different babies, different schedule, different habit and change...and just see if the baby always active and happy, its very good and no reason to be worry for this.

Good Luck!

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