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Why won't my son sleep through the night anymore?
My 20 month old will not sleep through the night. he did for a brief while, but has stopped for unknown reasons. we have a solid routine, which includes physical activity, bath, story then bed at 10. (he sleeps very little, this is the earliest i can get him down). he wakes up with some regularity around 3am or 4 am almost every night. he won't let me just go in to comfort him, rub his back, etc. He screams for however long it takes for us to give up and bring him in to sleep with us. I work full time, so this is absolutely killing me. My husband wants to let him cry it out, but it kills me to be woke up for an hour or more each night when I only get to sleep about 5 hours. any advice would be most appreciated.
thanks for the quick replies! My son is teething some, but he seems to be constantly teething (this will be his 18th tooth!). we give him Motrin occasionally (per the doctor's instructions) when he is acting like his mouth hurts. It doesn't seem to effect his sleep, whether he has had motrin or not. this doesn't seem to be part of the sleep problem, but of course it could be and we just don't know.
My thought was that there was not much point in fighting him, because he is too young to reason with. Is that wrong? I want him to be able to sleep in his own bed of course, but I am also desperate to sleep myself, as I need to keep my job, which means being on time, etc. thanks again for the advice.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
My son is 14 months and going through the same thing. A couple thoughts. Is the cutting any teeth, molars? Is the hungry? He might be going through a growth spurt. Maybe feed him a little snack before bedtime? Earache possibly? My mother in law suggested that he could be having bad dreams, and consistently waking up. You could try letting him cry 15-20 min. to see if that will do it. I had a hard time letting my son cry for that long, but once I stayed with a friend, she was a big encouragement, and it worked! He's fallen back to sleep. I hope you can find something that works for your family!
Source(s): mom - 1 decade ago
The solid routine is great, unfortunately your toddler has figured out that if he screams long enough he will get his way. My wife and I went through the same thing with our daughter. Your husband is right your going to have to let him cry it out, it will only take a couple time before it stops as fast as it started.
Source(s): children of my own - 1 decade ago
tell the their is a monster in the room the have your husband jump from under the bed then you will have a real hard time suck it up this is what kids do
