My son's weird sleeping habits.?

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My son has been sleeping through the night 10-12 hours since he was four months old well now all of a sudden at 15/16 months this past month.. He has been going to be at like 8 which is norml.. Then waking up at 9 and staying up all night well like until 2 in the morning.. I dont know what to do I lay with him I rock him I do everything I shut all the lights/tv off and he'll stay awake. I thought maybe it was because my husband works out of town mon-thurs so he missed him? But he even does it when my husband is home? Like tonight for instance by 8 he was out... 8:30 he wakes up so I brought him in my room and cuddled him.. Well my husband is laying with him almost 2 hours later.. and he still isnt sleeping? Im exhausted because during the week staying up with him all night is taking it's toll on me because unfortunately I need more than 5/6 hours of sleep at night.. since he rarely takes naps during the day? Does anyone have anyy ideas what could be wrong??

He also is getting his back teeth I think? I mean he has a few in already so I wasnt sure if maybe that was causing this? He's cheeks have also been really red but it's cold here so I thought maybe it was because he played outside the other day?? Idk I'm so lost with this whole thing he's been an excellent sleeper really from day 1.

myangels · Accepted Answer

try putting him to bed at 9..make sure his tummy is full.  wake him up early 7 or 8 am and only let him take a nap if he will be awake again by 2 pm.

Don't feel bad..my son is 3 and is going through this thing where he goes to sleep at 1 or 2 am and sleeps till noon.  I can't seem to get him back on track..even if I get him up early, if he catches a 10 min nap in the car he is totally recharged and we are up late anyway.  I have a 7 year old that i have to wake up at 7 am for school and a 5 month old that wakes up twice in the night for feedings.  I'm getting used to it.
hang in there...its a phase, it will pass.

Consider the Lilies · Answer

My 27 month old daughter just went through a similar phase. She would skip her nap then fall asleep early (5pm) and awaken around midnight wide awake for 3-4 hours. Then she would catch a snooze for another few hours and get up at her usual 7am. This went on sporadically then seemed to be her new schedule (ack!) for a week or so. Now she is back on track. ...Except tonight she is up because she has a cold. :( 

They all go through phases like this. I remember a similar bad patch around 15-16 months. 

It could be due to dropping his nap (if that is a recent thing) or it could be because of his teeth. You are doing the right thing in gently guiding him back to a more normal sleep cycle.

? · Answer

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KitKat · Answer

sounds normal -just look you, your child will periodically change his sleeping habits.  if you have a medical concern, call the pediatrician.

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