Is something wrong with my dd?

[LeighB]

I mean really, is there? Dd is now 2 and we have been having sleep issues from day one. She has never sleptthrough the night, not once. She rarely naps and never really had. She has "good" nights where she will wake up 4 times and generally fall back asleep. Then there are night like last night where she tossed and turned until 3, mostly awake the whole time, then up at 6,7 and finally 8.
I've tried taking out caffeine, gluten, done bed time routines, given her her own bed, put her back in ours, etc. I read a thread on here about the hibernation diet and honey...but dd refused to eat any honey and spit it out when she finally did.
I just don't know what to do anymore. Her sleep is unlike any childs I've ever seen, even online. Help!
Thanks!!

[Kailey's mom]

Same here! Although I gave up somewhere right around when dd turned 2. I give her meletonin, it WORKS. She still doesn't sleep "average" hours, but at least we get a 6 hr stretch.

[dogretro]

Someone else posted about cranial or spinal adjustments, too. Have you looked into that?

[vbactivist]

Neither of my two older children slept through the night (6 + hours) until they were over age 3. My 2 year old still doesn't sleep through the night. She wakes 4 - 6 times a night to nurse. I think some kids just take longer to be able to do it, just like anything else. I also think sometimes it's hereditary. I am a terrible sleeper myself. It's hard though, when you're in the middle of it.

[Lizafava]

My first kid didn't sleep through the night once until he was almost three, and we night-weaned at 18 months. It didn't become a regular thing until he was 3 and a half. Beore that, we struggled with multiple *long* nightwakings with lots of crying and whining and screaming.

He's 4 now and I can finally say that he sleeps like a normal kid. Down at 8, up at 7:30. Sleeps like a log. Wakes up only when he's really sick.

eta: I am also a terrible sleeper. So whether or not its hereditary, the night waking affected me profoundly. Way more than it did my partner who can fall asleep in seconds.

[Kailey's mom]

Forgot to add also: I am a horrible sleeper, well It's 2am and I'm wide awake! I've been this way since I was 14. I keep thinking and thinking and my brain doesn't turn off, than I look at the clock, than get worried because I know I'll be tired, than angry with myself, then I end up trying to hard to fall asleep. I usually end up taking something, especially when I know I have to get good sleep for a busy day ahead. So I agree with the PP's that heredity very well could play a part (although it's not fun)

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Both mine didnt sleep longer than 3 hours at a time and that was the longest until they where nearly 3yo dd was worse than ds waking every 45min to an hour the vast majority of time.

[RomanGoddess]

I think not sleeping through the night is not so unusual. Lots of 2-year olds wake up in the night and don't want to go back to sleep on their own.

On the other hand, I think waking 4 times a night on a good night is a problem and staying awake until 3am is a sign of a real sleep problem that needs to be addressed.

[vbactivist]

I wanted to add, taht my two older kids are now excellent sleepers, unfortunately, it really did take 3+ eyars of night waking before they were able to stay asleep on their own. I always responded to them, and eventually they just did it. But I know that while you're in the middle of it (which I still am with my 2 year old), it is exhausting. I aconcur with a pp, that because of my own sleep problems, it is even more difficult (i have a hard time falling back asleep afte rbeing woken up).

[LeighB]

Thanks for the replies.
I don't have any sleep problems, and neither does my husband...so it figures we would have a kid with one...we would both sleep all day if we could!

I completely forgot about taking her to the chiro. That was actually recommended several months ago. I have it written down to make her an appointment on Monday.

[kgreenemama]

My DH and I visited the chiropractor for two months for our DS. No go. We're at 21 months and still waking frequently during the night. Sorry I have no better suggestions.