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Is there a light at the end of this tunnel?

post #1 of 5
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Dd2 is just a horrible sleeper. I am at my whits end. She won't fall asleep with out crying, even if I am there with her. She is just shy of 14 months and still wakes up 3 times a night. I know she can go longer because we will get 2 week stretches where she will go to bed at 8:30 and wake up at 4 then sleep again until 7. Right now she has been fighting sleep for weeks. She just cries and cries and rolls around for like an hour. At the babysitter she either doesn't sleep or will only sleep in her high chair for an hour. When she wakes up in the morning, its anhour of crying and rolling around in bed. Doesn't want boob but isn't awake yet if I get up she just wants me to hold her like she is asleep but if I get up I have to do stuff to get ready for the day.

Someone tell me it stops. Its been like this forever. I keep thinking it will pass but its not passing. I need advice. Fast

TIA
post #2 of 5
If this isn't her normal temperment I would first get her ears checked. That can be on thing that makes for a horrible sleeper.

The other thing is babies/toddlers go through sleep regression esp around the time of discovering a new ability. If all checks out then just wait for it to pass. It is not a fun stage but just being there for her and keeping your calm will in the end help her more than you will know.

My 2 1/2yo still wakes several times a night and up until several weeks ago it was up to 6 to 8 times to nurse. I just remind myself that some day she will no longer "need" me like she does now so to try to enjoy it. It is still hard.
post #3 of 5
Ditto on the advice about the ears. My daughter is 21 months. She has chronic ear infections. And the first sign for her is bad sleeping habits!
post #4 of 5
My DS was a really awful sleeper (woke every hour or so, sleep fighter, etc) until around 19 months old when I started nightweaning. After a month of nightweaning (took it slow) and then moving him to his own bed he started only waking 1-2 times a night. He now STTN most nights.

it does get better! She is sitll pretty young, and teething. Once 2 year molars were in for DS he started STTN more consistently.
post #5 of 5
Teething in the molar areas can cause a lot of dis comfort for little ones. Could be part of what's bothering yours.
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