Possible reasons for continuous night waking in ~2 yo?

[cdmommie]

Let me start by saying this is not a new problem.  DD2 (23 months) has never been a good sleeper.  Ever.  She had 2 incredible nights where she slept 8 hrs strait, once at about 9 months and once at about 21 months.  The rest of the time she has been waking up anywhere from 4-10 times a night.  Her 2 year old visit to the doctor is next month and I am considering discussing it with her.  DD already has ECI visits twice a month, but they don't really seem to be helping at this point (not with the sleeping at least).

Before I go into the pedi's office I would like to gather some realistic ideas of what could be causing this so I don't get caught off guard.  I know someone who's son is not sleeping well and the doctor's answer was take his adenoids out and see if it helps.  That just seems so drastic. So, any stories or experiences much appreciated!

Oh and if it helps she has had a very delayed acceptance to solid food and (although I am skeptical) she has been labeled as "possible-ADHD".

[mamaforever]

Sorry I can't help, but I just want to say that I'm sorry for your DD's frequent wakings!  My DS is 26 months and usually wakes between 1 and 4 times per night.  When it's 3 or 4 times, I definitely feel it the next day with the lack of continuous sleep, so I can't imagine up to 10 times!  I can only think of when DS was a newborn when it was that many.  Yes, I think you should bring it up to the pedi, just to make sure there's not a medical issue causing this.  I hope you find the issue soon and can soon get a better night's sleep!

[Willoughby]

My older daughter was much the same, for no apparent reason. Sleep has always been the most challenging part of parenting her. We tried many things and nothing really worked except either co-sleeping or lying with her until she fell back asleep. We usually fell into some combination of snuggling and co-sleeping and just rode it out. For her, sleep disruptions were almost always related to development (motor skills, language, etc.).

She'll be three next weekend and just in the last month has started a) falling asleep on her own and b) sleeping through the night most nights, from the time she goes to bed until she wakes up for the day.

Not really inspiring but just wanted to say that ours found her way, eventually, probably in spite of everything we tried. She might have gotten there sooner if we hadn't added a little sister to her life 4 months ago. That messed up nights for everyone!

Hang in there :)

[MsFortune]

Adenoid removal is for people who have trouble or issues breathing.  I would not think that would be your ped's suggestion. 

I assume you are cosleeping.  Could you be waking each other up?  My DS slept better in his own bed for a while - we slept together for first six months then he slept on his own because we woke each other up.  At 26 mos he is back in my bed. 

So maybe the cosleeping is not working right now?  Possibly too stimulating?

Or maybe not.  Just throwing it out there.

[cdmommie]

No we are not cosleeping. She moved to her own bed at 9 months

[bodhitree]

Any sign of possible food intolerances? My DD has also always been a bad sleeper, but it turns out that at least some of it was due to food intolerances. Once we cut out a bunch of stuff, she started sleeping better.