My son is 16 months old and is a very active sleeper. He will flip and flop around all night long and end up in the strangest positions. We video taped him one night and it seemed like he didn't stay in the same place for more than an hour. I am concerned that this might be affecting the quality of his sleep but my husband assures me that it is normal. He's too young for a toddler bed but I'm concerned when it is time, he will flip right out of the bed. Is this normal? I should probably add that he does have slightly enlarged adenoids.
I used to find my son upside down in his bed from the time he was 9 months til he was was at least 9. Not really sure why. If you are concerned about the toddler bed thing, find one with a rail. I also made sure all of his furniture was away from the bed. Then I placed a sleeping bag along the side on the floor to cushion his fall just in case.
Hey C.,
It sounds to me like he needs to get a sleep study done. He may have sleep apnea if he has enlarged adenoids. Just ask your doctor for a referral for a Sleep Study. Sounds like he would benefit from having them and probably his tonsils out as well. This is a fairly low risk procedure, especially for his age. The younger children usually do better than waiting until they are older. I have two boys that had the same thing and benefited tremendously! We are now sleeping. No snoring and no flipping around the bed. YAHOO! Best of luck to you!
I've been told that it's completely normal. I've found my daughter on the floor on the opposite end of her bedroom, not knowing forsure if she sleepwalked to that location or fell out of bed and rolled there or what. But, what I've read is that it's completely normal, and it gets better. She is now 3 and isn't nearly as fidgiddy when she's sleeping.
My oldest was a sound sleeper with hardly no movement at all but my baby Claire who's 16 mos is all over the place. Different babies have different sleeping patterns. They are going through such a growth sprut at this time too. If he is in a crib he should be pretty secure. My daughter is a co sleeper with me so I have her bumpered in with plenty of pillows. Talk to your doc about the enlarged adenoids but I don't think they are a factor.
Just like nearly everything else, sleep motion varies widely from kid to kid.
My first child tosses and turns a lot - many nights he ends up either 90 degrees from "normal" or completely upside-down. He used to get legs and arms stuck through the slats of the crib, even under bumpers.
My second and third children don't move around nearly as much.
With my first, I was also concerned that he'd fall out of bed a lot. To be honest, he did fall out several times. But we'd put pillows on the floor and he eventually got the hang of it. He never got seriously hurt and it never woke him for very long.
I don't think you need to be too worried about it.
I daughter does the exact same thing, plus talk in her sleep, walk in her sleep, have night terrors and grind her teeth. She's fine and get's plenty of rest. And my daughter has fallen out of bed a few times and has always been fine.
