11 Month Old Not Sleeping Through the Night..

Hi Tiffany, I had the EXACT same problem when my son was that age. I off handidly mentioned it to my dr and she said STOP. She said at that age, unless there is something wrong with them (and there was nothing wrong with my son) they should be sleeping through the night. She said plain and simple, let him cry when he wakes in the night. She told me he would cry for a long time the first night and not to give in. (Of course you want to make sure they are ok, but if you know they are, then just let them cry and don't let them see you.) So the first night he cried and cried and it was brutal (and my husband wanted to give in and get him), but after 45 minutes he fell back asleep and slept until the morning. The next night he only cried for 15 minutes and slept until the morning. He now is 4 and always sleeps through the night, except for normal issues. I wish my doctor had told me that a LOT earlier. I think of all the sleep we missed. Oh, and his eating slowly picked up too. The doctor said a child will not starve themselves when there is food available, so not to worry.
ps. I suggest doing this on a night when your husband is traveling, because they want to give in to shut them up and that doesn't help!

Hi there-

My 11-month old girl doesn't sleep through the night either. In fact, I was just talking to my husband about it as I too am frustrated with her getting up every night. I mean, c'mon, she is almost one now, right?

I have the benefit of having another kid so I know that it does stop. I also know that my son was 15 months old when he finally started sleeping through the night so I do believe that we are close but we just got roll with it.

If you find something that works, let me know. Your situation sounds a little different in that your little one might just need more food. My daughter would eat anything and everything if I let her. So, she is not hungry. :0

Anyway, good luck.
N.

Hi Tiffany,

My daughter, who is almost 3 years old, was the same way. It was not until she was about 2.5 years old that we discovered she had a disorder called Sensory Processing Disorder. She is orally defensive (hence the aversion to different textures of food), and is oversensitive to touch and sound as well. I'm not saying that your daughter has this, but it may be a possibility. My daughter has also always had sleeping issues and still does. If you'd like to get your daughter tested for free, you can go through the state program called Early Intervention. Let me know if you'd like more info.

Thanks,
M. B.

My daughter is 2 1/2 and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night still.
If your daughter likes something like rice cereal, you might try giving this to her before she goes to bed. If her tummy is full, she'll feel more content and should sleep better and most or all of the night.