14 Month Old Will Not Sleep in Crib

Oh my...poor little guy. I have a couple suggestions here. Does he have a night light? Try and get one of those fun ones that make shapes all over the walls. Try sitting in his room for half an hour each night after you put him down. Take a book with you or something to entertain yourself.

Sounds as tho he is genuinley scared. I wouldn't want to start a bad habit of letting him sleep with you. I know I made that mistake and it took until my son was 4 to get him out of my bed. Also....he could be getting his molars, that would definatley be the cause of his pain. Check his mouth.

Good luck.

Hi J.,

Our 18 month old went through that. It has to do with teething generally. She just got really clingy and wanted to be held. She was fine within a few months. She only got clingy like that again when i got pregnant again. She was about the same age as your son when the clingyness began. We play music for her, have a night light, and an air purifier. She sleeps much better now. She has s toddler bed, but sometimes just plays on the floor and falls asleep. :) I know she will grow out of that too. Just continue to be a loving and caring mom. IT sounds like you are handling the current phase really well.

Blessings,

Katherine

this is what i did when my now two year old would not sleep in a crib he was still sleeping in bed with us. we went and bought a ikea toddler bed let him get used to it for a bit by sleeping inour room with it and then we put it in his room let him go pick out bedding and then it took a good month but he is now sleeping through the night in it. Good luck i know how hard? frustrating it can be. my six month old has now gotten settled with only sleeping in our bed so i feel like we just started off at square one yet again

UGH. We went through something very similar to this with our daughter, who is almost 13 months old. Thank the Lord, because it passed after about a week (in fact, I posted something on Mamasource about it!).

Do you think his shots may have played a part in this? For us, we think our girl's 1-year immunizations triggered some serious separation anxiety that began to manifest itself about 10 days after her shots. Also, might your son need just one nap now? That's another thing that appears to be happening with our daughter. Although I used to be a bit of a nut when it came maintaining her nap schedule, I have learned that being flexible during this transition seems to be helping a lot. Bedtimes are still firm -- between 7:30 and 8 p.m. -- but naptimes are a little more fluid. A couple times we took a long drive when it was clear that she was exhausted, but just was too freaked to sleep by herself in her room.

Good luck. I was at my wit's end, too (sleep deprivation is a nasty thing), so please keep us posted!

My son is also 14mo. old. He co-slept for a long time. Sometimes we will get a full nights of him, in his crib. However, it isnt too often. I think a lot of it, has to do with seperation anxiety. He is so used to hearing us breath, that when he is in his room, and doesnt hear that, I think he freaks out. I have heard a White Noise machine works extremely well. I have yet to try it out.
On the nights that he gets off to a bad start and I know he isnt going to even make it a few hours in his bed. I just take him to the guest room, and sleep there with him for the night. I know it may not be teaching him anything. However, I dont want to be grumpy. So a well rested mommy/family/baby is more important. However, every night he starts in his crib. Often at 3 am, he is awake, standing and screaming in his crib. To I retrieve him, and bring him to bed with us.
I doubt anything I have to say will help you out, but at least you know you are not alone! If you hear anything good! pass it my way!
~H.