My 2 1/2 yr old was sleeping straight thru the night till about maybe a month or so ago. She Started waking up about midnight and will stay up to about four in the crib playing then waking her up is hard cause she wants to sleep. Her napping is becoming more non existant and with no sleep like any one she can be more than a handfull. We have a 6 month old as well My six montyh old is sleeping better than my 2 yr old. I have gone thru make sure nothing changed we read before bed. A nd now for past three days she has been very hard to put to bed she will stay up screaming till midnight or one. Just refusing to sleep today was the first time she napped in almost a week. Please advise Iam worried about her..
thanks
Thank you all for the wonderful feed back. I started getting to the gym where there is a daycare for her. She plays hard and rests well. It was all a matter of having too much energy. AT least for now it is working. I am hoping for the best and just walking on thru each day hoping for a good day. Thanks again
If she is trying to drop her nap in the day time , what time are you putting her to bed on the evening? Sometimes they get over tired and this causes sleep problems , maybe try making her bed time earlier and see if that helps
I wish I knew the answer. Maybe she got woken up a few times and it is becoming a habit? If she is very overtired then it may be harder for her to get to sleep. Try to put her to bed early for a few days--could be hours early if that is when she is sleepy. My 4 year old son is a terror if he is overtired.
My son stopped napping just after he turned 3 but we had to adjust his bedtime earlier about 30-45 minutes. He was fighting naps more and more from about 2.5 and usually fights even if he needs one (usually at least 1-3 times a week). It is a really hard stage because bedtime is rough when he is overtired. But often he isn't tired enough to nap until late afternoon or dinnertime and by then it will mess up bedtime. I sometimes have to wake him up with only a short nap (30-60 minutes) or keep him up for an early bedtime.
Have you have made sure she isn't sick or had some other major change lately? Has something woken her up at midnight? My older one (4) sleeps through the night unless disturbed or sick and he will usually go back to sleep if we sort out the problem and I stay with him a few minutes until he is settled or asleep.
My 14 month old is not as good a sleeper (she has mild sleep apnea and wakes herself up) but she goes back to sleep if I give her water in a bottle.
Is she potty trained yet? If she is maybe you can put her in daycare for a couple of hours in the morning. Maybe she is just full of energy and needs to get it out somehow. At a daycare she will meet other kids, learn and play; that will give you a little time to spend with the baby and rest a little. Probably when she gets home she'll be more tired and might go down for a nap easily.
Funny story, when my last one was born she was about a month or two and my boys 1 1/2yrs old and an almost 3yrs old were bouncing off the walls!!!! I didn't know what to do, so I told my husband to go buy some benadryl and I gave them 1/2 a teaspoon each!! WELL!!!! I thought I was going to die!!! they had the opposite reaction to it and were bouncing three times worse than before!!! I don't know how I survived that day, lol
needless to say I put the benadryl bottle directly in the garbage can!!!!
I think my husband ended up taking them out to Chuckee Cheese or something like that!! So I wouldn't suggest to do that :)
But don't give up, just try talking to her and finding out why is she waking up, did she have a bad dream? is she hungry? If I'm not mistaken, they usually have bad dreams around this age. I used to limit what my oldest son used to watch, even Scooby would give him nightmares!!
I wish you the best, and I'll keep you in my prayers.
My son was ready to give up naps at 2 1/2. The reason I knew was his nighttime sleeping habits changed just like your daughter's. As soon as a child has trouble sleeping in their normal routine, for me anyway, it just means that they're nap schedule needs to be adjusted. Try not making her take naps, put her to bed at 8, and see if it helps. Does she have a consistent bedtime? If not, start giving her one
Wow! I have to admit that is a tough one. How is she functioning? She
sounds pretty stubborn! I would speak to my pediatrician. I have six kids
and never went thru anything like that. Sorry I cannot help. Good luck.
