My 15 Month Old Is Having Trouble Sleeping at Night HELP PLZ

I think I would stay in there til he fell asleep. Maybe it's a little anxiety?? Anyway, with you in there he should fall into a deep sleep. What about one of those noise machines, rain falling, ocean waves...would he like that? Just some ideas...Good luck!

He probably needs to be going to sleep earlier than 10. Best bet would be for bedtime to be right around/after sunset. According to most studies, kids have an ideal "bedtime" and if you keep them up later than that, they have more trouble sleeping. I think the latest "recommended" bed time is 8:30. When my daughter was your son's age, I think we tried to have her in bed by 7.

Make sure he is on a good schedule, and is being put to bed when he is tired, not hours past when he is tired. 10 pm is way too late! Our kids went to bed at 7 pm at that age. Maybe 8 latest. Make sure you have a good bedtime routine, a bath, a story, etc. Keep him on a good schedule and you should have no problem. I have 3 great sleepers, good schedule and putting to bed when they are tired, not way beyond, has always worked.

An overtired kid won't sleep well. He may need to go down for less naps and go to bed earlier. We always had our kids in bed by 8pm at that age.

We just went through this with our 19 month old. It lasted about three weeks. Now he sleeps through the night again. We couldn't figure out if it was night terrors, bad dreams, or that he just wanted to hang out with my husband or myself till he felt sleepy again. At first we tried to let him cry it out but that was futile. He would cry off and on for an hour and a half. Next, we tried watching TV (something we liked, like The Office) with him for 30 min to 1 hour then he'd go back to sleep in his own bed pretty easily. The last week that he did this, one of us would lay on the floor by his bed until he fell back to sleep. He's slept all night for about a week now. BTW I think this is totally normal. Kids go through these weird sleep phases. I think at 15 months, he's getting smarter and more aware of things but still doesn't understand so much and he may be waking up with something on his mind. Good luck - I'd love to hear how things go for you!

How many hours does he nap during the day? Is he possibly sleeping too long in the day time. What about making sure he has working off that energy he has stored up. Both my younger two children did this same thing. They would want to sleep with us and be fine, I would not sleep with them with us. Some things that helped us was the room temp. Making sure it was cool enough for them (they shared) we placed a fan in the room. The white noise seemed to help. We also offered a warm bath with that Johnsons sleep bath and lotion. Kept the same routine with them every single night. We had to be firm with them once we figured out that they were ok, checked diaper, bed for anything uncomfortable. Offered a baby or stuffed animal and told them they had to go to sleep. Some times in the beginning I remember once they were a sleep in our bed, we carried them to thier room, but we put an end to that one. Good luck to ya.

10 pm isn't early...it's late. I think 8:00 is a good time to shoot for. And if he goes to bed at 10, what time is he getting up? Try waking him up at 6 or 7, until he gets on a better schedule.

...also, look at how many naps he's taking. Probably should have switched to one nap around this time...mine recently did, also 15 months old.

All that said, my 15 month old wakes up several times every night to be nursed, and I don't know what to do to stop it!!!!!!! :) And I have a really hard time getting her back into her own bed after I take her out of it. She ends up sleeping with us, too.

15 months is a growth-spurt period.
And time of many developmental changes.
Including teething.
It tweaks their sleep.
Feed/nurse/give bottle if hungry.
They need more intake when growing.

With both my boys (almost 5yrs and my youngest 20 months) I really tried to stick to a bedtime routine. I really feel that has helped us the most! No matter what try and start his routine every night at the same time. We are always upstairs and in the bath at 7pm. Then we get into bed and read 2 or 3 books. Lights are out at 7:30 and usually both boys are asleep within 10 mintues. Getting your son used to a routine at night will give him the comfort and security of knowing what to expect. In the beginning your son will almost definitely cry when you put him down in his crib...but stick with it! It could take him up to a month to get used to everything. He will need to figure out how to sooth himself to sleep. He will absolutely figure this out...it will just take a little time. There is a great book called On Becoming Babywise. I used both the sleep and feeding theories when both by boys were babies. They each were sleeping thru the night by 8 weeks and have been great sleepers every since. Another great book is Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby. Both are wonderful I do want to mention, there will be those times when they get sick or are teething which means their sleep will be disrupted. This is completely normal. When things are back to normal just make sure to get right back to your bedtime routine. Not only will you be happier but your son will be as well :) I'm a big believer in the saying "sleep begets sleep" which basically means the more sleep your child gets the better sleeper he will be. Putting him down at 7 or 7:30pm at night will actually get him to sleep thru the night and you will see a very happy and content little boy in the morning! Good luck!!

I agree that he sounds overtired.

Make sure that he has a good nap in the afternoon (my 3 varied between 1.5 hrs- 3 hrs.) and that he has an earlier bed time. The latest my kids went down for the night at that age was 8, but it was usually 7-7:30. Heck, my 6 yr. old goes to bed at 8:30 most nights, and took a 2 hr nap today (yay for some mom time!)

And with baby down a little earlier you and your hubs can have an in house date.