My 15 month old is still not sleeping through the night, but will wake after about 3 to 4 hours after going to bed and will quickly lay down and go back to sleep then will wake anywhere from an hour to 3 hours later, crying, I try to lay him back down but he continues to cry. So I even try bringing him to my bed so we can all sleep but he is so restless for 2-3 hours and by 4am I am exhausted and getting cranky. My husband has no trouble sleeping through this all and does not agree with letting him cry...I need some advice????
Could the baby colicy?if so the baby might need a special formula to drink like a soy base formula. If the baby is on formula.could the baby be teething already?my kids started teething at a young age.'you should consult with the baby's doctor and let him know!
The reasons why your baby is restless could be
-He is teething.
-He is getting ear infection.
Sometimes it could be the room temp. I assume he is not hungry coz he goes back to sleep quickly but may be he might get hungry arnd 3-4 am.
You can try cosleeping and see if that changes his sleep pattern.
Your husband is right abt not letting him cry. You can imagine how wd you feel if you fall asleep crying. It is the same for the baby.
You can ask your husband to tend to the baby soem nights so u can get your sleep.
Waking up every couple of hours crying can mean teething, or if it's a new thing over a few days, an ear infection. Have you tried treating him for teething to see if that works?
You csn try a white noise machine. That might help.
Dear M., Is it possible your baby is teething? The 1 year molars take time and can be painful. Just a thought. Is he hungry when he wakes? I hope this passes and I'm sure you are tired...join the mother's club :-) Grandma Mary
My daughter is 15 months and going through the same problem. I read that 15 months is a developmental milestone and it is normal. We stopped going in to her at night and her cries have turned to just whining and talking. She's still getting up but not getting as emotional I think because she realizes that we are not coming in to get her.
Frankly, if your husband is not doing the work of getting up with him, he has less influence in the decision! You are exhausted and need to work on getting the sleep you need. This includes training your son to learn to stay in bed and comfort himself.
When he wakes after 3-4 hours the first time, I would let him just deal with it. It's okay to wake up and learn to lie there and roll over and go back to sleep. Some people are just like that. But it does not have to exhaust you. Work on that wake up first. And see if the other one works itself out. I definitely wouldn't bring him in your bed. You need your sleep in order to be a good mom and wife during the day.
i would talk to your pediatrician. my advice is that u need to let him cry it out. 5 min the first nite, 10 the second, 15 min the third....
First take him to the doctor to make sure that there is not a medical reason. If he checks out ok, he may be hyperactive. There is a book that was put out by Dr.Feingold ,called,"Why your child is hyperactive." It tells all about the diet and eliminating sugar,artificial flavors and artificial colors from the diet. I had a child ,that is grown now, that was hyperactive. I tried everything including medications. Nothing worked. I got the book and did what it said to do, and it was as if I had a totally different child. For 4 years we never got one full nights sleep and after I got the book, he slept through the night and I started our whole family on the diet ,and all of my kids were happier, more easy going, didn't fight hardly at all and my husband mellowed out and became a happier person. Everything in the book tells you about cooking with all natural things,using fresh fruits and vegetables and everything is cooked from scratch. After I stopped all the junk from our diets, our food bill was actually cut in half. It is basicly cooking the way women use to cook before all the processed foods and fast foods were here.
Your description of your nights sounds just like when my daughter was at that age. I was EXHAUSTED, to say the least...constantly feeling like a zombie throughout the daytime. She NEVER slept through the night. When she was 18 months old, because of a bunch of other reasons, we discovered that she had a mild case of acid reflux, which she probably had her whole life. Her case was mild enough that she didn't have the classic symptoms of back arching, etc. but it was also waking her up at night every few hours. A few weeks after we started her on a low dose of meds, her sleep improved dramatically (just waking once per night). I hope you can pinpoint a reason why he is waking up.... good luck! Please don't jump to blame yourself for not "training" your child to sleep through the night. If there is a medical reason, then no amount of "training" will work.
