Toddler sleep patterns

[MarieB]

Because he actually repsonded to you and watched Barney, I would say nightmare and not a night terror. I'm pretty sure that during a night terror, there is no response / engagement from the child at all.

Regardless, that is scary for you and him. Both of my kiddos got to a point in their toddler years where they would eake up every night at the same time crying.

 

[KDENISE977]

Because he actually repsonded to you and watched Barney, I would say nightmare and not a night terror. I'm pretty sure that during a night terror, there is no response / engagement from the child at all.

Regardless, that is scary for you and him. Both of my kiddos got to a point in their toddler years where they would eake up every night at the same time crying.

Oh that's just terrible for them(your babies), I spoke to some other mothers about this, the one mother told me her daughter, same age as Chase, does it at least once a week. I was like

Luckily it hasn't happened again, and he is sleeping through the night. I'd like him to go to bed a bit EARLIER, but I'll take what I can get for now !!

 

[withrespect]

My son never wants to go to bed at bedtime anymore. He did so well for almost a YEAR.



Now, after our routine... it has turned into "I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna."


I force him into bed and he just keeps getting out. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO!?

 

[KDENISE977]

My son never wants to go to bed at bedtime anymore. He did so well for almost a YEAR.



Now, after our routine... it has turned into "I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna."


I force him into bed and he just keeps getting out. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO!?

Yeah, we are at that stage too. I stopped fighting it, he falls asleep on the couch every night with daddy between 9-9:30 pm. He would NOT stay in bed anymore and would get in his closet and dresser and I got exhausted fighting it. However, if he wakes up during the night he doesn't get out of bed, he'll sit up sometimes, look around, grab his puppy and go back to sleep.

 

[withrespect]

Yeah, we are at that stage too. I stopped fighting it, he falls asleep on the couch every night with daddy between 9-9:30 pm. He would NOT stay in bed anymore and would get in his closet and dresser and I got exhausted fighting it. However, if he wakes up during the night he doesn't get out of bed, he'll sit up sometimes, look around, grab his puppy and go back to sleep.

It is killing me... And he SCREAMS if I don't let him take a sippy cup of water to bed... Which I understand because if I don't have a bottle of water next to the bed, I am all: But still He screams over EVERYTHING. I .... I AM SO FRUSTRATED.


OMG :SLAM: at Bubba

 

[KDENISE977]

It is killing me... And he SCREAMS if I don't let him take a sippy cup of water to bed... Which I understand because if I don't have a bottle of water next to the bed, I am all: But still He screams over EVERYTHING. I .... I AM SO FRUSTRATED.


OMG :SLAM: at Bubba

Awww.... we are pretty much done with the tantrums (I say that now and tonight he'll have a meltdown). When you say he screams over everything, do you mean like a tantrum because you take something from him or what?

 

[withrespect]

Awww.... we are pretty much done with the tantrums (I say that now and tonight he'll have a meltdown). When you say he screams over everything, do you mean like a tantrum because you take something from him or what?

Yes... Or when he is told "No"... Or if someone has a toy that he wants... or if he can't go outside....



What did you do when yours threw a tantrum?

 

[ZARA]

Yes... Or when he is told "No"... Or if someone has a toy that he wants... or if he can't go outside....



What did you do when yours threw a tantrum?

Screaming children are like screaming men...if you scream back it only gets worse. Put them in their room, shut the door and walk away.

Rinse and repeat.

Otherwise you will end up strangling them. (This works on husbands too)

 

[KDENISE977]

Yes... Or when he is told "No"... Or if someone has a toy that he wants... or if he can't go outside....



What did you do when yours threw a tantrum?

Spanking, and he learned quick the phrase "do you want a spanking?"

(Someone is now dialing CPS)

And if he threw himself on the ground and started a tantrum, spanking.

I think school and all the activities during the day are what the difference is, he's active ALL DAY LONG !!

 

[somdfunguy]

Yes... Or when he is told "No"... Or if someone has a toy that he wants... or if he can't go outside....



What did you do when yours threw a tantrum?

Spanking doesn't work then wooden spoon spank.

 

[pelers]

Yes... Or when he is told "No"... Or if someone has a toy that he wants... or if he can't go outside....



What did you do when yours threw a tantrum?

Have you tried straight up walking away? If nothing else it may provide entertainment as the wee one pauses the tantrum to get up and follow you around, renewing it when he thinks you've stopped again.

 

[KDENISE977]

Last night I fell asleep with him in HIS bed. God I love that memory foam!!! Anyway, this was after the potato chip event heard round the world. My son has learned the phrase "bless you ". But not really its proper usage. If I cough, he says bless you, if I sneeze he says "bless you", if ANY weird noise is made by me "bless you". So, tonight was Friday night order food and watch movie night and we chose subs and they came with chips which my son decided to load up his mouth and start fake coughing and blowing them out his pie hole everywhere, all over the sofa and me!!! I yelled "Chase WHAT ARE YOU DOING" He says "bless me mommy". I said "don't ever do that again". He said "sorry"( it sounds more like "siiiey mommy") and grabbed some wipes and made him clean it up.

 

[ZARA]

Spanking doesn't work then wooden spoon spank.

Ohh I completely forgot about my wooden pizza flipper.

It was about the size of a ping pong paddle, very thin, maybe a quarter inch thick, and painted black.

I used it to smack the table or counter top, making a super loud noise, scared the chit out of my son. Then I would look at him with my mean mommy face and say, "Do you want me to smack your butt!?"

(I never actually smacked him, the sound always scared the hell out of him.)

 

[pelers]

Wishing I could just curl up under the desk and nap. The little girl seems positively convinced that I don't need to sleep for more than an hour or so at a stretch.

I swear, she slept better as a newborn.

 

[KDENISE977]

Wishing I could just curl up under the desk and nap. The little girl seems positively convinced that I don't need to sleep for more than an hour or so at a stretch.

I swear, she slept better as a newborn.

Aw :sad: that sucks !! I know how hard it is to actually FUNCTION when you have little sleep. Is she sleeping with you?

 

[somdfunguy]

Wishing I could just curl up under the desk and nap. The little girl seems positively convinced that I don't need to sleep for more than an hour or so at a stretch.

I swear, she slept better as a newborn.

I know what you mean, new baby isn't like old baby.

 

[pelers]

Aw :sad: that sucks !! I know how hard it is to actually FUNCTION when you have little sleep. Is she sleeping with you?

Generally. I have a crib in our room, but she doesn't do well in it. We all slept much better last night.

 

[KDENISE977]

At what age do you turn off the monitor? Not that I'm anywhere NEAR that phase but my son has been sleeping alone in his bed for what seems like months now. I also am considering taking removing the childproof door handle.

 

[somdfunguy]

I don't use a monitor and mine is 20 months now.

 

[pelers]

At what age do you turn off the monitor? Not that I'm anywhere NEAR that phase but my son has been sleeping alone in his bed for what seems like months now. I also am considering taking removing the childproof door handle.

My monitor stopped working ages ago. Before the little girl was born and I never bothered to replace it.

Go ahead and turn it off. If you're not comfortable with it off then it's obviously not time yet