Toddler sleep patterns

KDENISE977

KDENISE977

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kwillia said:
Having a 2nd child makes one realize that the natural born traits and character of a child really drive parenting technics rather than parenting technics driving the behavior and personality of a child.

The same two parents raising multiple children in the same home environment ends up requiring various and specific parenting techniques per child.
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I don't know how people DO IT with multiple children? Or how single mothers do it? I'd go crazy !
 
libertytyranny

libertytyranny

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kwillia said:
Having a 2nd child makes one realize that the natural born traits and character of a child really drive parenting technics rather than parenting technics driving the behavior and personality of a child.

The same two parents raising multiple children in the same home environment ends up requiring various and specific parenting techniques per child.
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sure, but there are things you can do, youre not totally out of control. friend of mine had a horrible time with her kid sleeping. So she stopped going in there everytime he cried..after a hellish week or so, he has improved significantly and now if he wakes up, he fusses for a moment then goes back to sleep..hes the same age as the op's son and had similar problems.. Personalities and preferences are one thing, but it isn't the only thing.
 
SoMDGirl42

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somdfunguy said:
dont forget single dads
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truthfully, I've known very few dads who were the primary care giver. The men tend to marry very fast when in that situation. I don't think I've known one single primary care giver father that remained single for longer than a few months before marrying again. Actually, I know none. Not one single father who is the primary care giver.
 
doubtfull24

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KDENISE977 said:
I know that you're right and that consistency is the key to good sleep habits and we TRY but he's just so random. I've had daycare cut his P.M. nap to 30 minutes to try and help him sleep and I've actually done the tylenol/advil a few times and oddly enough he actually wakes up MORE when we give it to him? He falls asleep faster, but doesn't STAY asleep. He slept perfectly sound until he reached about 7 months old, now he's 14 months and sleep is our ONLY problem !
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I am going threw the same exact thing as you!!! My son is 15 months and up until about 8 months slept threw the night. However now he goes to bed about 9pm. We tried earlier but he won't go to sleep. So we rock him to sleep and once asleep we lay him in the crib about 12 am like clock work he wakes up and cries and rolls around his crib then get up and and walks back and forth. We have one of those monitors where you can see him and talk to him. We try and telling him it's OK lay down go night night and sometimes it works but most of the time it doesn't. We then rock him back to sleep and he wakes back up around 2. I was talking to his pediatrician yesterday because I am not sure ..should I just let him cry it out because he has ear issue's and might be getting tubes and he also has reflex. I wonder is he waking up from reflex or his ears or just because. We sleep with this monitor on and it makes it hard for my husband and I to sleep.My older son didn't sleep threw the night until 9 months after that he has never had any issues sleeping.
 
somdfunguy

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doubtfull24 said:
I am going threw the same exact thing as you!!! My son is 15 months and up until about 8 months slept threw the night. However now he goes to bed about 9pm. We tried earlier but he won't go to sleep. So we rock him to sleep and once asleep we lay him in the crib about 12 am like clock work he wakes up and cries and rolls around his crib then get up and and walks back and forth. We have one of those monitors where you can see him and talk to him. We try and telling him it's OK lay down go night night and sometimes it works but most of the time it doesn't. We then rock him back to sleep and he wakes back up around 2. I was talking to his pediatrician yesterday because I am not sure ..should I just let him cry it out because he has ear issue's and might be getting tubes and he also has reflex. I wonder is he waking up from reflex or his ears or just because. We sleep with this monitor on and it makes it hard for my husband and I to sleep.My older son didn't sleep threw the night until 9 months after that he has never had any issues sleeping.
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are you a SAHM?
 
KDENISE977

KDENISE977

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doubtfull24 said:
I am going threw the same exact thing as you!!! My son is 15 months and up until about 8 months slept threw the night. However now he goes to bed about 9pm. We tried earlier but he won't go to sleep. So we rock him to sleep and once asleep we lay him in the crib about 12 am like clock work he wakes up and cries and rolls around his crib then get up and and walks back and forth. We have one of those monitors where you can see him and talk to him. We try and telling him it's OK lay down go night night and sometimes it works but most of the time it doesn't. We then rock him back to sleep and he wakes back up around 2. I was talking to his pediatrician yesterday because I am not sure ..should I just let him cry it out because he has ear issue's and might be getting tubes and he also has reflex. I wonder is he waking up from reflex or his ears or just because. We sleep with this monitor on and it makes it hard for my husband and I to sleep.My older son didn't sleep threw the night until 9 months after that he has never had any issues sleeping.
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I asked my pediatrician too, should we let him cry it out or what?? Pediatrican replied whenver we want to "pick a fight" with him, just let him cry it out. I don't care for that option. We end up picking him up if he cries and stands up and then we move down to the couch and he falls asleep instantly, repeat routine, usually he's up at midnight and then at 3 or 4. But it comes and goes, week by week. Husband and I also have the camera monitor and it is on so we hear him cry and look to see if he's standing up...HE'S ALWAYS STANDING UP !!
 
somdfunguy

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KDENISE977 said:
doubtfull24 said:
I am going threw the same exact thing as you!!! My son is 15 months and up until about 8 months slept threw the night. However now he goes to bed about 9pm. We tried earlier but he won't go to sleep. So we rock him to sleep and once asleep we lay him in the crib about 12 am like clock work he wakes up and cries and rolls around his crib then get up and and walks back and forth. We have one of those monitors where you can see him and talk to him. We try and telling him it's OK lay down go night night and sometimes it works but most of the time it doesn't. We then rock him back to sleep and he wakes back up around 2. I was talking to his pediatrician yesterday because I am not sure ..should I just let him cry it out because he has ear issue's and might be getting tubes and he also has reflex. I wonder is he waking up from reflex or his ears or just because. We sleep with this monitor on and it makes it hard for my husband and I to sleep.My older son didn't sleep threw the night until 9 months after that he has never had any issues sleeping.
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I asked my pediatrician too, should we let him cry it out or what?? Pediatrican replied whenver we want to "pick a fight" with him, just let him cry it out. I don't care for that option. We end up picking him up if he cries and stands up and then we move down to the couch and he falls asleep instantly, repeat routine, usually he's up at midnight and then at 3 or 4. But it comes and goes, week by week. Husband and I also have the camera monitor and it is on so we hear him cry and look to see if he's standing up...HE'S ALWAYS STANDING UP !!
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You have taught him that this routine is ok. I started late with the letting baby cry at 5 months but it worked. She would cry, I would let her cry for a short amount of time. I wouldn't pick her up but I would comfort her for just a moment. Then I'd leave and let her cry longer and repeat. Took some time and some days she does it longer but I keep to it.
 
doubtfull24

doubtfull24

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KDENISE977 said:
I asked my pediatrician too, should we let him cry it out or what?? Pediatrican replied whenver we want to "pick a fight" with him, just let him cry it out. I don't care for that option. We end up picking him up if he cries and stands up and then we move down to the couch and he falls asleep instantly, repeat routine, usually he's up at midnight and then at 3 or 4. But it comes and goes, week by week. Husband and I also have the camera monitor and it is on so we hear him cry and look to see if he's standing up...HE'S ALWAYS STANDING UP !!
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I know how you feel it is week to week with us as well. We do have a schedule he knows we give him a bath and get his pj's on and he is ready to go to sleep. He usually gets up between 7:30 and 8 then I rock him and he has a nap around 11 or 12 depending on how tired he is.He will usually sleep for an hour and a half or 2 hours. I try and get him to nap again later around 4 some days he does others he fights it.
 
KDENISE977

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somdfunguy said:
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You have taught him that this routine is ok. I started late with the letting baby cry at 5 months but it worked. She would cry, I would let her cry for a short amount of time. I wouldn't pick her up but I would comfort her for just a moment. Then I'd leave and let her cry longer and repeat. Took some time and some days she does it longer but I keep to it.
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Oh I totally agree, we've made him think it's okay, but if we let him cry, and we have, he ends up getting even more worked up and then walking around in his crib, falling down, hitting his head. We tried exactly what you're saying, tried to start with short periods of time and it's actually NEVER worked. One time, I actually fell asleep and my husband was determined to make him cry it out, and the next a.m. I asked my husband and he said he cried for 2 hours... THAT'S not okay.
 
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