My daughter is almost two and some time around midnight she will always wake up and not get herself back to sleep. As my husband is in the Navy he is away a lot so I just put her in bed with me so that we can both get some sleep..... how do I teach her to settle herself in her own bed?????
Re: Almost two and not sleeping through the night?
When my son was 3 months I had enough of gettin up to him everynight, this is wat i did to get him to sleep thru the night.
I put him to bed round 5 or 6 pm get him up at bout 10 or 11 pm for another feed the let him scream got him up at 5 or 6 am gave him another feed then put him to bed. After 3 nights of doing this he took the extra feed round 9pm and didnt wake til 7am gave me a good nights sleep.
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It's probably not helpful, but wanted to let you know you're not alone. My DD won't sleep through the night either. I put her in a twin bed, which lets me sleep with her during the second half of the night. I just cannot deal with lots of crying and tears. If you find something that works, let me know and good luck!
Re: Almost two and not sleeping through the night?
My 20 month old is still waking up 2+ times a night, and as a result she is in with me. I know I must bite the bullet one day and put her in her own room and settle her there every time (as I did successfully with big sister) but it's not a big enough problem yet as it takes a lot of effort! I used the No Cry Sleep Solution with DD1 and can recommend it, but you have to be convinced enough that it's a problem not to give in at 2am etc!
Re: Almost two and not sleeping through the night?
Hi! We're in a similar boat. The key for us is getting her to fall asleep there in the first place. Then when she wakes I try and resettle her in her bed. However if that fails, she still comes into our bed. However, since she turned 2 we are getting more and more nights where she has stayed in her own bed and not woken (yay!). I think it may be because it is winter and her bed is snug and warm so she doesn't get out, or maybe it is just an age thing. Have you read the "no cry sleep solution" by Elizabeth Pantley? There is a toddler one, which may help....
Re: Almost two and not sleeping through the night?
I had the same problem with my daughter when she 20 months and I was 30 weeks pregnant and didn't want her waking in the night with a newborn also. We used the controlled crying technique and within 3 nights she was sleeping through the night and there has been no going back since. I know it is a very controversial subject but it worked wonders for us.
Re: Almost two and not sleeping through the night?
We have the same issue with our 2 year old, and because we have a 1 year old as well and don't want both of them up during the night, we just pull her into our bed.
You could try putting her back in her bed and sitting there with her until she falls asleep again.
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