Comments on: 6 Possible Reasons Your Baby or Toddler Has Insomnia or Is Night-Waking [VIDEO]

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:15:41 +0000

Hi @Ashwin –
Thanks for writing to us, and sorry to hear that your 13 month old is waking so often! We know how tough this is, especially after all of these months! It may be time to work on teaching your little one to fall asleep or fall back to sleep without those feeds. This article can help with info and tips:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-association/
We’d love to help you and your wife through this! PLeas consider one on one help where we can create a plan just for you, and help and support you every step of the way! Check out our consultation packages here:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/services/
Hang in there Ashwin and please contact us if you have any questions!

By: Ashwin Singh

Ashwin Singh — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 01:38:31 +0000

Hi all,

my 13 month old daughter wakes up several times during the night. Every time she will want to be breastfeed. My wife feeds her and she eventually falls asleep for an hour or two then wakes up and the process restarts.

During the day she naps for either 1 x 2 hour sessions or have 2 x 1 hour sessions.

We have tried everything – routine, bath, feed before bed, music, candles etc.

Suggestions please?

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:13:22 +0000

In reply to Karen McGlone.

Hi @Karen – Thanks for writing, and sorry to hear that your toddler is waking for so long at night, and seems to have insomnia! We know how tough this can be, so hang in there! Please utilize the tips on this page and in the video that are meaningful to you! And working on helping her fall asleep interdependently may really help too. If you haven’t already, check out our free suggested schedules here, and make sure naps are a good length, and she is getting a good amount of overall sleep: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-sleep-feeding-schedules/
I hope that things smooth out! Please feel free to contact us if you need more assistance!

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:06:21 +0000

In reply to Laura Shepherd.

@Laura – Thank you for reading! We feel your pain – this age can be an especially tough one for sleep as toddlers have a newfound independence that babies don’t yet have. If you haven’t taken a chance to review his full daily sleep schedule and tweak it to ensure he’s sleeping at opportune times, that would be a great next step. If you find you need further support with this process, please don’t hesitate to connect with one of our sleep consultants who can walk you through getting to better sleep step-by-step, day-by-day. You can learn more about our lovely ladies here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/about/ Hang in there, Laura!

By: Karen McGlone

Karen McGlone — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:08:50 +0000

My 16.5 month old is awake every night from 11 to 3 or 4 am. We put her down at 8. She wakes up in the morning at 730 or 8 and then won’t nap until 1 (we try putting her to bed earlier for the nap but she won’t go). It has been two weeks of this. We still rock with her to sleep to get her to sleep at night and have tried to stop but then she and we don’t go to bed until 10 pm and then still end up rocking with her. She pukes if we try to cry it out. She was a good sleeper from 6 weeks until about 9 -10 months. She does this every couple weeks for 2 weeks or so.

By: Laura Shepherd

Laura Shepherd — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:29:57 +0000

My 13 month old is waking up 2 and 3 times a night, sometimes needing 2 hours of soothing to go back to sleep, often wanting to nurse. Most recently, he has been demanding that we bounce him, which is what we stopped doing at 6 months with some sleep consultant support. He puts himself to sleep just fine usually for naps and bedtime, but the past five days he’s been fighting bedtime and throwing tantrums. Last night he chatted to himself for over an hour, and then amped himself up to hysterical screaming for the better part of another hour, ignoring all techniques to soothe or leave him be, before we finally gave in and bounced him to sleep at 10pm. He was then awake again at 3am wanting to nurse, and up at 6:30 for the day. We had weaned down to 3 minutes of nursing at the nighttime feeding, but then travelled and shared a room for a week, during which he was teething, so we are back up to 8 minutes again. We have been sleep deprived for over a year!! What do you think is a good next tactic to try?? Thank you!!

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:29:12 +0000

In reply to Denelle.

Hi @Denelle –
Thanks for writing! Sorry to hear that your little girl is struggling with night wakings and with naps too! We know how tough that can be! It sounds like you’d benefit most from one on one help from one of our experts! You can read about all of our sleep consultation packages here:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services
Hang in there, and please let us know if you have need any assistance!

By: Denelle

Denelle — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 06:04:54 +0000

17 month old waking everynight at random times and once awake then will be awake for 3 hours not matter if we try to comfort or leave alone. This has been happening for weeks. Md says it’s teething but pain meds do not help.
She is skipping her afternoon nap now and schedule all off due to night wakings and such a long period of being awake. Definitely not getting enough sleep.

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sun, 19 May 2019 03:17:15 +0000

In reply to Amanda Downs.

@Amanda – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us! I’m so sorry to hear that your little guy has had such a tough time with sleep – I know how exhausted you all must be! 🙁 If you haven’t tried any formal sleep coaching (great job on having the steady routine! 🙂 ) this may be a good next step. Once you’ve ruled out medical issues that can cause frequent waking, formal sleep coaching can help your little guy learn more independent sleep habits which oftentimes helps with sleeping in longer stretches. We have SO many “how to” articles on the blog on getting started with a sleep coaching strategy but this article overviews EVERYTHING about sleep training/coaching and I think you’ll find it helpful: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-training-baby-guide/ We’re here if you find you’d like or need more one-on-one support through the process. Hang in there, Amanda!

By: Amanda Downs

Amanda Downs — Tue, 14 May 2019 18:19:30 +0000

Help! My 7month old baby has been waking up every 2 hours since birth and ive tried everything! Hes on routine he takes naps he goes bed early he eats ll day ive tried cereal in his bottle He wont even cosleep Im exhausted and I dont know what to do?!