Parenting Toddlers (1-3) Support Group
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Okay, William is 15 months old and we are having MAJOR sleeping issues. He is in his crib but does not stay asleep. We rock and go to sleep and then about 4 hours later he is awake, tired, but awake. We have tried to let him just stay in his crib but he never calms himself down. We have tried loveys and paci and nightlight and music. We have re-rocked and about 2 minutes after he hits the bed he is awake again. To get sleep we put him in our bed but then none of his get much rest because William is a very active sleeper, tossing and turning, flipping and flopping, he will even sit up in his sleep and then flop back down. We are at wits end. The dr. says he should be able to soothe himself now and to let him cio. Like I said we tried, he sat up for an hour and a half the other night and dozed and nodded off but would never lay down to sleep and when he got tired enough to do that is when the crying started. PLEASE, any ideas, we welcome them ALL!
If you are up for trying something new- give him a spot of honey from your finger when he is particularly fussy. I don't normally recommend offering sweets, but it might help settle him during this rough time. Some kids react very well to it. Its worth a shot if nothing else is working!