16 month old won’t sleep
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Also, there are no rules. We can spend so much time worrying about sleep training or not / not breastfeeding to sleep. Most nights, my little one falls asleep next to me or dad then we move him to his crib because that WORKS for US.
She naps only 45-1hr a day. From 1pm till about 2 sometimes. Or sometimes 130-230 the room is dark with white noise. We do snack bath brush teeth and bed every night.
I’ve tried letting her fall asleep with us and moving her to her crib but she freaks out and won’t go back to bed. Unfortunately I co slept with her and I know not a great thing to do but I don’t have any support or help just me.
I also have another little one due to be here in less then a month and I’m trying to get her out of this habit before he gets here.
@Michelle nothing wrong with safe cosleeping. Congrats on baby #2 🤩 Read up on toddler sleep false start, it can be caused by short naps during the day which I think might be key here.
She used to sleep a lot longer but the past 2 weeks is an hour max. Before that I could get about 2 hours out of her. But it would be the same thing at bed time.
She’s also getting some back teeth in right now so I’m guessing that’s why her naps are a bit shorter. But the night time thing has been like that for months
Is she still the same? Seems to me she is overtired because of short naps or she has some pain that does not let her sleep. Have you tried some tylenol for her teething before she goes to bed? Have you tried putting her to sleep sooner rather than later? At this age they usually get sleepy 5 h after morning wake ups and 5.5-6 h after nap. Is it possible that she stays awake too much and gets overtired?
First of, hope you have a support system that allows you to get some sleep. Hang in there, everything is temporary. Sounds like she might be treating this bedtime as a nap and then another wake window before falling asleep at 2am. What time is the nap at? If she goes to daycare, try to match their schedule at home. At their age, it might look like wake up at 7am, nap from 12-2 then bedtime at 8pm. Some babies need less sleep, but what you’re describing doesn’t sound sustainable. Just gonna throw all kinds of things in case something resonate, but this could also be a scenario where a sleep consultant can really make a difference. -is the room dark and cool? -could you use different pyjamas / sleep bag? -have you tried white noise or music? -is there a routine involving bath/story/play and avoiding screens before bedtime - is it time to introduce a lovey that might comfort her back to sleep when she wakes up an hour in?