My 14 month old doesn't sleep through the night. I can actually count on one hand how many times he's magically slept through.
Tonight he went to bed at 7 woke at 1am. My partner went to sort it but our son just kept waking after transferring. He does this every night. I went in as my partner is now getting mad which I hate so much.
I tried to cosleep but as I layed on the bed he sat up and started smiling at meðŸ˜ðŸ˜ why?!! Please go to sleep. He crawled around the bed for a while then I tried to put back to sleep. I'm rocking I'm bouncing i put him down. And guess what, he wakes crying.
I can't keep doing this. It's now been 2.5hrs and I'm tired. I have work in the morning. This child never sleeps.
I've tried short naps, longer naps, later bedtime,.earlier bedtime, shorter wakes, longer wakes. I just don't get what I'm doing wrong.
I know some babies don't sleep but this is ridiculous. He's slept a handful of times in his life so why is it so inconsistent
Rant over
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my nearly 20 month old is the exact same she went sleep around 10ish and woke back up at 12 and we are still trying get her back to sleep, most of the time we going till around 5am and i know how you feel being drained it’s hard work xx

Does he eats fruits? If no, include lots of magnesium fruits .like avocados, bananas, papayas, blueberries nuts and seeds. They actually help .

Same here. My girl woke today at 2.45 am and started screaming and crying for no reason.we did everything to make her calm. Atlast after 2 hours just now my husband took her out for a ride so she can sleep. Its driving us crazy

Do you know his exact sleep needs? It might be worth tracking his sleep. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6OGyUKzwM/?dlrf=MjdqNjVpYXN0OXIy
It can take up to two weeks of a consistent schedule to see a change.
It could be you are trying to
Offer too much sleep, more than they are capable of. You mention bed time is at 7. When is morning wake time. When /how long are naps?

Mines 3 weeks old I hope she's still not like that then 😔

My almost 2 year old still doesn’t sleep though I had the unfortunate night a couple nights ago he woke up at 12:30 and didn’t go back to sleep till 6:45am so I had no sleep coz my baby was up with him she went back down around 5am but then woke as soon as I put my toddler down

Waking up smiling in the night sounds like they might not be tired enough to sleep through the whole night maybe? What is his nap schedule and bedtime and wake time?

I feel you. My daughter was always so inconsistent , waking multiple time then starting being awake up to 3 hour about 18 months. Consistent bedtime routine and a hour wind down prior is what we tried. Eventually she had some nights sleeping through then stages of majority through and then a week bad but gradually better. She’s 26 months now and it’s good few weeks then needy again. It’s very exhausting , especially when working and so fustrating when other kids sleep from young . My sister found a sleep expect helped with her , I decided to just persevere but maybe worth a try x
How are we dealing with other people holding our babies? I don't want anyone to hold him, if I'm being honest. My MIL broke the cardinal "no kissing" rule when he was less than a month old. Now I don't trust anyone other than my husband and best friend (who's been super understanding because she has her own babies).
My family is making jokes about giving him kisses on his forehead, feet, arms, etc. Since I've been super specific about not kissing his cheeks, mouth, or hands.... Like I just wish people could use some common sense and realize that one, it's super creepy that they can't control themselves or as they say "resist him"... And two, just don't kiss him at all. I'm clearly bothered by it.
I'm latina so I feel like other latinas will understand what I'm going thru. This 💩 is so annoying!!!! Ugh!!!!

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My 14 month old doesn't sleep through the night. I can actually count on one hand how many times he's magically slept through.
Tonight he went to bed at 7 woke at 1am. My partner went to sort it but our son just kept waking after transferring. He does this every night. I went in as my partner is now getting mad which I hate so much.
I tried to cosleep but as I layed on the bed he sat up and started smiling at meðŸ˜ðŸ˜ why?!! Please go to sleep. He crawled around the bed for a while then I tried to put back to sleep. I'm rocking I'm bouncing i put him down. And guess what, he wakes crying.
I can't keep doing this. It's now been 2.5hrs and I'm tired. I have work in the morning. This child never sleeps.
I've tried short naps, longer naps, later bedtime,.earlier bedtime, shorter wakes, longer wakes. I just don't get what I'm doing wrong.
I know some babies don't sleep but this is ridiculous. He's slept a handful of times in his life so why is it so inconsistent
Rant over
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My baby has regained his birth weight last week and we’re on week 3 now should I let him sleep longer if he wants or wake up every 3 hours ? Right now he feeds every 2-2.3 hours anyway but was wondering what everyone else is doing according to nhs guidelines too
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My 2 month and I cosleep which I’m happy with for now. I start her nighttime routine between 6-7pm. She goes down at first pretty easily but never stays asleep. I end up spending the next couple of hours putting her back to sleep about 2 or 3 times before she finally goes down. Sometimes it’s because I’ve gone to shower or to eat, but sometimes she wakes out of her sleep even if I’m still there. It doesn’t matter how long I wait before I put her down she still wakes up. Once she’s down She sleeps well I tend to get 3-4 hours, sometimes even 5, it just takes a while for her to get to that point where she stays asleep.
Any advice on what I can do the improve the initial part?
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A few things lol.
So I have an 8 week old and I’m just wondering should I have started them on a routine by now?
I see a lot of people talking about having an evening routine before their baby goes to bed but my baby usually sleeps around the same time regardless so I’ve just been winging it.
Also what stage/ milestones should they be hitting at 8 weeks to 3 months. My baby isn’t currently babbling but I’ve noticed some others are at this stage. What activities can I do in wake windows to help with babbling, crawling etc.
Lastly my baby had the hearing test in the hospital and all was fine, but now whenever I shake a toy with noise they don’t follow the noise, sometimes it looks like they don’t even notice there is a noise right next to them. No real acknowledgment. Is this normal?
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Just trying to work out how we can have sex if baby needs to be in same room as us until 6 months? Like I just can’t get in the mood with baby in the room, and I’m too tired right now to be adventurous somewhere other than the bedroom 😅🫣
Doesn’t help my baby will only contact nap in the day… so I’m just curious how others are making it work?
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