Please Pray that Russell - starts sleeping through the night

mckayleesmom wrote: soon...Preferably tonight.. . Last night he only woke up once...and that is alot less then he usually wakes up at night. For pete sake..he is almost 16 months old and I can count on both hands how many times he has slept through the night.


If anyone has any suggestions or help....Im open to them. I have already tried the Go in and don't take him out of his crib...and sooth him while hes laying down method...Worked for a while...but not anymore.

MyLuvBugs replied: Have you tried just letting him cry himself to sleep? Just a suggestion.

mckayleesmom replied:
Yes....the kid is relentless

kimberley replied: i feel your pain. when you find the answer, can you tell it to Jade???
hope he sleeps for you.

MyLuvBugs replied:
Does he sleep in your room with your or in his own room and crib? And how long have you let him cry before going in there? I'm just curious.

mckayleesmom replied:
He sleeps in his own room and crib.....I have let him cry for a good hour, hour and a half at the longest...usually hes just crying/whining, but if he gets to the choking, can't breath type of crying...I go in.

A&A'smommy replied: oh goodness you poor thing!!! I hope he does I wish I had some suggestions for you

MyLuvBugs replied:
WOW! I wonder if there is a noise or something that scares him awake? Is it the same time every night? Maybe he's just having bad dreams or something. Have you tried taking away an afternoon nap or shortening his day naps to make him more tired before bed?

luvmykids replied: Does he have a regular bedtime routine? I don't know what else, other than maybe his bedtime could be a little earlier? I know when they get over tired they have more trouble going to sleep. ~~~~~~Sleep Vibes~~~

kit_kats_mom replied: Bri, I think some kids are just frequent wakers. I've been blessed with two of them and it's been about 3.5 years since I've had a full uninterrupted nights sleep. K finally started sleeping through the night after Lauren arrived but she's been up at least once a night for the last two weeks.

Than of course Lauren goes down for good around 10:30, and she's up at 11:30, 2:30 and 6am on a good night until she wakes up at 7:30ish.

No suggestions. I've just suffered through it.

mckayleesmom replied: His room is usually really quiet...so I don't think its a noise thats bothering him. The neighbors we share a wall with are usually really quiet.

Russell and Mckaylee both have a strict bedtime routine. I usually feed them at 6, they are usually in their bath at 6:15 or so, then Russell usually wants out about 10 minutes later...I dress him, put him in his crib with a few toys while I get his bottle and stuff. Then he goes down at 7.

Russell and Mckaylee usually both get a nap at noon, but he hasn't had 2 naps in a day in a long time....Could that be the problem?

coasterqueen replied: No suggestions here. It took Kylie til almost 3 for her to sleep through the night and that's not always the case still.

Megan slept one full week through the night and never again.

moped replied:
How long is his one nap Bri?

moped replied: I am guessing that he wakes up around the same time everynight???

mckayleesmom replied:
Not always....he usually wakes up at different hours...never a scheduled time.

His schedule is as followed

Wakes up 9pm
Nap...noon
wakes up from nap 2
Outside 2:30 to 5:30
Cartoons....while I make dinner
Bath 6:15
Out of bath 6:25
Plays in his crib until I get his bottle and Jammies on him.

moped replied: I think truly he is just waking up out of habit - 16 months of waking up is a nice habit to form - ya know???????

What do you do when he wakes up if you don't mind me asking

mckayleesmom replied:
Well, I usually only go to him if his whining or crying is persistant ...more then 5 minutes. I don't want him to wake up the rest of the house...so I don't wait long. I usually try to rub his back or give him a drink of water....But usually he won't go back to sleep until I give him formula or milk to drink.

MyLuvBugs replied: So he goes down at 7pm and you get him up around 9am? I couldn't tell from your post above. Sorry. But that's a long nights sleep. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Maybe you should adjust his night time to 7:30 or 8:00 and get him up earlier, to see if that helps.
I'm really not sure sweetie. Sorry. I hope he starts sleeping for you soon.

mckayleesmom replied:
Sometimes we do wake up earlier...that is just the latest he sleeps...and usually that is on a bad night because he woke up so many times.

moped replied: THe more sleep he gets the more he will want - he sleep great by the sounds of it, but saying that he sleeps 7pm-9am, is not true because he wakes up at night - so how long is he actually awake - how many hours of sleep is he losing??

ashtonsmama replied: I'll be praying! GO TO SLEEP LITTLE RUSSELL!

MyLuvBugs replied:
I guess what I was trying to say was maybe he doesn't need as much sleep and that's why he wakes up in the middle of the night. Maybe he's trying to tell you that in his own way. I suggest putting him down later (like a 1/2 hour- 1 hour) and getting him up at 7:30 or 8am, and don't adjust his nap at all. Only let him sleep for those 2-3 hours in the afternoon, and see if that solves the problem. Some kids just don't need as much sleep, and when you try to force it on them they have problems sleeping. I hope it works and I hope you get a good nights sleep soon sweetie!

moped replied:
Good suggestions Erika, but I wouldn't out him to bed any later than 8pm..........

mckayleesmom replied: Thats the thing too....I would keep him up later, but he is super tired usually at 5:30 to 6....He barely makes it to 7...alot of the times he gets out of the bath at 6:30 and goes straight to bed. I have tried keeping him up later...but he was soo grouchy and rubbing his eyes. I will try to see if it works tonight.

My2Beauties replied: Good luck girlier because it was around 18 months or so when Hanna finally started sleeping good. And she still sometimes wakes up. Usually now it's only to use the restroom in the middle of the night, but she has her nights sometimes where she just wakes up and whines. Also - she goes to bed really really late, sometimes after midnight, I put her in her bed at 8:00-9:30 on a normal day (not a strict routing but an early enough bedtime) and she'll stay in her bed but she will not sleep until 11:00-12:00 at night I have no advise honestly because I just did whatever it took to get her back to sleep and if it was milk - by golly she got her milk I was so bad though, don't do what I did. Does Russell put himself to sleep? I know when I used to rock Hanna to sleep and she didn't go to bed on her own she almost always woke up through the night.

BAC'sMom replied: ****Sleep vibes Russell****

for Mommy too.

MyLuvBugs replied:
yeah. Lorelei will do that too sometimes, but I know that if I put her down before 10pm we'll have one heck of a night. and a VERY early morning. She's one of those kids that just doesn't like to sleep b/c they feel they'll miss something. KWIM? That I think she came with energizer batteries installed. lol So, 10 or 10:30pm (sometimes later) till 8:00 or 8:30am is her night night time. And she gets a 3-4 hour nap in the afternoon (2-5 approx).

It will suck the first few nights that you try to change their schedule b/c they will get grouchy and tired and aren't used to the new times yet, but just remember that you're the parent and be strong. A little complaining is better than waking up in the middle of the night all the time right? And after a few days they'll adjust.

But by no means am I an expert, it's just a suggestion.

CantWait replied: I'm praying for ya. Anthony still doesn't sleep through the night.

blue72 replied: No suggestions. My 1st child was an excellent sleeper. #2 & #3 we were not so lucky. #3 is 19 months old and he has been my worst sleeper. I expect him to grow out of it within the next year. I hope I survive! I feel your pain.

holley79 replied: ~~~ ~~~ for Russell.