22mth old throwing tantrums and wont sleep

Carmen - posted on 12/23/2011

My daughter will be 2 in Feb also. She is a real terror at the moment. She is spitting, back chatting, fights with me about having quiet time and naps. Bed time is just a joke.....she also is waking up screaming and chucking a tantrum because she thinks that she "should" be able to stay up. I agree it must be something with Feb babies lol

Kayla - posted on 12/22/2011

I am also having trouble with my 22 month old son he'll be 2 in Feb. He has already gotten all of his teeth so i know that's not a part of this problem, but he refuses to go to bed at a decent hour, he throws tantrums and just keeps climbing out every time i put him in the crib we even put the crib down into the toddler bed and then he'd just wake up because he falls out(he's a thrasher when he sleeps). The only way i can get him to sleep is to sit in the room with him until he finally passes out, sometimes this even takes as long as an hour of non-stop screaming and telling me "NO". As a single mom of two this is very frustrating because i never dealt with it with my oldest. I'm hoping this is just a phase he's going through. But I'm not sure if the problem stems from something else.

Melanie - posted on 12/19/2011

I can totally relate! My little girl will be 2 in February as well and she has horrible mood swings and refuses to go to sleep. She claims out her crib(which is not safe) and it forces me to go to sleep earlier because I am trying to coax her into sleeping. It usually results in her kicking and screaming and then not going to sleep until after 11. She also has some more teeth growing in but I'm not so sure if this is related. Is this what I can look forward to at two??

Reta - posted on 12/19/2011

Wow - I guess your answer is yes lots of people have this problem!! My little guy will also be 2 in February and we seem to be having the exact same problems. We actually find that time outs do work and once he swats the first time we ask if he wants a time out and he'll reply no and stop. When he does get a time out it is short and we always do the steps for it. He will also go to bed in his own bed (he is in a toddler bed and not a crib now) but wants to come in with us which we also do but once he starts to fuss or kick I ask if he wants to go into his own room and usually he'll say no so I tell him that to stay with mommy & daddy you have to go to sleep because it is sleep time. If he doesn't calm down I'll put him in his room anyway and he usually comes back once he has calmed down and says sorry. We always send him to bed with a cup of water and he'll bring that into our room as well when he comes.

Best of luck - I am also 4 months pregnant so feel like I'm going totally bonkers with no sleep!!

Ashley - posted on 12/16/2011

OMG I"m having the same issue! My son will be 2 in February and he is teething again. He has 6 teeth left to come out, the "vampire teeth" both top & bottom and then 2 in the back.
He wakes up 2-3 times a night when he's in his crib. When we finally give in and put him down inbetween us, he sleeps the rest of the time.
During the day he has his fingers in his mouth and he has tantrums.
Glad i'm not the only one going through this.
Its probably a normal thing.

Tracey - posted on 12/16/2011

Reply to Tracy Dickey.

I swore I thought the same about my daughter and her tantrums. She will also be two in February. P.S we have the same name :)

Tracy - posted on 12/15/2011

Wow!! What is with Feb babies? My little girl will be 2 in Feb. Her tantrums are the WORST. It seems like it takes very little to set her off. She is teething right now and also wakes in the early hours. She will scream until I go and bring her to my bed. Sometimes she falls right to sleep and others she lays and kicks me in the belly. Some nights she won't even fall asleep without cuddling with me which is odd because she's not a cuddler. Sorry I have no advice because I'm in the same boat.

Sarah - posted on 12/15/2011

My son who will be 2 Feb. 9th and he is also waking at night. Often times he is just thirsty. I'll bring him a sippy cup of water and he'll chug it and fall back to sleep. I'd be very careful with bringing the little one in bed, bad habits are hard to break. Is he having night terrors?

Kimberly - posted on 12/14/2011

My baby girl will be 2 in Feb. also. She also started having some major meltdowns about 2 months ago, and is still doing it. I have been told from gf's that is definitely the age, and she is doing everything she is supposed to be doing at her age, lol...so if that means having a tantrum I guess it means she is developing normal, I can empahtisise for I know that can be stressful. I have had to leave a carriage full of items at the store, because she would have a fit. Thankfully, it doesn't happen at night and she goes down pretty easily. Most of the time she is very happy, and a sweet little girl. As for your little guy crying out at night, I agree it could be due to teething. My daughter sleeps great but when she wakes several times through the night we always know it's due to her not feeling well. Just keep an eye on that, and monitor your son. If it's teething try some tylenol to keep him comfortable. If it persists, yes...take him to his pediatrician to rule out ear infection. All the best!!

Suzanne - posted on 12/14/2011

I would take him to be checked by the doctor to be sure he is not in pain and maybe check with chiropractor. I have heard of kids with miss alignments from the delivery. Even if the problem didn't show up right away. Anyway never hurts to check when your instincts tell you a normally happy kid is having unusual problems. I would definitely try keeping him in his own bed so at least some you get a proper sleep. It's a bad habit to form.. I did it too when my boy, who is the same age and has his birthday also in February, gets sick. Don't give him too much to drink or eat right before bed either. That could cause discomfort. Best of luck & sleep to you all!!!

Kelli - posted on 12/13/2011

My guy is the same age, when he starts waking up in the middle of the night it is usually due to pain (ear infection or teething). He usually doesn't hit or swipe at us. He could have teething issues and you could see if tylenol would help. It could also be night terrors. I had a lady tell me that if you dip their hand or foot in cold water it will wake them up and they will calm down. However, you may have to stay up with them for a little bit to get them back to sleep. I can usually get him to play for 10-20 minutes and then get back to bed. Keep working on keeping him in his own bed and make sure he gets a nap during the day. When mine misses his nap he has night terrors really bad. It is exhausting and good luck.

Sarah - posted on 12/13/2011

Thanks Girls, all my friends say not to have him in the bed, and it could take a week to get him back in his own bed, but after 5 nights of trying we just gave in, it was exhausting. Some nights he wont even get into our bed to without throwing such a tantrum, he cries so hard its like hes having a panic attack. he has 16 teeth so i think hes waiting on the last 4, is that right?

Cassandra, everyone seems to be saying the same, he'll grow out of it, or if he swipes at us, tell him 'No' and tap his bum, but when i give him a pat on the bum and tell him its bold, he gets 10 times worse.

Cassandra - posted on 12/13/2011

My daughter will be 2 in february and she is the same way. she throws tantrums all the time. Everyone says she will outgrow it. She is teething also and she isnt cranky. i was wondering if it is because she wants to be the center of attention. She started the terrible 2s when she was 18 months old.

Sarah - posted on 12/13/2011

the bed situation i agree on lol my boy will go to bed on his own fine falls to sleep on his own with no tantrum but he always wakes up now in the night and expects to get in my bed x

Frances - posted on 12/12/2011

My daugter almost two in february is kind of in the same situation. She does not want to go to bed and tries to swipe at us too and will wake up in the middle of the night as well. She has her molars. With my situation I think she just wants to be in our bed. With yours it can be a combination of the age and molars. Molars are very painful and they will want the comfort but on a bad night I would give my daughter tylonal and this seemed to help with the pain. My daughter was very cranky when her molars were coming in. I would think sometimes it might even be an ear infection but after taking her to doc it wasn't. In time molars will break surface and it will be over just be careful with the bed situation because it's hard to get them out.lol.

Sarah - posted on 12/10/2011

hi im also in the same situation my lil boy is 2 in feb and for the past week or 2 hes been the same we put him in our bed coz it normally helps but not this time i was also thinking it might be because hes teething again its a relife to know im not the only one and im also walking around half asleep with rings round my eyes lol x