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need help getting my 16 month to stay asleep

Lauren - posted on 03/05/2009 ( 2 moms have responded )

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My son is 16 months old and starting from a young age I used to bring him into my bed in the morning to cuddle (get any little last bit of sleep possible). Well now I am living to regret making this decision.



He is now waking up just about every night/morning at about 4 or 5 am and cries because he wants to come in bed with my husband and me. He doesn't want a bottle or anything (bottles are LONG gone) all he wants is to come to my bed.



I did the sleep training, so he goes to sleep on his own at night. How do I get him to stay asleep? Should I just let him cry?



I should also mention that he just recently had to transition into a toddler bed because at one of these 4 am wakings, he jumped out of his crib!



Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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Susan - posted on 07/11/2010

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I had answered a question similiar to this one the other day. Savannah slept in her crib until she was almost 3. We had her sleeping in her port-a-crib in our room until she was around 12 months old. For the most part she transitioned to her room and her crib with no problem. There were only a couple of fussy nights that weren't because she was sick. On those nights I didn't change the routine after ruling out sickness. She was simply throwing a tantrum I informed her that her outburst would not work and she would be staying in bed. She tried to climb out of her bed so I removed everything from the bed (her toys) she could crawl on) and gently laid her back down in the bed. She got back up and I laid her back down. When she started screaming I shut her door and stood outside. In a couple of minutes she stopped and went to sleep. The next night she cried again but not near as long and went to sleep. By the third night she just laid down and went to sleep. When we got her toddler bed at age 3 she would stay in her bed until I told her she could get up. When we potty trained her I told her she could get up if she had to go to the bathroom and did not need mommy or daddy's permission to get up to go to the bathroom. It has all been a matter of routine with anything I have taught her and I have never been mean or hateful in my teachings or made her afraid of me. She knows we love her and we praise everything she does well. I hope some of this has been helpful for you.

Michelle - posted on 03/05/2009

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Geez, that is a tough one. Are you sure he's crying because he wants to come into your bed, or just because he realizes he's alone?



Maybe a song and a bit of rocking and he'd go back into his own bed?



He's too small to really understand reasoning with him at 4am, I would probably just jump in bed with him and cuddle. A lot of people make little beds on the floor in the parent's room so if he does wander in they don't get as disturbed, but at 16 months that doesn't sound feasible.



I would also check for molars coming through. Whenever my kids wake at those hours, it is usually a prelude to teething, so a dose of meds at that hour sometimes helps.



Good luck

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