Why won't this kid sleeeep!? 😴

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My son just turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. His pedi says he should be sleeping at least 12-14 hours total per day. (10-11 at night, and 2-3 in naps). He doesn't stinking sleep! I'm going crazy. He takes forever to fall asleep, no matter what we do, he's up until 10 or 11pm. Then he sleeps for maybe 5 hours, and wakes up. If we put him in bed with us when he wakes, he'll sleep until 7ish, but if not, he's up for the day by 4am. His nap is maybe an hour, sometimes an hour and a half. And he won't take more than 1 of those. So basically, the little turkey is sleeping about half as much as he's supposed to, which means mama is TIRED. Lol. Help. What do I do!?

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Feed him oatmeal or something warm and filling before he sleeps. My neice sleeps longer if she eats something warm and filling before she goes to bed. He may be waking up because he is Hungry, most people sleep with a warm full belly even if they are not tired.

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Make sure he is getting plenty of active time during the day. You should be taking him outside for at least 20 minutes before 2 o'clock every day. This is because the sunshine helps with circadian rhythm's to make sure he knows when bedtime is. During the day, don't keep him awake, let him nap. But keep your rooms bright and do not lower the volume of voices or televisions or any normal things. He should still know it's daytime even though he's napping. When bedtime rolls around, which should be around 8:00 PM or even earlier, you should dim all the lights, use quiet voices, and turn off TV screens and computer screens and phones one hour before bedtime. They will keep him awake, so shut everything off and give his body time to wind down. I usually offer a small protein packed snack at this point, such as Greek yogurt or cheese, so they don't get hungry too early. Start a bedtime routine. Ours is, book, bath, lotion, pjs, song, bed. Use the same song and phrase every single night. In other words, after you've done your routine, say "it's time to go night night." Your baby will recognize the song and the phrase as sleep associations and after a while those things will actually make him tired. And then give a kiss good night and put him in the crib. You can use some sort of sleep training also. I used the Ferber method, with progressive timed checks.

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Stress him out in the day and NO naps !!!

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My son is almost three and didn't sleep through the night once until he was almost two. And that was just one time. He now sleeps through the night, but most the time is up at 630. Trust me I tried everything. I tried feeding him I tried not feeding him. I tried bath time I tried no bath time. I tried milk before bed I tried no milk. I tried cutting his naps I tried moving his naps. Everyone had an opinion about what I was doing wrong, but honestly, the kid just didn't sleep. He would end up in our bed every night and honestly he still does, it's the only way that we all can get the most sleep and I've just kind of came to accept it because I'm tired of feeling like it's because I'm not doing something right. He's so talented and smart in some many other ways, and I'm tired of other people telling me he should be sleeping in his own bed. We put him to sleep in his own bed in his own room but he ends up in our bed. He ended up taking the front of his crib off really early at like 18 months so he could come climb into our bed on his own and we could get more sleep because we were just so tired. We were able to do this without worrying about his safety at night because he was never one to get into things he wasn't supposed to and he was so clingy that he would come straight into our room and crawl in bed. You know how you see those videos of babies falling asleep in random places and in the middle of some activity? My son has never ever done that. Not even once. Not even as a baby. I've come to accept that is just who he is, and he is a very smart, imaginative, active, and loving child, no matter how annoying at times.

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I would suggest to be super strict on a sleep pattern and stick with it. I was annoyingly strict with a nap and bedtime schedule for my youngest (out of 4) and he stuck with it for years!!

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just a mom to mom idea, how is his eating habit? Is he a good eater, pickey eater? i know my son eats just about anything you give him. He is almost 1 (8/30) If i give him oatmeal and breastmilk before bed he sleeps all night, on other nights he is restless. make sure his belly is full before bed.

Why won't this kid sleeeep!? 😴

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