2 year old night waking

[Diddles]

I am going out of my mind with sleep deprivation! Not only do I have a 5 week old that wakes for normal night feeds (can deal with that) but my 23 month old has been waking in the night. He is often awake for nearly 2-3 hours calling out, talking, singing, moaning you name it. It's not teething as i've checked, he has no temperature and its always from about midnight to 3am time slot. Hubby and I have tried nurofen, discipline, talking to him but nothing is working. If anyone has any suggestions or similar problem I'd love to hear from you. Cheers Jo

[Foxy]

Hi leightsmum, I have read somewhere (might have been Super Nanny, or Gina Ford Contended Toddler - sorry I have lent them to friends atm), that an older child can sometimes revert back to night waking with the arrival of a new bub.

It could be attention seeking if the older child feels that they are not getting enough of your time during the day, they are so smart, and know they can get some during the night.

They recommended the usual techniques of having one-on-one time with the older child each day and doing "special" things just them and mum to reassue them. I can imagine that this is easier said than done with a 5 week old!

Hopefully someone else in your situation will come along with some great advice! Good Luck :)

[kielesmum]

Hi,

I know exactly how you are feeling. I have a 2.5yr old and a 7.5month old and I hardly get any sleep either. My toddler Kiele hardly ever sleeps through the night and can be up between 1 to 3 hours a night. Sometimes she wakes up screaming and then wants to come to our bed and others she just makes her way there, and then goes back and forth until she has had enough. On top of that I still have to get up and feed the baby in the middle of the night. I tried the reward chart and stars and that worked for a little while, but didnt solve the problem. Ive tried putting her back to her bed but she just keeps coming back.

I have run out of ideas and I am looking for any advice also. I hope you feel better knowing that it is just not you as I do now.

Hope you can work this out as I am hoping I can and goodluck.:)

[bubblesox]

I have the same problem. My son is 2 1/2 and has been night waking for the last 4 months (I have a six month old too). He was previously a great night sleeper and it's becoming worse with him getting out of bed, banging the wall/door and shouting out (he can't get out of his room). We have tried being nice, being mad, ignoring him, shhing him outside his room, not talking to him and putting him back to bed etc. etc. Nothing has worked so if anyone has a miracle cure tell me too!