15 month HELP

[Queen]

Hey, I once again reach out the words of wisdom of BH....
My DD now 15months:no: won't go to sleep at night..
It all started 3 days ago, she woke at 4am and wouldn't go back to sleep til close to 5.30am...she had 2-3 hours during the day. That night I put her down at 7pm and was crying and unsettled til close to 10pm:crying: , then slept through til 7am...and again had 2-3 hours during the day. Last night I put her down at 7pm and she cried AGAIN for about an hour or so, then woke again at 4am...
Any thoughts on why this is happening NOW?? :confused: She is teething (molars) but I give her Panadol/Brauer and it does nothing...she sleeps fine during the day but won't settle at night??
Any thoughts/tips/advice(besides a 4b2) muchly appreciated....:hugs:

[Queen]

Well last night was no better, took an hour to settle her again....:thumbsdown: then she woke at 4am and didn't settle til 5am:no: ....this is so strange?? I am at a loss what else to try? I made sure she ate 5 "good" meals and she still woke hungry? And today when I put her down for her nap at 12pm she cried again???

Any thoughts ANYONE????:confused:

[sueliz]

Hey there

My DS is only 10.5 mths so I don't really have any good advice as I haven't experienced it yet!!
Perhaps she is having nightmares and is afraid to fall back to sleep? Um - do you have a little night light in her room. Would this help? Or some music playing...

Or mybe she has a slight earache or something - just enough to bother her without giving you any obvious signs...

Sorry I can't be of more help - I do hope it gets better soon for you though

[SassyDiva]

My lil man who is also 15 months will sometimes wake for a top up bottle about 2am ish so I feel your pain..

Things I try are

Reduce daytime sleep, and make sure awake by 2.30pm at the latest.
Make sure they have heaps of physical activity
Bath with some lavendar oil B4 bed

If I have to go into him during the night it's strictly business.. no eye contact, no talking and get in and get out asap (gwd I sound harsh hey :p ), this is so he learns how to put himself back to sleep.

[FOURtunate]

This happens at this age. It's when toddlers become aware that they have there own wills and they love to battle ours.

I suggest reducing the day time sleep, or bringing it earlier into the day. One routine I like to use with 12-18monthers is:

Awake - 7am no matter how tired
Breakfast, bath, dress, play, outing, snack/lunch and bottle/cup before sleep

Nap - 12-2pm
snack/lunch, play, activities, snack/dinner, bottle/cup half an hour before bed, wind down

Bedtime - 7pm

This normally works really well, but does depend upon the baby. Good Luck :fingerscrossed:

[Queen]

Thanks for that ladies:hugs:
Well tonight (so far its now 8pm) we have had success:fingerscrossed: ...Today I put her down at 12.15pm for her sleep, she was un-settled again, but went to sleep about 1pm, and I got her up at 3pm so she only had 2 hours instead of her "normal" 2-3 hours. Also I took her into her room at 6.45pm like normal, but I sat with her before her book and bottle, just "talking" thought I might need to "be-friend" her room...so I am not sure which worked but something has....:smiliedance:
So thanks again for all the tips...muchly appreciated....:hugs: