11Month Old Not Sleeping Through the Night

My daughteris 11 months going on a year old. I have barely gotten her to try to sleep all night. What I did is put a pillow in her bed and lay her head and back on the pillow and she will sleep all night. Try that and see if it works. They might want to be prompt up.

I have a 4 year old that has never slept all the way through the night. She still sometimes wakes up about 3 times a night. But I did stop letting her take naps and now she usually makes it through the night without waking up. I know that's hard for a 11 month old, but I wouldn't let him take 2 naps a day,specially not 3. That's the problem. Let him take one big nap a day. And if he tries to take another one just play with him or find something that will keep him awake. Even if he acts like he's really tired take him outside or something. That's the only way you are going to get a good night sleep. I feel for you! Good luck

my kids were the same way 2 months ago i cut from2 to 1 nap at day
they sleep from 12:20pm to 2:30pm and thats it they go o sleep at 8:30pm and they are finally sleeping all night

First off, this is very normal. There may be nothing you or your child are doing "wrong." I realize this may be of little comfort to you, but I think it's important to keep in m ind. Keep in mind too that growth spurts, and he just may be going through one, and teething will set everything off disrupting sleep. My son was and is big and his hunger is off the charts so I totally understand. At his worst, he woke every 90 minutes to eat. Crying it out only made his ferver escalate and ultimately made his sleep worse. Just keep feeding him, chances are he is hungry, and let him go back to sleep. The only thing I can tell you is that it does get better. Much better and this will be over with soon enough.

you might also check out the book goodnight sleep tight by kim west. i got my at half price books. I am doing it right now and slowely seeing progress but it has lots of great advice.

1st, hang in there! It's tough when your little one won't sleep through the night. 2nd, you might reconsider giving him a bottle of milk in bed - it can lead to major tooth decay. 3rd, he may be ready for 1 nap a day instead of 2 or three and that may be what he needs to sleep through the night.

I just want to encourage you that you will get through this. My daughter slept through the night at 15 months. I don't think they are hungry, and it will drive you insane trying to figure it out. It will pass and it will be a distant memory! Hang in there!

I would recommend reducing him down to 1 nap per day at his age. It may seem like a stretch, but it sounds like he's getting too much sleep during the day which is making the evenings tough.

That being said, I have a 3.5 year old that doesn't sleep through the night and a 21 month daughter old who does. Different kids will have different sleeping habits despite our wishes.

Our daughter was moved from the newborn to toddler room at day care at 11 months. I was SO worried about her being down to 1 2hour nap/day. It helped her sleep much better through the night. Around that time, she weaned herself off the need for a nighttime feeding as well.

Good luck.

You might try a white noise machine or fan that will make constant noise all night. They say some children sleep better with background noise since it reminds them of being in the womb.

I currently have an 8 month old & 2 year old. My 8 month old also is not sleeping through the night, but hopefully he will soon. My older son started sleeping through the night around 10 months. He would start waking up again occasionally when teeth were coming in, not feeling well or if he didn't eat enough for dinner. Eventually all kids sleep through the night, so it will happen. Take care. I know it's rough.

Get the Dr. Ferber book. I urge you to get it and read it now. It has a chart with how much sleep they should get (by their age) and how many naps it should be. He will also explain how to do the cry-it-out. Do it. He says to give yourself 2 weeks to get it to work. My son (who slept terrible!!!!!) did it in less than three days. Just brace yourself in the beginning and follow what he says to do. You will have a new situation in 2 weeks or less. And do it now while he is still in the crib. It changed my life, made my son a new child, and made me a much better mom! One of the things I loved about the book was that it really explained how we mistakenly train our kids to wake up and why his method makes sense.

E.,

Check out the Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West, like Sarah O. suggested. We used it for our DD when she wasn't much younger than your son. The first night was the hardest, but each night got better and better. Now she goes to sleep on her own, and sleeps the night through. Did that shortly after we started following the books advice. It is broken down by age, so you can look for what is normal for your son at his current age. We got ours at half-price books as well. You can also order it on Amazon.

It's the one gift that we give to EVERY new parent now :)

M.

I agree with cutting him down to one nap per day. He will be cranky in the evenings for a while, but will get used to it in a few weeks. I would not continue to give milk during the night. He will just get used to that and then you'll have to take it away, too. Good luck!

It sounds like he sleeps too much during the day. Maybe you should limit him to one nap a day.

I would cut him back to one nap during the day.

The bigger problem, though, is that you are training him that when he wakes up he will have lots of Mommy time. 2 bottles (laying him down with one is terrible for his teeth...the sugars in the milk pool in the mouth),playtime, and a bath...I don't blame him for getting up. Who wouldn't want that!!!

Try cutting him back on naps during the day so he's more tired and then try NOT letting him get up at night. If you really think he's hungry, and he might be, I would let him have one bottle in the middle of the night. When he wakes up I would keep the room dark and gently rub his back and help him put himself back to sleep. Keep the room calm and quiet.

The change won't happen overnight...he probably thinks this is his routine. You both deserve a good night's sleep, though!

Good luck!!!

Hunger is not the problem for a baby that age. I reccomend you never give a bottle for them to lay down with-it create cavities in babies and that is not fun. Plus it is a bad habit. Don't let him nap past 3:30 to 4pm. have a routine in the evening and not to much excitement. Maybe bath, read and then lay down.HIs bedtime should be around 8:30 to 9pm. Then he will probably sleep until 7 to 7:30am and begin a new day. They can get too tired and then not sleep well. Soft music is ok as long as you don't start it over and over through the night. Then when he wakes up, do not pick him up. Talk soft and say you must lay down it is time to sleep and then lay him down and leave. This can be repeated but do not pick him up. Eventually he will get the message that it is sleeping time and I am not going to get out of this bed, so I might as well go back to sleep. Be patient and consistent and this will work.
1-2 naps a day is enough for this age and3-4 hours between naps is about right. Say he wakes up at 7:30am, nap 11:30 to 1:30; then another nap about 4-5pm and wake him by 5 so he will be ready to go to bed about 8:30 or 9pm.Good Luck

I really wonder if it has something to do with age. My 11 1/2 month old started waking up again during the night to eat. Most of the time he goes back to sleep after the bottle. He usually takes 2 naps, but doesn't always get both which doesn't seem to affect how he sleeps at night. I think he's probably having a growth spurt and that combined with teething are affecting his sleep. I plan to talk to his Dr. at his 1 year checkup. I would say don't worry too much. Chances are it's completely normal and just a passing phase!