19 Mo Girl Not Sleeping well--I'm EXHAUSTED! :-)

Those molars or even more teeth could be coming in! remember that in "the still of the night" when all is quiet in your little one's world, that is when she can feel all her little aches and pains. All part of growing. I would suggest a nice dose of Ibuprophen, with a warm milk bottle after her bath. Also, go to bed when she does so you are rested when and if she wakes up! I also bring a milk or juice bottle to bad 3/4 ounces, and put it near her when she is sleeping so that she can wake up and feel it there and take care of herself. It may work! Good luck, mom!! You are doing great!

When mine was 12 months he would wake screaming every time I laid him down in his crib. I started laying down with on on a twin sized bed and he would just stay sleeping whenever I laid him on that so I said fine you want to sleep on the big boy bed and not your crib then fine I put the mattress on the floor and he has slept great on that ever since. If you're worried about her wandering close the door but we haven't had any issues he just comes to the bottom of the stairs plus we hear when he gets up on the monitor. Try it maybe it will help. I never would have thought that's what mine was trying to tell me.

mine does the same thing and she is almost 20 months..i hope we can all find a solution..im tired too!!

Do you have a normal nighttime routine (bath, books, etc?) If so, great! If not, as she's getting older, she may not realize that it's almost time for bed so having to go from playing and having fun to going to sleep is not her idea of fun so she's fighting it!

I suggest ensuring she does not have an ear infection - just in case! You would feel horrible if it ended up being that (often kids do not have any symptoms during the day because they are active but then when they lay down to sleep that is when they feel the pain).

Make sure her room is dark enough and there is enough noise to ensure she's not waking up and hearing other things.

It may just be her age. She's getting older and more independent and not wanting to nap. How many naps is she taking? What time is her last nap? What time does she go to bed? If she's taking more than 1 nap a day, I'd cut it back to 1 nap and no longer than 2 hours. If this is what she's already doing, I would make sure there is at least 4 hours from the time she gets up until she goes to sleep.

I would try a variation of things to get her to sleep. My daughter was hard to get to fall asleep on her own because I breastfed her and then would rock her or sit in her room until she was asleep then creep out! when she was 2.5 years old, I knew she could fall asleep on her own and was ready to help her learn how to do it! I did a similar version of what Supernanny did and within two-three days she was falling asleep on her own!

Now if she's sick or something, that is different!

If all else fails, let her sleep with you, but it doesn't sound like that is working.

Unfortunately if you've exhausted all possiblities, this may just be something you have to deal with (hopefully temporarily!).

Maybe its time for a big girl bed? Try making a super big deal about how ONLY BIG girls get to sleep in big girl beds and this is a special time in her life, maybe let her pick out some new sheets or even paint for her room. (Even converting the crib to toddler bed could work)

For teething, tylenol wouldn't work on my youngest, but ibprofin seemed to give him a break, call your doctor for dosages.

That isn't too much younger then when my daughter started having bad dreams and eventually told me she was afraid of the shadows. If you can get her to tell you anything about whether something is bothering her, it could be a simple as a nightlight or a sound machine/toy that plays music. My DD loves the glow sea horse, which you can get at Target for less than $20. It's firm, so no suffocation hazard, and she can turn it on for comfort when she wakes up in the night.

Good luck!

it's a power play...she wants to be in control, she's overtired, & she can't cope. You are exhausted & you're having trouble coping. Yep, you're not alone.....this happens regularly with all age groups.

Time to be firm, time to find the method of discipline which works best for your child. Time to enforce naptime & bedtime....& as a head's up, yes, she needs a nap! Most public KG which are full-day programs require a rest period each afternoon for the 1st semester....so your daughter needs to stay in this pattern until she's 5!

It's naptime & bedtime now......next will be the power struggle over her clothes, her food, .....& the list goes on & on.....until you find a way to be Mom & in charge! I highly recommend watching the "1-2-3 Magic" video to learn an easy way to address these issues! Peace.

Oh, & I also recommend getting her under control before moving her to a real bed! That way she'll know that you mean business & will stay in that bed/her room!

remind yourself that you are providing her with the opportunity to take a nap - if she chooses not to take it - that is her business, but she still has to stay in her crib for the 2 hours or whatever she would normally nap.

Here are some sleeping ideas that may help you out with your situation...good luck:

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