Sleep Issues - Louisville,KY

Since he is waking up an 1 1/2 earlier, try putting him to bed later around 8:30 maybe and see what happens then.

Just a thought, but AS SOON AS he stirs in the a.m. go check him and see if his diaper is dry. If so, take him to the potty. One of our 4 started waking up dry in the a.m. before s/he was a year old (can't remember which one), and it really helped with potty training. If he needs to pee (and/or a drink), maybe that's all he needs to settle him again. If not, well, he's waking you up ANYWAY -- might as well see if there's a simple way to help him (and maybe yourself) in the process.

Hello. Our daughter has been the exact same way with sleep. She too went through a period where she woke up around 4:00. While she never got herself that worked up I would go in and lay her down, put her pacifier in her mouth, and tell her it was "night night" and to go back to sleep. If she continued I would go back and do the same again in 10-15 minutes. I think that you have to remain the one making the call so I've always heard not to get them out of the crib. Luckily, this was only a phase for us and she is now back to sleeping well. Good luck!!!!

My son was doing the same thing ... then realized I needed to feed him more because he was waking up hungry halfway thru the night - must be a growth spurt or him just getting bigger/older ... hope that helps!

When my little one started doing this. I had to think as if it was back to when you 'taught' her to sleep the first time. I would go in and lay her right back down and say the same old "Night, night, mommy loves you." Then walk out. I usually go in after like 3 min, 5 min, 8 min. etc. I never let her cry more than 10 minutes though, just cause I think then they get too worked up and need to relax. It worked within two mornings.

Whatever your system was before I would try that, he probably just needs reminded that it is not morning yet. :)

Good luck!

p.s. I would NOT put him to bed later. Everything says 7 or 7:30 is just the right time for him to get enough sleep.

Hi. Could your toddler be experiencing pain from teething or waking from night mares? Our 18-month old occasionally wakes from both now. He also started waking as early as 5:30 last week when I let his naps get a little too long. I just wake him after 2 hours now and he's back to sleeping in until about 8am. Good luck!

Sometimes it's the time they take naps in the afternoon.

If he is waking up at 5am and taking a nap from say 11-3pm, he is sleeping too much during the day. Start waking him up from his afternoon nap a little earlier so he has more time to get tired before bedtime at night. The alternate solution is to play hard from about 6-7pm. Put toys out of his reach so he has to do a lot of crawling. Play come and get me and run around the house so he has to move a lot.

Basically less sleep during the day and more play before bathtime!

Good Luck!

I have a 2 year old that started doing the same exact thing when he was that age. I finally figured out that he requires less sleep at night. He sleeps 9 hours on the mark a night and still takes a 2 hour nap at the sitter's every day. Their bodies are going through changes like other moms here have pointed out. Some kids need 14-15 hours of sleep a day where as others only need 11-12. Just try different things and see what works for your child. My son doesn't go to bed til around 9:15 but we start "winding down" by 8:45 so that hopefully he is asleep by 9:30.

Good Luck and remember you're not the only one going through all these little phases :)

I noticed that several people recommended putting him to bed later. If that doesn't work, you might consider checking out the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. His approach is usually an earlier bedtime, and that worked very well for us. (Everyone assumes that an earlier bedtime means an earlier waketime, but we did not find that to be true. If your son is overtired at 7:30, that could be why he's waking earlier. If you think about it, we all tend to sleep better if we go to bed before we're overtired.) My daughter just turned 3, and she still sleeps 11 to 12 hours at night (with a 7:15-7:30 bedtime). However, I should mention that she has always seemed to choose more night sleep over more naptime. She gave up naps entirely several months ago; we only have an occasional one now. Best of luck to you, and I hope you find what works for your little one and your family!

I had almost identical issues- I asked around and got all sorts of advice- putting him down earlier, putting him down later, ignoring it, getting him, seeing if I could get him to settle back down...
I write this on a morning when he woke me up at 5:30, but i didn;t get him until 6:30. He was just playing in his crib. I put a nightlight on a timer in his room,. The light goes ON in the am. I started it at 5:30 and gradually moved it to 6:30. I made sure to get him as soon as it turned on so he would learn that when the light came on I would be there. It took a while and we still have mornings when he's up super early, but it's a lot better. Good luck!

try putting him to bed at like 8:30 good luck hes just growing and changing!

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Hey J., Perhaps put him down an hour or so later. 11 hours was a blessing, but really too long. Play a little harder with him later, but I would not give him anything to drink as that may interrupt his sleep. Everyones sleep habits change as we age, and they are going thru a lot of changes anyway. When he wakes up, he is probably wet after sleeping that long, change him and snuggle him, he may go back to sleep for a bit. Good Luck!

he is gettting older so he dont need as much sleep put him to bed at 900 instead of 7 and he will sleep later .