Throwing up at Bed Time

Hi M.. Oh your poor little guy. It sounds like he's having some adjustment problems with recent family events. Only being two it's hard for his little mind to process the changes. I would suggest trying your best to get back into your routine, talk to your son, maybe spend a little extra cuddle time or doing something else that is calming to him just before bed time. Even though he's young he can still talk a little bit about what he's feeling and why. Have you tried talking to him about why he's feeling this way recently... hopefully before he starts getting upset? Maybe try to talk to him when he's in the early stages of his bed time routine. I'd gently bring up how he's had a hard time calming down for bed for the past few days, ask him if there is anything he needs for you to do. Maybe he's feeling a little insecure about the stability of his routine right now, that he may go to bed only to wake up to another change in the morning, etc and he probably just needs a little reassurance. You may try to talk about the next day, what's planned, etc so he knows what to expect and if he has fears of what the next day brings this could help to calm him. I'm sure whatever the cause, he'll return to himself soon.

Hello M.. I didn't have this exact problem before, but my daughter would cry and scream until she also got sick with a fever and trouble breathing; I would have to give her Tylenol to get the fever to go away. Now, not to be gross, but is he throwing up (there must be color or chunks for it to be throw up). I do know for fact that children (primarily older children) will 'throw up' nothing but spit in order to get out of bed or attention; oldest daughter did this.
My suggestion is to have him fall asleep with you or to lay down with him. Two is an age where fears and dreams start to develope for little ones. Also, is his bed empty? My 4 y/o always had her two blankies and Bear (and still does) and a fish aquariam that played music and had a picture. I would also put her to bed with a book. She stays up a little later with a book, but goes to sleep without the fits. To me personally it is all a matter of priorities. Once they develope of fear of sleep at a young toddler age it becomes a horrible problem. Best of Luck :)

What about laying down with him until he goes to sleep. I had to do that with both my kids until at least age 3. Maybe he's scared of being alone. My oldest slept with my husband and me until I was pregnant with baby #3. Then, my middle child and oldest moved into a bed together when they were 3 and 6.

Hi I know what you are going threw my 19 month old twins would throw up every night at bedtime until we started playng a radio in their room every night (we play the classical station) you might want to try this it worked for us along with a blankie for each that I slept with one night

I think its one thing to cry but to cry and get so upset to throw up...looks like ur gonna hv to bend the "rules" for him till hes ready to adjust. I would spend extra bonding time in the evenings that include active playing too wear him down. Then either lay down with him or put his bed right beside urs while u lay down at the same time. After sometime passes u could move his bed little by little away till hes ready and adjusted to go back to his room. I would also try a very dim nightlight. Bright ones will keep him up. When he begins to cry: resure him ur right there and now going anywhere as well as maybe singing or pating his little buttom lightly to sleep. I know at two it seems like he shouldnt need this but every child is diff and go through diff things and require there own needs ment.
goodluck,
R.

Oh my gosh, my daughter did that too, I thought we were the only ones that have had to go through that! Isn't it terrible!?! I think my daughter was somewhere between 18 months and 2 when it started. She was a happy girl most of the day and she was okay when we would put her in her bed and read books to her but as soon as we tried to leave she would start crying and screaming. She would do it until she started caughing and then that would make her throw up and by that time my nerves were shot (as well as my husband's) from all of the screaming, we had a big mess to clean up, and we were still no closer to getting her to sleep. We ended up starting from scratch with an entirely different bedtime routine. Instead of saying it was time for bed we would say its time for her to pick out books. She would pick her books out and I would sit with her in a rocking chair (instead of her bed) in her room and read four or five books to her. Then I would say its time to turn out the lights and rock. At first I rocked her until she was sleeping and then put her in her bed. Over the next few nights I started rocking her until she was almost sleeping and then I would put her in her bed. Eventually I cut the rocking time down to only a few minutes and she was putting herself to sleep in her bed after we read and rocked for a few minutes. The chair was kind of small for the two of us so eventually she would even tell me she wanted to go to her bed because it was more comfortable for her. She has been pretty good at going to sleep on her own in her bed since then. I'm not sure if the same thing would work for you, but I would try to do something entirely different from your usual routine so that you can break the crying until he makes himself sick habit. Try to hang in there, it will get better.