please help me get him to sleep like a normal child again. LONG

Ds is just 20 months and sttn. My issue is he is now getting up EVERY morning between 3:30 -4am. This has been going on for about a month.

He goes to bed normally 7:30-8 ish. He eats during the day still has a few bottles and is your typical kid. Just doesn't stay asleep past the abovr time.

I can NOT continue to do this. It is starting to take a toll on both my mental and physical. I am seriously done with him and everyine by 7 pm. I keep him up so dh can see him for a few mins before bed. But it is killing me. I am a constant b!tch (surprise to some of you, i can actually be somewhat pleasant) i snap at a freaking cheerio on the floor and it is just to much. My days start at 4 am and i get no relief until bed at 7-8. So how do i makenhim sleep?

We have tried putting him in later, he got up even earlier. I cant drug the kid so what next. He gets a soothing cozy bath befor bed most nights (every other). Im at a loss and im freaking exausted.

Thanks.

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Does he scream at 4-430 or could you let him play in his crib. Is he napping the same during the day? Maybe make his nap a little earlier in the day.
My ds is teething he just turned 2 and is getting up about and hour earlier than normal as well this week.

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He does scream. I go in put his music back on he lays down. 10 mins later he screams. The other morning i was so tired he screamed for 45 mins. His naps are usually around 10:30 am. They are later on the days he has school. And he sleeps a good 3-4 hours.

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Well as you have probably read, my DD is pretty much a nightmare sleeper and a very early riser ( usually 5am'ish) ..

Is it possible that something is waking him up at that time ? Neighbor that leaves for work , sprinklers kicking on, newspaper being delivered etc...?

I always try to rule out environmental reasons first



I know this could be playing with fire but what if you threw off his clock by half wakling him up at like 2am to change his diaper ( leave the lights off etc...) Maybe it would re-set him a little ?

Good Luck, I know sleep deprivation too well ( maybe its a Ronkonkoma thing )

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Posted by JennZ

He does scream. I go in put his music back on he lays down. 10 mins later he screams. The other morning i was so tired he screamed for 45 mins. His naps are usually around 10:30 am. They are later on the days he has school. And he sleeps a good 3-4 hours.

Hmmm....sleeping for 3-4 hours coul;d be an issue too

I might try to cut that to 2-2.5 for a few days and see if that helps

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I also think the long nap is killing him. Try to gradually shorten it. Maybe get him right up and take a ride somewhere. I know my kids are happy if I wake them and take them out but not if we're just going to sit home.

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Well you could just let him play in his crib for another hour or so and leave a couple of toys for him.

Or what I have done - which I can say is NOT for everyone - but when my girls would wake at 4 or 5 am I would bring them into bed and go back to sleep for a little while we didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn. They learned to go right back to sleep and would then stay asleep until 7 or until I had to get up.

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Have u tried putting him to bed earlier, I know you said you try to keep him up for DH, but at this point, I would just bite the bullet and try to put him down earlier. I know with DD the later we put her down the earlier and grumpier she wakes up!

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