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So in the last month my 18 mo old has begun to take 2-3 hours to go to bed at night, and I'm beginning to really feel resentful since it's the only time I really have with her dad. Is anyone else going through this? I gave her dinner last night, took her on a long walk, gave her a bath, and then gave her milk while rocking her. Two hours later... After three hours the other day I let her cry (never for more than 10 minutes at a time) and she went to sleep very quickly and slept ALL night. We sleep with her, also, by the way. Anyway. I finally let her cry for a few minutes last night and she got so upset she pooped, and then it took another hour and a half to get her to bed, and she woke up constantly. She woke up at 1 and was restless until 4:30. Not crying, just popping her head up every five minutes so no one was sleeping. I can't keep doing this, and i don't know how to compromise with her. This is making me crazy, and peevy. Any ideas?
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Re: Not Sleeping
Fri, November 2, 2007 - 1:07 PMSorry I don't have an answer but applaud you for dealing with this now. We have a 3 1/2 year old (and another due in january) and are still battling 2-3 hours a night to get him down whether he sleeps with us or not. We've tried the walking, warm baths, reading books, letting him cry, aromatherapy and nothing works. The pediatrician says some children just sleep a lot less than others and though it severely disrupts important parental togetherness time (and is excruciatingly frustrating) it will go away eventually. Maybe try getting a sitter once a week or so for some one-on-one time with you honey and good luck to you! -
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Re: Not Sleeping
Mon, November 5, 2007 - 12:14 PMThings got better for a few days and then started up again. Last night I let her cry a couple minutes, but she freaks out and throws up everywhere. I finally gave up and just rocked her while letting her watch tv with me. She fell asleep in five minutes. I think sometimes it's the act of being in resistance to each other that keeps them awake. -
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Re: Not Sleeping
Mon, November 5, 2007 - 7:24 PMDefinitely. I have had a few times with my son that I struggled to keep him in bed, then finally gave up and let him climb out of bed. Once he had walked around the room for a minute, he climbed back into bed and went to sleep. -
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Re: Not Sleeping
Mon, November 5, 2007 - 9:59 PMSometimes I have times where I know Anaya is tired but she just will not go to sleep. So I let her crawl around for a while and then I take her into her bed and lay down with her. Sometimes she just goes to sleep with me but like tonight she wouldn't so I let her get back up and crawl around the bed. She played for a while and then started to crawl my direction when I accidentally bumped her binky(she knows it's sound) The she grabbed the binky and curled up next to me. She was awake for about another 15 min tossing gently and babbling to herself but she finally fell asleep. Sometimes I find that she just needs to wear herself out.
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