Hi all..my 14 mnths old son has not been sleeping well since a long time.initially i was attributing it to his cold n then his constpation.then i noticed his 7th teeth was coming so i thot that may b the reason. but none of this looks like the real reason. Before putting him to slp i give him n chnage his clothes etc. his not slping well is taking a toll on the family..and on him as well. he is becoming very irritable doent want any one to touch him...wants to do his own thing. he knows hoe to walk/run and wants to keep doing that all the time :)..are all kids of this age like this? pls share some suggestions for giving him a good sleep. thank you. chetana replied. Dear aks

I have a 15 month old son and GOD!! does he ever get tired. Well he keeps on running all day long. The bed is his enemy u can say. Basically very high energy kid.

As an infant he had colic hence he had miserable nights. Then teething and all...anyways what i do is...firstly i never try to put him to sleep. He would never sleep if i keep trying again and again. I just leave him to his play and then when i feel that he is really tired i have a fixed routine(i guess this routine helps a lot for him to identify as to what he should be doing). I massage his legs and then brush his teeth, wash his hands, face etc, change his clothes(every single layer). apply little lotion with a drop of caladryl(i feel sometimes he scratches his body during sleep)and then give him milk...after this i make sure that me and my husband stay in bed with him(he sleeps with us only, no separate bed) now also i donot compel him to sleep...he plays for sometime(i donot let him get down fm the bed) and then he somehow falls asleep himself.
another thing i refrain from giving him anything new to eat at night. and keep a gap of 2 hrs between his dinner and night milk.
despite all this he does keep on tossing and turning and moving 360 degree at night.
i guess as they grow up they wuld learn to sleep and let us sleep also.
take care
chetana gauri replied. yes..she does wake up at night ...her timing is 4 am....to play...she call her papa...so that he plays with her...lol....
oh my god...hats off to those who have 4 to 5 kids....!!!!!!!
sometimes she gets up at 6am...she wakw up entire family....she will jump on every1...make noise...my god...
i think its just a phase ...all this while they were only looking at things silently ...now they have a chance to chase them...
cool down its ok...but very tiring for moms...but u cant help it....
my daughter talks ..laughs ..in her sleep....
n lil if she moves or makes noise i get up...that breaks my sleep...
no comments...life is tuff.... MG replied. Hi Aks

I am also in the same boat. If u remember i posted this ques for Hetal. But unfortunately no reply.
Eben I am not able to figure out whats the reason. My son will sleep nicely till 1-2am. But after that he will wake up every hour. I am exhausted completely. This is effecting his growth and also my health.
Please let me know if u find some reason/solution.
Thanks
MG gauri replied. i felt like ur describing my daughter...only difference is she doesnt want to sleep...its a most diff task is to put her to sleep...all ur energy will drain ...but touchwood once she goes to sleep she doesnt get up soon...but she dnest want to slepp...all th time she wants to play play n play.....
if i send her to this mumbai marathon...she will be the winner...of 2008...last night while was running like a speedy train she fell down ....her upper lips got hurt by her teeth...she was bleeding ...her lip is still swolloen ....in 10 mins she was back to her normal running...its very scary...
she desont want to be carried by any1...she wants to walk alone...she hates holding hand too....
i think this is a new generation...
tpday morning she got up at 4.30am...
my head is aching ...my eyes r closing..n i am in office...
can any 1 help...
what is a reson...couple of days back to went to hetals diet...i dont see any difference....
pls help....