18-month Sleep Revenge
Up until now SWHS has been a great sleeper. She slept through the night ate about 6 months. She usually takes two-three naps and then still sleeps through the night. She goes to bed around 6:30 and wakes up at 5:30 because that is when we have to leave for work. There have even been days that she has gone to 4:30 and slept all night.
But last night that has all changed.
She turned 18-months on October 27. I knew about the 18-month sleep regression. But, I did not think that we would have a problem. She never had any of the other sleep issues that Moxie mentioned. Boy was I wrong!
Last night, SWHS slept for about 3 hours. She did not take a nap. She went to bed at 7:30 only to awake 3 hours later and decide NOT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP. I’m not kidding. She fought and fought and fought sleep. And she was tired. Boy was she tired.
DOTM and I divided the night but since he has to go to work at 10:00 AM this morning, I tried to take over after getting about 2 hours of sleep.
I am exhausted, I am driving myself insane trying to figure out a way to get through tonight because I have to work Monday. I can’t work on 3 hours sleep. I’m a teacher. Ninth Grade. I have to be awake.
Please tell me what you have done. What makes this time a little easier?
November 4th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Really we need help. Can’t go through another day like this. Am on knees and begging profusely.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
If she’s 18 months old, she’s more than old enough to cry it out. I would just put a few SAFE toys in her crib and go back to bed. She may get bored and fall asleep on her own or she may cry a lot…at first. It just takes time. Either way, take yourself out of the equation and get some REST! Who cares if she sleeps? She’s a baby. But YOU GUYS need sleep! Unless you think she doesn’t feel well or something, there’s no reason to stay up with her all night.
Then again, I’ve never really been too attentive to my kids at night (unless they needed it) and all three slept 10-12 hours straight every night from the time they were six months old. I do know that it’s WAY tougher to start that with the first one.
GOOD LUCK and I hope that night was a fluke!