16 month old trouble sleeping?
*trying to stop breastfeeding during the night
*still waking and i have trouble getting him back to sleep
*tried ‘control crying’ without success, tries to climb out of cot and continues to cry for extended periods
*only settles when i am in the room
has anyone got any suggestions or strategies that they have tried and found they have worked, i would really appreciate any help you can give.
I also have trouble getting him to sleep initially
Climbing out of the cot is soo scary, my 14 month old had a serious accident so firstly i suggset a crib cover or co-sleep which i now do, he can then feed when he wants and i dont have to get out of bed and he settles straight back to sleep, Or if you are trying to break the habit I suggest some calming music, a teddy, a dummy and keep trying at leaving him to selth soothe, My son didnt react well either to contrllled crying and i gave up after 2 days, But a few weeks later i retried and he now lays down listens to his musical aquarium turtle and goes straight to sleep so sometimes it comes down to the fact that they are just not developmentally ready to do it, It seems so cruel to all of a sudden inforce CIO methods when the baby is only doing what we trained them to do but it is probably the quickest way to break the habit so it kinda comes down to wether you really wanna break the habit and try tough love but if you are like me I suggest keep doing what you are doing till he breaks the habit himself, If you and your baby are not sleep deprived dont feel pressured to do what other people think you should be doing.