https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:30:49 +0000 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:59:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=40454 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386506&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386506 Author: mummymonster
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Posted: 12 September 2011 at 5:59am

i took him out of the sleeping bag as i thought it was a bit of a hazzard once he started walking (and mainly falling over) in it.

we have a night light - which we recently changed to a lower bulb as i thought it was too bright

last night they tag-teamed us all night DS1 got both DH & I up more times than I can count and DS2 fed 3 times]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:59:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386506&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386506 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386488&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386488 Author: mrsbt
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 10:08pm

We used a sleeping bag till after the boys were 2 and it worked great. My nearly 3 yo still randomly wakes and cries for his soft toy or has a 'runny nose' but goes straight back to sleep, but he is getting better. He use to have nightmares and night terrors when he was younger but seems to have grown out of them. I always just go in no fuss give him soft toy and just go 'shh, shh, shh", re-lying him down if necessary and leave again. It takes me 5 minutes and I can usually lie down and go straight back to sleep... I decided a while back I preferred to go in quickly and it only takes 5min rather than let him cry and scream and end in me being awake for ages...
Good luck]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:08:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386488&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386488 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386463&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386463 Author: Kellz
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 8:59pm

I second a sleeping bag. DS 20 months loves his and is sleeping great since we moved him into his big boy bed 2 weeks ago. I have short-sheeted the bed so that he cant wiggle down as he somehow managed to turn around and go head first down to the end of the bed and get stuck last week which was horrible. I also have a single bed sheet folded in half length-ways then put width ways across the bed- on top of the blanket and sheet so I can tuck him in more sucurely as the bed sheets dont tuck in much at all, and easily untuck- this holds him in place a lot firmer.]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:59:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386463&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386463 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386458&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386458 Author: 1st_Time_Preggies
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 8:53pm

Hi IssacsMum. I DREAM of a sleep through every second night haha lol. My DS (19 months) wakes once, twice or three times every night. Has slept through about a dozen times in his whole life.

So I sympathise immensely :-)

Have you tried a sleeping bag? That way they can move around and sleep in all sorts of crazy positions and stay warm. We also have a heater in DS's room, as well as a night light (I try everything )]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:53:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386458&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386458 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386419&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386419 Author: Shelt
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 7:51pm

Not that its much help but I sympathise. My DD gets nightmares probably about twice a week on average and often does the random scream thing. Its very weird but I think it does have a lot to do with being hot. She was also wearing a polar fleece sleepsuit, but she was often too hot when under the covers. I have gone back to normal PJs in the last few days and now she is waking coz she is cold but no random screams...can't win ]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:51:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386419&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386419 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386284&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386284 Author: mummymonster
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 12:49pm

we've got him in a polar fleece all-in-one, (my guess is) it would be too much when he's under the covers and not enough when he's on top.]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:49:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386284&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386284 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386269&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386269 Author: Danda08
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 11:03am

Maybe to address the bedding concern you could try something like this]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:03:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386269&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386269 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386210&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386210 Author: Kellz
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 7:49am

If it is nightmares, then removing cheese and bananas from his diet might be worth a try.

What about trying a night light in his room- this has helped both my kids.

]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:49:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386210&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386210 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386204&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386204 Author: mummymonster
Subject: 40454
Posted: 11 September 2011 at 7:04am

My DS1 25mths is not a 'good sleeper' and never has been. He does sleep though the night completely maybe every second night.
On the nights he plays up he can wake the whole house with this complaint and that. Main complaints are 'blanket' (in the wrong place whether it's on him or not) and 'rabbit' (he's lost his favourite toy, whether he's got it or not). Some nights it's just a single random scream every now and then.

I've wondered if he gets nightmares, which I couldn't do anything about anyway.

I'm never sure if bedding temp is the problem as we never know if it's a night he'll be on top of the bed or under the blankets. (He's not good as staying in one place on the bed, or in one direction but is pretty good as staying on the bed).

Any suggestions welcome ]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:04:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40454&PID=1386204&title=help-toddler-night-sleep-issues#1386204