Getting 2 year old to STTN?

Mrs.Greeko · January 2012

Lexi was a pretty good sleeper as a baby and a a toddler until recently. She now only STTN a couple times a week. Last night was really bad. She was up from 3-4 needing me in there every 10 minutes. She won't fall asleep with her light off and when sh wakes demands that her light e turned on again. I don't think it is healthy to sleep in a fully lit room, but she won't sleep otherwise. She has a nightlight and a twilight ladybug. Today she told me there's a red monster in her room, but she just wants to be awake in the middle of the night so that's why she wake up. Lucy didn't STTN consistently till she night PTed at 3.5 years. I thought the wakings corresponded to nights she wet her pull up, but she wakes on nights she stays dry as well. I need different ideas, because I really need to sleep, especially since M is finally going for 5-6 hours at night sometimes.

Mrs.Greeko · January 2012

Sorry for typos, iPad...

smilelari · January 2012

I got nothing. You know I've got my own toddler sleep issues. Gavin wants to be out of bed at 4:30 some mornings. If you just go with it, he's a total fuss pot. He needs more sleep! We go in there, tell him it's still night-night time and that he can get up when his clock turns green. He screams. He tells us he's poopy (he's not). He tells us he's thirsty. We hear "I want train", "I want out", "I'm done", "Help, please". We go get him at 6, when his clock turns green.

Up from 3-4 sounds really unpleasant. seems like she's starting to have nightmare type problems? Have you tried sitting in the room or in the doorway long enough for her to fall back asleep?

Mrs.Greeko · January 2012

smilelari:
I got nothing. You know I've got my own toddler sleep issues. Gavin wants to be out of bed at 4:30 some mornings. If you just go with it, he's a total fuss pot. He needs more sleep! We go in there, tell him it's still night-night time and that he can get up when his clock turns green. He screams. He tells us he's poopy (he's not). He tells us he's thirsty. We hear "I want train", "I want out", "I'm done", "Help, please". We go get him at 6, when his clock turns green.

Up from 3-4 sounds really unpleasant. seems like she's starting to have nightmare type problems? Have you tried sitting in the room or in the doorway long enough for her to fall back asleep?

She wants me to sleep with, but I don't want to start that. Maybe I'll tell her she can come sleep on the floor in our room. Lucy did that sometimes for awhile. Oh and she wants nothing to do with DH in the middle of the night... Getting up at 430 sounds awful too. Hopefully both our toddlers move thru this stage quickly.

tra_la_la · January 2012

We went through the light stage too and we just left the light on. I was worried about leaving it on but it was the only way she would STTN. She still woke up but would go back to sleep on her own. We did that for 2 weeks, then we used a small lamp for 2 weeks and then 2 night lights. She still has some nights she asks to keep the light on and we leave a small lamp on. Our pedi told us the whole thing was fine and won't cause any harm. That her getting a full nights sleep is the most important. If you poke around google a bit it seems like a pretty common problem and most people just leave the light on or let their kid sleep with them.

whitdog23 · January 2012

I'm completely evil but I just ignore DS if he wakes up in the middle of the night. I feel like every few months he goes through a stage where something messes with his sleep (generally we have trouble with him freaking out when we first put him down) but after a few nights of feeling like a horrible mother for not running to him, he's back to sleeping 12-13 hours straight at night.

GL!!

CaseBride · January 2012

LBaker19:
We went through the light stage too and we just left the light on. I was worried about leaving it on but it was the only way she would STTN. She still woke up but would go back to sleep on her own. We did that for 2 weeks, then we used a small lamp for 2 weeks and then 2 night lights. She still has some nights she asks to keep the light on and we leave a small lamp on. Our pedi told us the whole thing was fine and won't cause any harm. That her getting a full nights sleep is the most important. If you poke around google a bit it seems like a pretty common problem and most people just leave the light on or let their kid sleep with them.

We did this too - left the light on for awhile. DS slept just fine with it, and I was tired of making it an issue. One day he stopped needing it and that was that.

Mrs.Greeko · January 2012

whitdog23:
I'm completely evil but I just ignore DS if he wakes up in the middle of the night. I feel like every few months he goes through a stage where something messes with his sleep (generally we have trouble with him freaking out when we first put him down) but after a few nights of feeling like a horrible mother for not running to him, he's back to sleeping 12-13 hours straight at night.

GL!!

Yeah, but is he still in a crib? Lexi's not so if I don't respond she comes and finds me. And if she screams too much she wakes Lucy up too...

Kmac-06 · January 2012

Mrs.Greeko:

smilelari:
I got nothing. You know I've got my own toddler sleep issues. Gavin wants to be out of bed at 4:30 some mornings. If you just go with it, he's a total fuss pot. He needs more sleep! We go in there, tell him it's still night-night time and that he can get up when his clock turns green. He screams. He tells us he's poopy (he's not). He tells us he's thirsty. We hear "I want train", "I want out", "I'm done", "Help, please". We go get him at 6, when his clock turns green.

Up from 3-4 sounds really unpleasant. seems like she's starting to have nightmare type problems? Have you tried sitting in the room or in the doorway long enough for her to fall back asleep?

She wants me to sleep with, but I don't want to start that. Maybe I'll tell her she can come sleep on the floor in our room. Lucy did that sometimes for awhile. Oh and she wants nothing to do with DH in the middle of the night... Getting up at 430 sounds awful too. Hopefully both our toddlers move thru this stage quickly.

I don't have experience with this yet, but I would do the floor thing. I remember my dad doing this with my younger sister, and I have a few friends who have done it also. Just make a floor bed for her and tell her she can come in quietly if she doesn't want to be alone. Or leave the light on if that works!

whitdog23 · January 2012

Mrs.Greeko:
whitdog23:
I'm completely evil but I just ignore DS if he wakes up in the middle of the night. I feel like every few months he goes through a stage where something messes with his sleep (generally we have trouble with him freaking out when we first put him down) but after a few nights of feeling like a horrible mother for not running to him, he's back to sleeping 12-13 hours straight at night.

GL!!
Yeah, but is he still in a crib? Lexi's not so if I don't respond she comes and finds me. And if she screams too much she wakes Lucy up too...

Ahh, true. We have a baby gate at the door to DS's room and no other kids to have to consider! GL!

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