17 month old sleep?
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I asked a similar question a little bit ago and some suggestions were:
Hylands Calms Forte`. Its working pretty well for my 18 mo old.
Lavender oil in the bath water
no TV an hour before bed
a white noise machine
i had the same problem as an infant, as well as with one of my kids.
grandma's wisdom is always best.
i put a little beer in the bottle, as she did with me. just a half an ounce to an ounce. older doctors will swear by it, younger doctors will tell you its foolish, but it WORKS.
half ounce of beer in a 4 oz warm bottle, with a little cereal in there too. or 1 oz for 8 oz bottle. sounds wierd, but it works
Do not give that child beer. Try putting him to bed before he gets that tired. I use to just sit in a rocking chair with my son on the nights he had trouble sleeping.Try sitting next to him until he goes to sleep.Let him cry because u are right there with him.If he knows that if he keeps crying you'll pick him up.Then thats the problem. Stop picking him up. Just sit in the room with him.It will take time but he will stop. Good luck hon
DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT give your child alcohol of any kind for any reason. your son is doing this because when babies get overtired their nervous systems go into major haywire. He will stop crying but right now he knows someone is coming to get him if he keeps going. Are his naptimes normal? His day should be the same everyday. Wake up, Nap and bed time. My son goes nowhere between 1-4 in the afternoon but that works for us. The babies whole day needs to be routine not just bedtime.
I just want to note that if you give your child any alcoholic beverage, someone may and should report your behavior to the Department of Children and Family Services, also known as DCS or DCFS.
This behavior is endangering the welfare of a child, and is illegal. Your child will be removed from your care if someone finds out you have done this. I would not advise doing so, and if you ever do, you better be careful about not letting anyone find out.
Also, in the brain there is something called the myelin sheath. This is a fatty layer that surrounds the neural synapses after they form. Synapses are electrical pathways in the brain that control every single thing that you know, from your name to physics. The myelin sheath forms continually from birth until the early twenties. Alcohol consumption in any amount can cause a breakdown in this sheath, as well as causing it to stop forming completely. This is why the legal age for purchase of alcohol has been set at 21, because that is the age at which the average myelin sheath is completely formed. By giving a child of any age alcohol, you may be damaging any chance at a normal future they may have had. DO NOT DO IT!
Just cuddle him. Crying it out is stressing him out too much for him to go to sleep...think about it- how easily can you sleep in the middle of a really emotional crying so hard you are screaming and sobbing state?
At 17 months, my daughter was still breastfeeding, but coming towards the end of it. Our bed time was so relaxing because it consisted of going into our bedroom, story whilst feeding (which later became story after feeding to end her dependance on going to sleep whilst feeding) cuddle, and sleep.
Now, because she got used to the cuddle instead of feeding, which still relaxes her, she will go to bed with no problems.
Please do not feel bad if you have to rock your son to sleep. Once he stays asleep all night, it doesn't matter that you are rocking him to sleep.
After you have been holding him for a while to get him to sleep, try lying next to him on your bed (or his), still with some contact but not a full cuddle...he'll get used to that. Then he will fall asleep more easily because he is relaxed, rather than stressed out.
I may get bad ratings for this answer, but I really don't care. This is the method that has been working for me and my daughter, and since she has not been left to cry it out, she has become a wonderful sleeper. Give it a go :)
BEST OF LUCK!
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