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Hi! I have a 26 month old son who refuses to go to bed. No matter how tired he is when I put him in the bed and make him stay he cries until he throws up EVERYWHERE! It happens every time. Now I have resorted to putting him on the couch with a pillow until he falls asleep, then moving him to the bed. Then he wakes up in the middle of the night and won't go back to sleep unless I lay down with him.
Has anyone else ever gone through this? How do I get us out of this mess?
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| Posted by trina on 11/27/2007 12:33 PM
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| Do you have a set bed time routhine, bath, book etc. If it is a bath try using the Johnson's Bedtime bath it has lavendar and camamile in it to relax you can also use a lotion instead of a bathtime bath. Also try laying him in bed and singing or asking him what he wants to read. Also is he taking an afternoon or late evening nap? He may not be ready for bed if he has only been up for a few hours. Let us know more about his routine and maybe we can come up with some suggestions... |
| posted by Kyleen on 11/29/2007 01:04 PM
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Well, we have to use a special soap that is nonscented because he has bad problems with eczema. The doctor also told me not to bathe him every day so that throws a wrench into the bath time / bed time routine.
This was the routine that worked for a long time until just recently when all this started happening.
Usually before bedtime we change him into his pajamas, dim the lights a little and read. Sometimes if he will let me I rock him in my lap for a while before I put him down.
He usually doesn't take a nap any later than noon. Every once in a while it's later. That's another problem. I can't make him lie down for a nap. We go through the same screaming and sometimes throwing up thing if I put him down for a nap. This is even if I am sitting by him or even if I put him in my bed and lay next to him.
Usually he does it himself by crawling up on the couch and falling asleep. |
| posted by trina on 11/30/2007 05:21 PM
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| I am so sorry to hear that especialy since they are so active at that age and not taking a consistant nap leads to an overtired child which also makes putting him to bed at night a nightmare, I hope that some of the other mothers can come up with some helpful hints for you. |
| posted by Kyleen on 11/30/2007 11:52 PM
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| I'm so sorry you are going through this. It must be very hard on you to see your son this way. I know the bath time routine works very well for us and our daughter. I know your son has eczema but maybe you can give him a bath every night but only wash him with soap every other night? The nights that you don't wash him maybe try the Aveeno oatmeal to put in the water which is very soothing to eczmea. My daughter also suffers from eczmea and when it flares up this is what we do. The bath time routine definitely settles them. Also maybe you can stay with him in his room until he falls asleep. I understand that children this age often go through separation anxiety, especially at bedtime. Also maybe he needs to go to bed earlier? An over tired child can sometimes act this way. I hope that my tips can help you out! |
| posted by Heather on 12/02/2007 11:39 AM
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