Were your kids good sleepers?

I have two children. My son who's 7, has been the best baby, toddler, and big kid I could have asked for. When he was younger, you pretty much had to get up and check on him to make sure he was ok because he was such a sound sleeper.... and even today when we are out past his bed time he begs to go to sleep in the car on the way home... Now my little girl who's 2, still doesn't sleep threw the night. She begs to stay up. We've tried everything for her, fan for sound, lights, TV, singing to her, crying it out, so far nothing seems to work. I run on about 2 hours of sleep a night/day (when ever I can get it) and it's rough. It wears you down, but thankfully, my horrible addiction to Mt. Dew has helped me alot. I just try to keep myself busy with household chores to fight off the urge to fall asleep when she is playing. My husband works odd shifts so it's been rough trying to find time for me to catch a nap here or there but we work it out. I have had to call in reinforcements from my mother in law to come play with the baby, and/or watch them both while I catch a few winks because I just can't go on. I will check out your site you listed to see if that would be something worth trying for her. Thanks.

My eldest never slept a lot during the day but she did sleep really well at night so it never mattered to me really she was such a relaxed happy child and she didnt cause a problem being awake at all, her sister howeve wow she slept all the time she is three and would still sleep in the day if it wasnt for her nursery session in the afternoon They both sleep 12 hours at night i do think ive been very lucky but also I have always kept a good routine at bedtime and i think it helped with my two they thrived on knowing what was happening at bed time and when it would happen and it seemed to help lull them to sleep as it was simply part of their routine. Different things work for different children though.

My husband and I got into a discussion with a Grandma, mother, and baby at the mall the other day. The Grandma and mother were talking about how kids will wake up when they are hungry, and if they are good sleepers, we should just let them sleep, and enjoy the peeace. My husband, who has raised a lot of children, agreed, and so did I. I told them about the story Mom told me about the night i was born. She had asked them to wake her up in the hospital when I was ready to nurse. The next morning when she had not been roused to feed me, she was annoyed. However, her tone changed when they told her that did not wake her because i did not wake them. LOL I'd slept through the night the night I was born.

My toddler son liked to sleep for half an hour in the afternoon when he was younger. Now he often falls asleep then and some days he stays awake all day. It depends on if he has had a really busy morning. He needs to have catheter care on a 24 hour timetable. My baby girl had trouble sleeping last night. Her nose was running and she kept crying. I soothed her with some cuddles. Good luck with your daughter's sleep. A nap in the day can help a child feel happy and awake.

Hi, moonchild1au. No, not hardly. They would stay up at the wee morning hours. They still do now. My son slept soundly when he was born. I did not have that much of a strain with him. But my girls, they would fuss and whine at night and in the early morning hours. It was very frustrating, I admit. But, I had to deal with it. It seemed that the older that they all got, I was able to rest more while they slept longer hours. Thanks for the website. I am in need of some soothing music to play around my kids