I think the main reason I get so irritated with my son acting this way and fighting sleep is…
I think the main reason I get so irritated with my son acting this way and fighting sleep is because, he's not a tiny baby anymore, he knows when his bedtime is and when he just forces himself to stay up I know the crankiness starts to set in. On top of that I have 2 million things I need to be doing and here I am rocking a 14 month old for 3 and a half hours and now just trying to lay in bed beside him until he finally just gives in and stops flopping around. Which makes me even more tired, so then by the time he does go to sleep I won't have the motivation or energy to do anything..
starr·
Talk to his pediatrician they may tell you to try the sleepy time tea for kids. Idk if he's still to young for it or not but they told me to try it when my son was 2 it works wonders all natural and just relaxes them they won't develop a habit to it but after a few weeks my son got use to having warm tea at night. So I would give him regular warm tea n it would help him go to sleep
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Or you could try melatonin drops
Not sure how old they have to be before you can give it to them. But your body naturally produces it (it's the thing that makes you sleepy) and A LOT of people actually don't produce enough of it so they can't fall asleep. It really only works if your body is low on melatonin, so if he is, it'll knock him out in 15 min. If not, then he'll just stay the same. Worth a shot!
babyjjsmommy·
Мама сына (1 год)
Thanks ladies, he's on Zyrtec for allergies which I give him at night and usually makes him sleepy. But there are servers nights through out the week where he wants to keep fidgeting and waking himself up even when he does go to sleep. Like he's fighting it. I think he is probably too young for both, but I think I may try transitioning him to his crib because maybe that will help?
babyjjsmommy·
Мама сына (1 год)
@kailey.gallentine, @triplet_super_mom,
starr·
He may also be having night terrors or something. That may explain why he wakes hisself back up and fight so much. Try googling children's night terrors. Or he could just be in that stage where kids don't sleep they think they gonna miss something lol
babyjjsmommy·
Мама сына (1 год)
I don't think it's that bc he doesn't cry or whine really, but could definitely be bc he isn't wanting to miss out on anything. That's exactly what I think it is! Lol @triplet_super_mom,
babyjjsmommy·
Мама сына (1 год)
How in the world do you do it with triplets? I give you major props! @triplet_super_mom,
starr·
@babyjjsmommy, kids hit a stage where they hate to sleep try the warm milk or juice n hr may be fine. No thanks it's not as hard as I thought it would be, there really good babies