Why does my child hate sleep. I hate night time. He just screams forever. He used to seem tired at 7:30 n go down…

It's never ending! I'm constantly going

@missjess, that's tough! My husband works 12 hour days so he gets home cooks and falls asleep. So I am on my own and no real break. And when he does nap I'm trying to make my house not look like a sty. It's really never ending being a stay at home mom

Me too! I'm a stay at home single mom! Do it all alone and only time I get a break is when my son goes with his father one night every other weekend.

@missjess, yes! My exhaustion is insane. And I'm a stay at home mom so I don't get a break of any sort to even rest most days.

Lol! I have no idea. But I know just how you feel. I get frustrated too. It's hard especially when you're tired as hell and have to deal with that. My son is such a good baby otherwise! Lol he just likes to sleep with his mommy 🙃

@missjess, I'll definitely try the lavender that's a good idea. I know as much as it frustrates me I am getting zero sleep I feel so bad he can't just tell me how to help. I know as a kid benedryl didn't make me sleep so maybe it's genetics and it's my fault he hates sleep lol

Yeah I didn't do it till maybe 8-9 months but it was suggested by my pediatrician so that's why I gave it a go and it's the only thing that's worked! Definitely try the lavender stuff. If it doesn't work then at least you tried. I've done just about everything. I've put sleepy time tea in his bottles not a thing! Lol he has had to take Benadryl for an allergy and he doesn't even sleep through the night with that! Some babies just end up being bad sleepers. They go through so much that sets them off. I feel bad a lot for my son because I can't read his mind and help him with exactly what's going on.

@missjess, I should definitely try the lavender. That's a good idea. He barely naps! That's the thing that doesn't make sense. He will be 5 months this Sunday. And he takes 4 half hour naps throughout the day. No significant naps. Random days it'll be an hour and a half for one. But I feel like I can't even take away naps this young and the fact he barely has any to take. Something has to give lol

Lol, I feel you so much! My son slowly got better at sleeping then he went down hill and I to dealt with it months on end where he slept like a half hour and was awake and I've done everything! With cutting his naps ( he only naps once in the morning and that's it) he now sleeps better. Some nights better than others. I also use a lavender night time ointment on his back, chest and feet and I put lavender essential oils in his humidifier. Maybe you could try something like that.

@missjess, I have the night time gripe water. It's hit or miss. It definitely is hard when it could be so many different things. I think the hardest part is he was a great sleeper. From birth to 3 months he did 8-9 hours every night. No struggle. No magic. Now two months of this I'm at a loss. And it gets worse by the week. I wish I had a crystal ball giving me hope that I'll get sleep again one day lol

My son has always been a bad sleeper. It's an every night struggle. I've had to cut naps for him to sleep more. But maybe baby is teething? Or sleep regression or growth spurt... It's so hard to know they go through so much. I usually when I know my son is really teething/cutting teeth give him Camilia and Ibuprofen before bed. They have night time gripe water( doesn't work for my son, but it might help yours!)

It's been two months of the waking up every few hours. And just started fighting going down. I feel like it's never going to end

4 month sleep regression...my daughter was up every hour and a half for about 3 weeks.. it's cause thier sleep is becoming more adult like so it kinda messes with em...hang in there he'll be back to normal soon