Almost 3 year old...not sleeping

July 13, 2006

Hi guys,

We have a unique situation in that we adopted our daughter recently, so she is

a little older than the average child getting used to the bar at night.....I

have read the widening of the bar setting suggestions and have tried different

sleeping positions...all for naught....her shoes are not too tight and we have

loosened them wwwayyyy up.....she is literally waking up every 20 minutes

crying. During the day she's fine. Anybody in a similar situation?

Help!

artlovr wrote:

I posted about this same problem last week. My son is 13 months old

and we have given up on the crib and moved to the pack and play. For

the last three months, he has usually woken up very early in the

morning...4:30, 5, 5:50 or 6, crying and obviously still tired. We

tried different things with the shoes and the bar but the problem

continued. He got several teeth all at once so we thought that was

the problem. Finally, last week we switched to the pack and play for

naps and night time. It took him a few days to adjust to not getting

up early and I am happy to report that the last two mornings he woke

up a little after 7 am happy and talking. (just watch, now that I

have written this, he will be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow.)

06-19-05

> Hi all,

> My son is 10 months old now and wearing the shoes only when he

sleeps

> at night. However, he is a real mover at night, smacking the side

of

> the crib numerous times, getting stuck sideways, and I have also

> caught him sitting on his knees multiple times as well screaming.

So

> my question is, If the crib isn't working out and a toddler bed is

> unsafe at this time, what other options are out there? I have

research

> numerous avenues and have come up blank. Any suggestions?

> Thank you,

> 's mom

>

July 14, 2006

Sort of similar situation. My son is back to wearing the bar(Dobbs brace)

at night for being retreated for his bilateral CF. He just turned 4 and

we have had many restless nights since. He used to sleep through the

night before he started wearing the bar. It has been hard not to want to

take the brace off just so we all could sleep, but I have been diligent.

I know it is just uncomfortable for him b/c he can tell me. We make sure

he is cool enough, he wears his brace at night so we put his brace on at

least an hour before he goes to bed. We also put a pillow behind his

knees. Sometimes we give him motrin when he complains of pain. He is

finally sleeping through the night(for the most part) after being back in

the brace for over a month. Hope your daughter is sleeping soon.

>

> Hi guys,

> We have a unique situation in that we adopted our daughter recently,

> so she is a little older than the average child getting used to the

> bar at night.....I have read the widening of the bar setting

> suggestions and have tried different sleeping positions...all for

> naught....her shoes are not too tight and we have loosened them

> wwwayyyy up.....she is literally waking up every 20 minutes crying.

> During the day she's fine. Anybody in a similar situation?

>

> Help!

>

> artlovr wrote:

> I posted about this same problem last week. My son is 13

> months old

> and we have given up on the crib and moved to the pack and play. For

> the last three months, he has usually woken up very early in the

> morning...4:30, 5, 5:50 or 6, crying and obviously still tired. We

> tried different things with the shoes and the bar but the problem

> continued. He got several teeth all at once so we thought that was the

> problem. Finally, last week we switched to the pack and play for naps

> and night time. It took him a few days to adjust to not getting up

> early and I am happy to report that the last two mornings he woke up a

> little after 7 am happy and talking. (just watch, now that I have

> written this, he will be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow.)

>

> 06-19-05

>

>> Hi all,

>> My son is 10 months old now and wearing the shoes only when he

> sleeps

>> at night. However, he is a real mover at night, smacking the side

> of

>> the crib numerous times, getting stuck sideways, and I have also

>> caught him sitting on his knees multiple times as well screaming.

> So

>> my question is, If the crib isn't working out and a toddler bed is

>> unsafe at this time, what other options are out there? I have

> research

>> numerous avenues and have come up blank. Any suggestions?

>> Thank you,

>> 's mom

>>

July 14, 2006

,

If she is fine with the brace during the day, I say there is something

amiss that is keeping her from getting comfortable to sleep for very

long. Do you think she is banging the bar waking herself up? How

wide is her bar? You've checked to see that her shoulders fit between

the heels of the shoes? If this does not seem to help, maybe she is

the opposite, maybe she needs it narrower? How long has she been in

the brace? When she wakes up crying does she cry herself back to

sleep or seem still half asleep when you go to her and falls right

back to sleep? Or is she wide awake and crying and takes a while to

get back to sleep?

Sorry for all the questions, just hoping I can get a better handle on

this if I have a little more info - then we can help you get your

little one sleeping through the night.

Mom to Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs brace 12hrs/day)

> > Hi all,

> > My son is 10 months old now and wearing the shoes only when he

> sleeps

> > at night. However, he is a real mover at night, smacking the side

> of

> > the crib numerous times, getting stuck sideways, and I have also

> > caught him sitting on his knees multiple times as well screaming.

> So

> > my question is, If the crib isn't working out and a toddler bed is

> > unsafe at this time, what other options are out there? I have

> research

> > numerous avenues and have come up blank. Any suggestions?

> > Thank you,

> > 's mom

> >

July 17, 2006

It's a mixture of how awake she is....I rub her toes or her legs to get her back

to sleep....I am going to widen the brace setting tonight, but it didn't help

the one night....

I think it's a frustration thing...

She's in a pack and play so it's not a banging problem...

She has been in for three weeks now......

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