sleep problems 13 month old

[GBLiz]

Hi, my little boy goes down great by himself at nights and has done since he was 8 months. he does wake up once or twice but would normally settle down ok the only downside being he wakes up really early between 5and 6am. He goes to bed at 7pm and has a couple of naps in the day which vary from 30 mins to 1.5 hours on rare occassions, but on average 45 mins which means he just about gets 12 hours sleep overall in 24 hrs.

the last week or two he has been waking up more frequently and making more and more fuss about going back into his cot. i think he is teething now and the last couple of nights his temperature at 2 in the morning has been through the roof (havent used a thermomenter so not sure how high but he is burning hot) it takes about an hour for it to come down after calpol and stripping him off and then he has been fretful for the rest of the night. I dont think i can do another night where he wakes first at about 11 and then is pretty much clinging and crying from 2am til dawn! in the daytime he's absolutely fine, although a bit clingy to me and chewing his dummy he doesnt seem unwell and no temperature

Help! i'm also pregnant so this lack of sleep is making me feel really ill! I would do controlled crying but it seems wrong to do it when he has that very high temperature so i have ended up just holding him for hours with neiher of us sleeping.

 

[Shepherdess]

could you bring him into your bed?

have you tried giving calpol before bed as a precaution? sorry not many useful thoughts from me

 

[GBLiz]

when i try to cuddle with him he just tosses and turns literally for hours, i think it keeps him awake not having his own space. plus if he does fall asleep, the slightest movement from me and he wakes. i finally got him to sleep with me about 5am thismorning and lay there rigid until 6 when i had got so cold and uncomfortable i just tried to pull the cover slightly and he woke up!

i was going to give him calpol before bed but as he seemed fine at that point and no temperature i didnt really like to. he didnt have a temperature when he woke about 11 either- it comes on in the early hours so not sure what to do

 

[kirlou92]

Hi, sounds like he's definitely fighting something! Have you been to the docs about his temp? My LO is 14 months now and she started fussing at bed time at 13 months when she usually goes down by herself without a problem. It did pass and she's back to sleeping through now after a few nights of controlled crying. Apparently it's quite common for babies at this age to start waking in the night again. But to have a temp indicates it might be something else in your case. Hope you get it sorted

 

[GBLiz]

Hi, yes it did turn out he was fighting something and not just teething. He came up in a rash one evening but at the same time he perked up a lot so i left it overnight and the next day he was pretty much back to his old self. So must have been some kind of virus. Back to normal now! Thanks for all replies