Todler Still not sleeping through

Hi there lallies.

It is very hard when our little ones are not sleeping well or feeling well & you as a parent get sleep deprived!

Firstly, I see she suffers from constipation & reflux. These 2 can add to her not sleeping well. Do you offer some water in between feeds or with her solids?
Is she breastfed or formula fed as formula contains a high dose of iron which can add to the constipation & therefore babies need some extra fluids

Secondly, sleeping through is a developmental milestone that differs from baby to baby and children only really start sleeping through between age 2 - 5yrs. So, don't stress too much about that.

I know you said she did sleep through at one stage but babies go sleep regressions, growth spurts & about 10 wonder weeks before age 2

Babies still need some milk feeds throughout the night.

Rather take her to the paed so that you can sort that reflux & constipation out & take it from there.

Can you & your husband not make turns every 2nd night so you guys can get some sleep?

I definitely think you need to sort out her reflux and constipation problems rather than focussing on her sleep issues. I think once the other issues are resolved the sleep should improve on it's own. Even if she doesn't sleep through she should at least sleep better.

I see that it is ok to post links to other sites on here (I wasn't sure last night). So here is the URL for the site:

www.troublesometots.com

Perhaps have a look first at the top link "Tummy Problems" which has articles on sleeping issues where medical problems (allregies/reflux etc) are part of the issue. I really hope this helps, sleep deprivation is one of the worst forms of torture! All of the best and let us know how it goes!

many thanks x i willl have a look x

Hi, there is a very good website that you can check out. Google Troublesometots, that should get you the correct address. Hope this helps, there is some excellent advice and I think the owner of the website will answer personal emails.

All of the best!

I was wondering if there is someone like a sleeping therapist that could assist us with my 17 month old still not sleepig through the night. She slept through from 3-9 months. Then got ear infection and ended up in our room. Since then its been downhill all the way. She does supper from reflux and constant constipation. Shes a very bad eater and feeding is a big fight every time. The past 3 nights was a turn for the worse when she started settling only with a night feed (bottel) at 1 am?? We are so exhausted and just totally lost. I have been googeling my fingers blue. I wish i could go and see a specialist that could confirm the problem.