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username11
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 Sun, Feb 25 2024, 8:53 pm
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2 year old toddler, he used to go to sleep around 7 with no problems. The last few weeks I’ll start the bedtime routine the same time, but he’ll keep getting out of toddler bed, climbing on the bars, running out of room over and over and over and over. I redirect him over and over nothing helps. Eventually at around 10 I end up losing my mind and give a quarter milligram melatonin even though my dr said he’s against it for this age. But I’m so miserable, my mental health and marriage is not good and this is takin me over the edge. Someone please help with advice
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happy chick
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 8:56 pm
Can you try to cut out his daytime nap? It's hard int he beginning, because he might still need it. But clearly he's not tired enough.
Or maybe try some exercise/yoga before bedtime.
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username11
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 8:58 pm
| happy chick wrote: | Can you try to cut out his daytime nap? It's hard int he beginning, because he might still need it. But clearly he's not tired enough.
Or maybe try some exercise/yoga before bedtime. |
He’s 23 months, it’s not too early to cut out nap?
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amother
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 9:00 pm
| username11 wrote: | | 2 year old toddler, he used to go to sleep around 7 with no problems. The last few weeks I’ll start the bedtime routine the same time, but he’ll keep getting out of toddler bed, climbing on the bars, running out of room over and over and over and over. I redirect him over and over nothing helps. Eventually at around 10 I end up losing my mind and give a quarter milligram melatonin even though my dr said he’s against it for this age. But I’m so miserable, my mental health and marriage is not good and this is takin me over the edge. Someone please help with advice |
Try adding something new into the routine- when I ask my toddler if she wants to talk about her day she gets really excited and I basically say what we did that day. If it was extra fun she asks me to repeat it a few times. It rly calms her down.
Also try shortening the nap if he is still napping. 7 is rly early if still napping
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amother
Grape
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 9:00 pm
| username11 wrote: | | He’s 23 months, it’s not too early to cut out nap? |
How long is the nap? I wouldn’t cut it entirely. That age they still need some sort of nap still… if it’s 2 hours , wake him at 1.5 hour.
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amother
Catmint
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 9:02 pm
Magnesium lotion from earthley on his feet
Ndf sleepy from bioray
Keep lights dim, use red lights
Diffuse calming essential oils
No screentime in the evenings
Clean up his diet -- remove dyes and msg
Blackout shades in the room
Check for pinworms and strep
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amother
Mistyrose
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 9:03 pm
Some kids do cut out the nap at this age.
But definitely keep it short. Try wake him up already after 45 min.
(My toddler is 27 months and I try not to let him nap. If he does nap, he's easily up until midnight.)
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username11
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Sun, Feb 25 2024, 9:11 pm
He takes a short nap at his morah, I can ask her to shorten it even more.
I’ll try these suggestions, thank you
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