My son is 2 1/2 and doesn't sleep at night. We have a routine, but every 2 hrs he's awake screaming.?

Question

I tried feeding, bathing, bedtime lotion. I don't no what to do. I need some sleep. How do I keep him asleep?

Answer 1

Usually younger children have trouble recognizing when it's time to sleep. Don't do anything to stimulate him. Instead of turning on the lights, cradle him in your arms in the dark and give him some warm milk. He'll eventually get bored and fall asleep.  

Answer 2

Sounds like he having nightmares. They wake up screaming when they have bad dreams. My 6 year old was having bad dreams at the age and now my four year old son just start getting them. they could be the reason why he waking up screaming like that.

Answer 3

you have to find out whats causing this. Is he waking screaming and when you go in he is awake or is he screaming and taking a min to wake up... It could be a night terror I had them when I was younger. I would wake up screaming for my parents and throwing them away till they could wake me and calm me down. Night terrors are because of something terrible happening to him. if its a nightmare then its dreams and he might be stressed but the best thing is to talk to your doctor to find out which it is and then to find out that whats happened and how to correct it.  

Answer 4

Make sure he eats a good meal and give him warm milk in a sippy cup before bed works for mine

Answer 5

go through every possible step you could think of as far as caring for him goes...

you know, make sure he's fed, he's not uncomfortable, he's not sick or whatever else you can think of. if he's teething, put some of that soothing cream on his gums. If you've gone through the list and you can't think of anything else to do, you may just have to let him cry. sometimes kids especially at a young age will cry for your attention. it may take awhile, but if you need to, go get some earplugs so you can get some rest. he's not dying, though he may think  he is. Just make sure he's alright, then just let him cry til he falls asleep.

I would consult his doc about it before long tho

It's not cruel, and it is hard, but it will keep him from becoming attatched and dependent on you.

Answer 6

I became  a Kinesiologist because a Kinesiologist helped me.  My son when he was about 12 months started crying and screaming most of the time.  I was at my wits ends, sometimes he would cry and scream for 24 hours straight.

I took him to a Kinesiologist, who tested him and found he had had a shock and was reliving it over and over in his little mind.

After a 1 hour session, she was able to balance his system.  He stopped crying and screaming and was able to sleep and be the happy little boy he should have been.

I think you little one has had a bad nightmare and his little system is reliving it over and over.

The best advise I can give is find a good Kinesiologist who can help identify the problem and use gentle techniques to heal the situation.

Good luck and God Bless

Answer 7

Now I don't know but I've given my daughter teething tablets to help her sometimes. They are totally organic and  helps her rest better. I found this out while she was teething. They would soother her and help her sleep. I still give them to her from time to time. Good Luck every 2 hours is horrible.