My son sleeps but i still cant..........

Question

My son is 14months old and sleeps through the night with the occasional restless night but he does great...I cant seem to sleep all through the night..I find myself waking up every 2 to 3 hours and by the time he is awake in the morning i am exhausted..I have tried taking a bath going to bed early taking tylenol PM nothing seems to help...Do any of you have this problem..Will i ever sleep again???? Do you think it has anything to do with his crib being in my room? I do wake up to every little movement but i dont think i could handle moving him all the way down the hallway.....

Answer 1

I would move him down the hallway tonight.  My daughter has been in her own room since she was 4 months old.  get a baby monitor, he will be fine.

Answer 2

Yep, move the crib.  You are on hyper-alert all night long that is why you sleep like c**p!  I think its time for you to decide what is more important to you: sleep or having him in your room.

If nothing else, just try it for a night or two and see how it works.

Answer 3

Yes, I think you answered your own question.

  Have you thought about getting a baby monitor, and moving his crib to where you don't hear him moving, but can still hear if he cries?

You sound like a very good mother, who doesn't want to miss it if he needs you.  

Try to tell yourself he's fine and he's over a year old.  He's past the age of SIDS, and he's not a totally helpless newborn anymore.

So, try to relax.  Do the things you need to do (like make sure his crib isn't by window blind cords, and all of the things to make sure he's safe) then, go to bed and get some sleep.

God bless!  :)

Answer 4

wellif he is still in your room it is a good idea to try to move him into his own room, as sad as it is, he is big enough, and sleeping through the night shows he is ready for a little independence, and you will sleep more soundly if he isnt there tossing and waking you up....But besides that there will be nights, from now until i am sure forever you stay awake worring about how he is doing if he is safe and all that, i still wake up periodically and check on my 2 kids, and there almost 3 and 21 months, my son got his own room at 14 months my daughter at 13 months, and i do have to admit that i do sleep beter.

Answer 5

Personally I slept terrible when Emma was in my room.  Every bump she made I would check on her.  We moved her into her room and everyone slept better.  Just invest in some good baby monitors.

Answer 6

My son is 4 months and we just recently moved him into his nursery. I sleep SO much better now. I too woke up at every little whimper or movement he made and then it'd take me a good 20-30 minutes to get back to sleep. Now I go to sleep anywhere between 10:30 and 11 and am able to sleep through the night until 7 AM when he wakes up. It's wonderful.

Try moving him into his room this weekend. If it works out, great. Like someone else suggested get some baby monitors.

Answer 7

I think it might have something to do with him being in your room. Your motherly instinct is on even when you are sleeping and you are bound to wake up to any noise or movement. I moved my sons into their own rooms when they were one. I was a little apprehensive about it, but I kept a baby monitor on them all night, so I could still hear them if they were to wake up at night, but after a few weeks of them being in their own room, I slept so much better. As soon as you feel comfortable with it, I would move him to his own room, it might actually help him sleep better too :)