Hi ladies! Thanks in advance for being willing to help.
My daughter just turned 2. We've always had problems with her being able to fall asleep at a decent time and getting the amount of sleep she needs. She had a lot of medical issues since birth and just recently had one of her kidneys removed in October. Now, she is fully recovered and doing great. She's still underweight (3%tile). We know her being tiny has a lot to do with her past medical problems. But, we also wonder if it is the lack of sleep that keeps her from gaining like she needs to (ie, burning more calories while awake)
DD transitioned to her own bed very easily. But, I still need to lie with her until she falls asleep. After finally getting her to sleep, she'll sleep fine until the morning.
She got stuck in this mode where she stays awake for 6 hrs before falling asleep. We've not been able to shake her from this. We've tried over and over to get her down at consistent times for naps and nighttime. But, no matter how we stick to schedule, she will stay awake until those 6 hrs have passed. It is almost always to the minute. Her naps last anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours. We can rarely get her to sleep before 9:00pm. She has a nightly routine of bath, bedtime stories, milk and cuddles. But then, all she does is talk excessively and shift, wiggle and move herself around in the bed constantly. She is extremely hyper and won't stay still for more than 2 or 3 seconds (I've timed it). She is not normally a hyper child. This only occurs when it is time for bed.
She has been getting from 10.5 to 11.5 hrs of sleep a day total and sometimes only 8-9 hours at night. I don't feel like it is enough sleep for her. And, I think the hyperactivity is because she is overly tired.
What in the world do I do? I feel like I've read so many articles on this and just about everything we've tried doesn't seem to work. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
