Good luck. Sleep issues are the worst. My son (now 5) took a long time (2 1/2 yrs I think…it’s all sort of blurry) to get to sleeping through the night and whenever there were big changes (moving, new baby, new bed) he always stopped. It took time, but he got back to sleeping through the night. We had issues with him being up for a couple hours in the night last year. I think because of adjusting to going to preschool 5 afternoons a week.
My daughter is the same age as Harrison and I’m still waiting for consistent sleeping through the night. I’m hoping that when these 2 year molars are done then sleep will be better.
There isn’t a cookie cutter answer for fixing sleep isssues. It is different for every kid and every family. My fingers are crossed that you get a good sleep tonight.

I’m with you! Our son has to adapt to our life not the other way around and he to is a monster on not enough sleep. Of course we are not hard asses on everything but if it’s about something that is important to us, like sleep (and brushing his teeth), than yes I stick to my guns. I can’t stand commentors that judge you bloggers without really knowing you or the situation. They should just not read the articles that offend them. I don’t read certain bloggers for a reason because not much good comes out of commenting negatively.

We have been doing this for a few weeks now…and its getting better….our Developmental Pediatrician suggested that we try the ferber method with less rocking and getting him more used to sleep on his own. Sleeping issues are hard enough with a kid who has autism and so we want to remedy any issues as soon as possible. As our dev, ped. would say, you are teaching him that you have confidence that he can sleep on his own, but also that you will be there if he really really needs you. its all good to me!

Sometimes the healthiest thing for our kid is the hardest for the parent to implement. I think this is one of those cases. Sleep is sooo important!

Sometimes, in my very personal opinion, I think people take the easy route by NOT addressing the sleep issues.

Hope that makes sense.

Good job, mama! For doing what you feel is good for you & H.

We went through this when our older daugher was around 2.5 years old. We moved to a new house, and she suddently started screaming when we put her in her crib. She spent a few weeks falling asleep in our bed, and us moving her after she was already asleep. Then, I decided to get a queen size futon mattress, which we put on the floor, and laid down to sleep with her. That worked like a charm. Maybe he’s ready to be done with the crib? Though, our daughter didn’t wake up for budge once she was asleep, which was very fortunate for us.

You do whatever you need to do to get that little monster to sleep. (I say that with all the affection in the world :) ). If my son started that No-Sleep-Till-Brooklyn routine again, I’d be doing exactly the same thing. So let the naysayers be all righteous. You are doing what you feel is best for your little family and that’s all that matters.

I hope your sleep training journey went well. So far I have been blessed and the sleep training I did with my boys at 7-8 months has stuck. I have a 27 month old and a 12 month old in the same room. The 12 month old sleeps 7:15p-7am and the 27 month old gets put in bed at 8, I know he’s awake (quietly) reading or playing till 9ish and gets up at 7a with the little one. You really just have to do works for you and your family. Forget the judgemental people out there!