https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:36:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615785 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 19:22:06 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2615785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: oh good idea. We have a knock off elephant, and they love it, but instead of dimming it just stops after however long. The sudden silence wakes T up half the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615784 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 19:20:22 +0000 Ms. RV 2615784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: I highly recommend a Fisher-Price Soothe and Glow animal. They play lullabies and dim over 15 minutes. When DD won't go down we stick her giraffe in a corner of the crib and she is calmed in 10 minutes and asleep in 15. I think it works because it starts out as stimulating and tails off to soothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615783 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 19:05:06 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2615783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: Definitely a good point. Lately we've been stuck inside a lot due to heat and then horrible smoke from a nearby beast of a forest fire. I think when fall really hits and we can enjoy the outdoors more it'll be easier. </p> <p>@Maysprout: Very true. Tons of change in her little life. Plus she has the simulation from T, who she pretty much worships. They both like books so I'm going to try to start the story time earlier and do it together so they learn to settle together. </p> <p>@mrswin: She has a couple of stuffed animals that she loves and they do help. Thanks! </p> <p>@sarac: Hyperactive was probably the wrong word and maybe I didn't describe it right. I know there's nothing wrong with her and I'm thrilled with her progress. Just looking for creative ideas for settling a very active baby. She has plenty of opportunity to be active all day. </p> <p>@2littlepumpkins: Thanks. I'm not trying to change anything. I'm pretty sure these kids have come with no sleep habits, no consistent schedule or routine, and no security. She's doing great, really. It amazes me how resilient they both are. She just isn't sure how to relax at this point without a bit of help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615591 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 01:15:38 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2615591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry, by which I mean, if she will go down when you walk out or if just letting her be up and expend some energy helps Id just go with that iced trying to keep rocking. </p> <p>Also it could be that she's trying to drop a nap? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615589 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 01:08:02 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2615589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: it hasn't been that long. Even if she is confused... Maybe just be more consistent in whatever you choose and give it awhile to sink in. Between becoming mobile and being in a new environment it seems normal to be unsettled. I don't think you need to necessarily change her sleep habits to form attachments but that's just my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615588 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:58:31 +0000 sarac 2615588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she and you both might really benefit from redefining her behavior. She isn't 'hyperactive', she's a growing child with a lot of energy. If you can provide her with a lot of opportunity to run and climb and be active, she'll likely be easier to settle down at bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615197 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:53:57 +0000 mrswin 2615197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: Maybe try giving her a lovey? My daughter gets very easily over stimulated and we weren't able to do bath before bed until just after a year old. I would focus on a very short routine before bed and then maybe use some gentle techniques to help her to sleep, rubbing her back, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615195 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:35:52 +0000 MrsSRS 2615195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What if you set her down then sit next to the crib and pat her back? So she's still being attended to, but has less stimulation. She will probably still protest, but she will also know she isn't alone. I'm afraid my kids went through a rough patch when they got more mobile too. I think their brains get stuck on move move move and struggle to relearn how to relax. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615194 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:31:52 +0000 Maysprout 2615194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this just going to take patience and time.<br /> Both of my kids, especially in times of change, will act super silly around bed time. And it sounds like she's had tons of change going on. Last night my 2 yo was literally running around her room about 2 min before she laid down and fell asleep. When they get like that we just start buckling down on routine more so than usual, and we ignore their lack of sleep cues - we've given in too many times thinking well they're not really tired - they really are though. Calming music during the bedtime routine sometimes helps too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615184 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:06:23 +0000 Kemma 2615184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does she get lots of outdoor time? I'm not sure as to the settling to sleep but I'm a huge believer in kids (of all ages) benefiting from spending as much time as possible outdoors so that they're physically exhausted at bedtime!</p> <p>Having said that, what about some sort of meditation? Maybe try creating a consistent routine with sleep triggers like a song or statement then try stroking her wee body from the toes up so that she relaxes? It could be the happy medium between rocking to sleep and leaving her to settle herself.</p> <p>Anway, hope that all makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615182 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:38:25 +0000 LindsayLou 2615182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 12 month has never been easy to get to sleep, and has very low sleep needs. Our evening routine is dinner, playtime with books and visiting, family walk with kiddo in the carrier, teeth brushing, pajamas and nighttime diaper, playtime and cuddling, nurse to sleep. She won't soothe herself to sleep yet, and I'm not pushing it. She also gets riled up with songs or bath time near bedtime. She seems to need a few minutes after pajama time to play and wear herself out. On really riled up nights, she just needs to be held and patted on the back until she falls asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615176 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:06:28 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2615176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: But she won't sleep when we put her down either! Honestly I think we've confused her. She was used to being left to her own devices for soothing, probably to an extreme degree. She developed all kinds of self soothing techniques, including pulling out her own hair, smashing her face into stuffed animals, etc. I do think that this progression is healthy and normal even if it makes our lives harder initially! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615163 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:24:23 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2615163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is the same age and the same way. Some babies just like to sleep that way. My daughter never really slept in our arms at that age either..actually she was never really sleepy in our arms regularly. It's too exciting. My son will let you carry him for a loooong time but has a really hard time sleeping that way. I just pick him up, soother and carry him and give him a bottle, and then get him his little a&amp;a blanket (I know it's a no-no but that's his thing- he doesn't take a paci, it's like his lovey) and I put him back down awake. With my daughter, we could put her in the pnp in our room after a certain point in the night, and we'd just lay back down and she'd eventually fall back asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calming-a-hyperactive-10-month-old#post-2615160 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:13:31 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2615160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that we are in the phase where nothing makes sense and we are all adjusting to each other, so this problem is likely to work itself out soon. We went through this with T too, but this is slightly different and I'd love some advice. </p> <p>O is 10 months on Saturday. She came to us at 8.5 months immobile and pretty easy going. She was also recently out of the hospital and even more recently off of a NG tube, and looking back I'm sure she still didn't feel great. She rolled a little bit and could sit fairly well, but was no where near mobility. She didn't even seem to want to crawl. </p> <p>Fast forward 4 weeks (so about 2 weeks ago now) and she suddenly decided that she had to keep up with T. In less than a week she went from immobile to crawling, pulling up, cruising, standing on her own and climbing. I'm not exaggerating. With this new mobility came new energy and determination. She is now extremely active, never sitting still. We thought T was active and she makes him look like a mellow guy. She moves quickly no matter what she's doing and she's happy almost all of the time. Fun, right?</p> <p>My issue is that she also seems to have low sleep needs, never acts sleepy, and is getting hard to get to sleep for naps and bedtime. At first we would give her a bottle, she'd eat maybe 2 oz, and then shove us away. We would put her in the crib because she clearly didn't want to be held and she'd be asleep within 10 seconds. Miracle baby. Now she seems to be realizing that she likes being held/rocked (which is good and healthy and shows that she is beginning to form attachments) but has no idea how to settle herself with that stimulation. So we can't just set her down anymore-she pops up, stands up and screams. But we can't rock her to sleep because she can't quite fall asleep. So we usually do some combination of the two and eventually she falls asleep! </p> <p>Tonight I was thinking about everything I do to help T wind down at night. Bath time, books, white noise, rocking, pacifier, quiet songs. All of these things make O hyper. </p> <p>I'm hoping you all have some creative suggestions for ways to calm little miss wants-to-party-all-the-time down at night and for naps. </p>