1 year old awake for hours in the night

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I don't know what to do, she's always been a fairly good sleeper but often wakes once in the night but goes back down after a cuddle or bottle. Tonight she's been awake nearly 3 hours. The first 2 hours was spent trying to get her back down. I'm now sat downstairs so my partner can sleep since he has work tomorrow, watching YouTube sensory videos. I know that I shouldn't do it, I don't want to set a standard but I don't know what else to do. She's wide awake. To make things worse she's on 1 nap a day and her wake window is 5 hours so I think I'm going to be up for another few hours yet.

Cant you try lay down with her in your bed or sofa?

I've tried this and she just crawls away from me. She's never slept in my bed, other than when she's been poorly on the very odd occasion. Appreciate the suggestion though!

Is she rubbing her ear or has a red ear? My son was up at night with an ear infection at a similar age. The pain in his ear increased when he was lying down, due to increased pressure in sinuses.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s causing the difficulty settling back to sleep. It’s hard.

Hope you can settle her back down soon, but if not, remember you are definitely not alone . I had four children and they each had difficulty sleeping from time to time, during their baby and toddler years.

Sorry but controlled crying. She knows that you're at her disposal and will stick it out. Maybe not now but at a weekend where you both have time to sleep during the day to 'catch up' I would try making sure that each time she's put to bed that if she starts crying, unless she needs food/toilet/medical attention then she just left to it. It's unbelievable how people don't realise how kids as young as 6 months can manipulate a situation. Be strong and give her a routine and she'll be fine

Just posting with sympathy as I'm in a similar situation.

1 year old started contact napping again. Can't get him in his cotbed as he wakes up straight away. He has had a cold and seems to be teething again. I don't put him in my bed and he moves around constantly in the night and I'm scared he will fall off. It also takes hours to get him to sleep! Feel exhausted.