nearly 15 mths - sleep problems

[Bumpsadaisie]

After a phase of sleeping well, DD is now back to sleeping less well!

She goes down fine at bedtime (8 ish) and we don't hear a peep out of her.

However she always wakes in the night and seems to wake up really thoroughly so it is really difficult to get her back to sleep - often she ends up coming in our bed.

We used to be able to run in as soon as she woke, stick dummy back in, and she would go right back off to sleep - no such luck any more.

Once she is in our bed, she is fine and dozes off quickly.

So logic says it is just that she doesn't want to be in her cot on her own in the middle of the night? (Though she is fine at bedtime!)

Any advice/ideas Worried we are making a habit of her coming into our bed.

They can move into a lighter part of their sleep cycle and then force themselves awake, so they can see their lovely mummy/ daddy and get into bed with them. Yes. However if you do not mind then that's fine.

If you do, then I'd consider trying to resettle her without leaving her room with her. After saying something like "it's sleepy time" just the first time, you could lie her back down and leave again, wait a few mins go in without speaking and lie down again, and repeat until they go back to sleep, trying not to talk or switch lights on etc. Or you could be kind and remain with her and do a shush/ pat technique until she goes to sleep again but never leave the room with her? She might get cross for a few days as you implement the new strategy but it'll soon improve and she'll learn to not do this hopefully.

Sometimes if they are coming down with something though or are teething they may wake up. I used to offer teething gel before lying down again the first time, for a while, just in case.

Both my DCs went through a stage of waking in the night as well and chatting in their cots, I left them to it unless they shouted and they went back to sleep again. Luckily it did pass.

How many naps does she have in the day and how long are they? As perhaps jigging her routine may help too with night wakings?

I used to put at least 3 dummies in DD's cot, I'd add the other 2 as I went to bed, all near the top of the bed, so she could find one in the dark if she woke That helped. The dummy fairy came just after her 3rd birthday, so now no dummies

Tea and cake,

Many thanks indeed for this - tried the "scattering dummies" trick last night, and what do you know, she slept through till 7.30am!

Lets hope it lasts!

Bumps x

That's great