DD has just turned 3, we moved to a new house at the end of July and she started a new preschool last week.
She goes to bed 7-7-30 and sleeps til about 7am. Since we moved and just before she has started to wake at night again, usually twice around 11pm and 2am. We have had a few nights where it's only once but I cant actually remember the last time we had an undisturbed night. It's been weeks.
The reasons are usually, she needs a wee, she is crying uncontrollably because she has lost her comforter bunny-Cookie, shes too hot, too cold, she has had a nightmare or she wants more milk.
This morning it was 4am when she started to call me, with no sign of distress just shouting Mummy Mummy. I called back to her to ask what she wanted, she wouldn't tell me so I got up and all it was is that she wanted her door open. I pointed out that she had been asleep for most of the night with the door shut, but I was happy to open it for her. I have no objection to her having her door open but she had insisted at bedtime that it was shut-this is another game she plays to delay bedtime-door open, no door shut etc.
After that though I could not get back to sleep so I am now shattered.
I am willing to recognise that all this is because of the move and changes, but it simply cant go on, my hubby and I are knacked out.
I know this doesn't compare to the baby days for some people butI really dont know how to handle it or what to do. She is old enough to understand that she shouldn't be waking at night, she is also old enough to pop out of bed and open her door if she wants, find her rabbit if she loses him. I am not one for leaving her cry, we have just gone to her door and managed to comfort her from there but thats still us getting out of bed.
Any ideas?