My 16 month old has started waking about 12 o clock every night and can't get back to sleep until around 2/3 in the morning.
She has always slept brilliantly but the last week she has started "whingeing" and talking to herself from about 12. She will talk for about the first hour. I go in and rub her back etc and then leave her to it as she isn't upset. After about an hour she will start crying, so back in again, cuddles etc. As soon as I leave she goes nuts. We are in and out for hours. Eventually one of us goes in the spare bed to sleep with her. Sometimes this works and other times you can see she is really trying to get back to sleep but she is struggling. I think she wants comfort, which I guess goes without saying!
I'm worried I'm going to make a rod for my own back if I start sleeping in bed with her every time she goes nuts. Any advice?