1yo stopped sleeping! Please help

[ChezzaB]

Please help my DS has suddenly started waking up in the night, generally he will winge for a few minutes and settle himself back to sleep nut occasionally he will nor go back to sleep so I fetch him into bed with us. This isn't the worst bit though, he has started waking up fully at obscene times like 4.30-5.30! What is this all about! We have tried everything like putting his bed time back in the hope he will sleep longer, giving him his dinner and last drink later all to no avail! He has very thick curtains which allow no light through so can't be due to getting light earlier I'm so tired!!! I wouldn't mind so much but DP works stupid hours and doesn't come to bed till bout 4am so invariably it is me who has to get up every morning with him, even on days when I work too! I am also 22 weeks pg and being tired is making me really cranky not sure how much more DP can take Any tips please!!!

It sounds like he has worked out that he can have lots of attention ie cuddle in bed if he wakes in the night. I would decide on the time you expet him to stay in bed ie 7 pm til 6 am and then each time he wakes reassure him but put him in his bed til morning. You will need to be persistant with this and he should go back to sleeping through or at least not disturbing you so much. It is worth doing now before your new baby arrives.
If you let him in to your bed he will stay there. This is okay if you are happy with it but if you want him to sleep on his own then you must insist.