For the last 2 weeks my dd (21m) has been waking at around 12am and not going back to sleep until 3 or 4am. I am beside myself now. I've tried everything I can think of, hugs, let her cry, in my bed, milk, back rub, lullabys and nothing seems to do any good.
She's in a good routine (although everyone tells me she goes to bed too early), bath at 6pm, bed around 6:30pm and she generally falls asleep around 7:30pm. But this night time waking is taking it's toll now. I've tried stopping her naps, keeping her up later, playing with her until she's worn out, and still she wakes.
Last night she was fast asleep like a little angel at 10:30pm, so I watched tv for half hour and nodded off, then the dog started visciously barking, I was home alone as folks on shifts so I sat staring at the ceiling for a good hour, the outdoor light kept coming on and off illuminating my bedroom nicely! Then dd woke up, so I had a good hour trying to get her to sleep, tried everything imaginable, but all she wanted to do was jump on me, my bed, on and off my bed, cry a bit, drink a bit, and then when she finally started to nod off, I noticed a gigantic spider on my wall so crept out of bed to flatten it and she woke up again!
Do you think it's too early to try her with the cot sides down and a bed rail up? Any suggestions greatly appreciated with open arms, but most definately NOT open eyes!