18Mo Waking Wide awake at 1am!! PLEASE HELP!!

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My DD is 18mo, she has been sleeping from about 13 months old with occasional waking just for dummy. For the last week she has been waking at around 1am and is WIDE awake, not really crying just awake so we have been getting up as she will not lie there, anyway she will not go back down until about 5ish!
I know she is teething at the mo, do you think this is affecting it as it never really has this bad before, she has one nap at lunch for around 2hours.
Your advice would be very very grateful!!

If she's not crying then leave her be. If you get up that's providing stimulation whereas if you leave her alone she might find that life is a little boring and drift back off.

Could you see if she'd nap in the morning? I've found that my 20mo DD2 really struggles to sleep if she's napped in the afternoon, but if she's napped in the morning she's fine.

It could be teething, yes, and either, probably a phase. Not much consolation for you when she's wide awake at silly o'clock!

Thanks Manchestermummy! Yes it feels like really hard work at the mo!
I will try putting her for a nap in the morning and see if it helps!

Cogito - she doesnt cry if I get her up! If I leave her be, then she will start screaming - if I get her up, shes giggling and laughing - Grrrr!! haha