3 year old night waking - help!!

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Hi,
My DD is 3yo and since we moved her into a toddler bed in June she's been getting up several times per night - sometimes we just walk her back to bed and she goes straight to sleep other times she cries when we take her back to bed.

We've been really consistent in putting her back to bed without speaking to her, we've tried the gro clock, put sides on the bed and we've put a gate on her door but nothing is working and she's still getting up. She goes to bed fine (falls asleep on her own) and when she wakes during the night the environment is exactly the same as when she went to sleep (no landing lights on etc).

We had a DS 8 wks ago so this obviously a big change for her but like I said she has been doing this since June. She's absolutely exhausted during the day because of the night waking.

Apologies for the long post but I'm all out of ideas - can anyone help?!
Thanks in advance!

Are you as consistent as you can be with the taking back to bed? It needs to be the same result, every time. I'm wondering about a sticker / reward chart too?

Any chance she could be too hot/too cold?

We had this with our twins. What worked for us was turning the duvets side ways so we could tuck them in really tightly at the sides. This stopped any duvet movement waking them up.

Sounds like you are doing the right thing by being consistent & putting her back to bed so hopefully it will just be a phase. My DD1 started to wake up for a while wanting the light on when she was around 2.5 & we didn't realise why at first but then we started to put a little lamp on she would settle back down. Eventually we would just leave it on from bedtime & she rarely got up? Just an idea :)

Thanks all! Yep being very consistent and have used a sticker reward chart too, we made a big deal about it and made a chart together but it doesn't appear to make much difference! Maybe it's just a phase that we need to let pass - just hope it ends soon!!!

Is she falling out of bed? Then waking? Is she disorientated?

I would sleep in her room and work out what exactly is happening. Then put her straight to bed again every time.

No she's not falling out of bed (on the odd occasion that she has she just lies on the floor and cries) she just wakes up and walks to the gate and shouts mummy, the majority of the time she's not distressed. Unfortunately I can't sleep in her room as am BFing 8 wk old DS and am concerned he'll wake her up - DH could but she only wants me atm which I presume is a result of DS being born!

I have a 5 week old and 3 yr old who keeps waking up at night - I have no suggestions but I feel your pain!

I'm really hoping it is a phase and it will pass....eventually!