Our 13 moth old DD has always been qutie a good sleeper but in the last 4 weeks it's all gone pearshaped. She's waking up every night, probably only once, but it can take up to an hour before she is back asleep.
I dont make a fuss of her, just pick her up the first time, give her a 30 second cuddle for reassurance then put her back down and turn on her gentle music (the same as she has at her initial bedtime). When i go back in next time i dont pick her up but just touch her gently and make shhhing noises. I always wake a few minutes between her crying and my going in.
I'm convinced that she is not in any pain as
a) it's been every night for 4 weeks
b) she stops crying as soon as I enter the room
c) on the odd occasion when I have tried giving calpol or nurofen it's made no difference to the pattern.
d) she's absolutely fine during the daytime.
Any ideas please on how to stop this happening?
I have a 5 year old DS and I just count myself very lucky that DD's crying doesn't wake him up.
I feel worse now that i felt when she was a new born - at least then you expect to get woken up in the night 