Do you use night lights for your toddler DCs

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DD 2.5 has started to insist we leave the light on if she wakes in the night with a bad dream - and has become much harder to settle - last night she was playing in her cot for ages before going back to sleep and I wonder if the bright light makes it worse.
Is It worth trying one of these animal shaped lights she can pick up herself - or will I regret introducing something else she may find exciting / get reliant on..
If you use one any recommendations?
I may be over reacting but I was up in the night already 3 times with 11 week old DS so am keen to minimise her night waking s! Beyond exhausted.

Dd2 has started her night terrors/poor sleep/general sleep pain phase. I do a combination of reassurance, bribery and then very firm no's.

So get the nightlight, have that on as standard - but also have a torch she can use, if they go to sleep and make no noise they can keep the torch or it will be taken back,

I also say that when mummy has a good nights sleep I'm not so grumpy and we can make pancakes in the morning, or go to the park etc

Unfortunately mostly it's time - and I appreciate you must be hanging at the moment with a 11 week old so my heart truly goes out to you.

Just don't let them into your bed (unless of course you want them there) their elbows go pointy at this age and they are so pointlessly wriggly you get no sleep anyway

my two have a night light and we leave the bathroom light on too in case they need the toilet during the night.

mine have go glow lights www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Search/q/GO%2BGLOW%2BLIGHT.htm

I had to stop the nightlight as my 3 year old started having nightmares about shadow men which I think we're caused by shadows from the dim nightlight. Since I got rid a fortnight or so ago he's had no nightmares. Tricky isn't it?

Ds is now 15, but as a toddler I didn't leave him a nightlight on. I wouldeave the landingight on in case be needed the toilet, but I did close his bedroom door.

DSS is 14 and has a nightlight. He takes one with him to hotels also.

I do think it is better not to let dc become reliant on props to sleep.

Thanks for the replies - I have been distracted by 11 week old with D&V.

Am going to wait and see whether it carries on before I create a reliance on something else - am now hoping last night was just a one off because DS was probably coming down with a bug.

As a mum of 2 boys who share a room, I have always used night lights. We live in the country so when it is night time it gets really dark and I find a dim night light in the corner of the room, gives them reassurance that if they wake in the night they can see and when falling asleep I do not get the 'I am scared of the dark' excuses! I would recommend the Pipsy Koala night light which has a sensor on it so cleverly adjusts itself according to how dark the room is, it also uses minimal electricity.
www.thelittleblueowl.co.uk/shop/night-lights/detail/soft-dome-automatic-night-light/