Can't go back to sleep

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My DD is 2 she's been waking at 4am lately for a cup of milk? Think she's teething. But for the life of me I can never get back to sleep! And then she's away by 7 so I get to this time and don't see the point..... oh to be a parent 🤪🤪🤪

If you find a solution let me know! When DD was a baby she would wake at 3 on the dot every night. She's now 4 and I still wake up grrr

On the plus side I get lots of mumsnetting studying done while it's quiet!

@KitandPup haha me to! Iv decided to get up and have a nice long shower and exfoliate my face maybe put a mask on after! If DD wakes up though when I have that on she will shit her self be a bit scared! I can hear my neighbours child crying AS USUAL!

Lool my dog went mental the other day when I walked out the bathroom with one of those sheet masks on 😂

I had this problem for a long while. I created some sleep cues for myself to use religiously (a bit like a baby, ha!)
When dd wakes I see to her without turning the lights on if possible. Then I go back to bed, put on a sleep mask and spray a sleepy pillow spray. I've done it so many times that now it works wonders for me.

I also try to never look at the clock! As I have the same thought process as you and end up talking myself out of sleeping

Also 4am is the coldest part of the night, could that be waking her? Try putting an extra blanket over her when you go to bed

I have this too OP, my DD is also two and still a bit of a shit sleeper. I now have permenant insomnia as my mind is waiting for her to wake so I don't relax enough for sleep. It's brutal

My little one is 23 months and has gone from sleeping 7-7 to waking up once or twice a night and I've been offering milk to settle her because she takes a few ounces and goes back down no problem. She's teething with 2 back molars so I think the milk soothes her gums. Worried I'm creating a bad habit but don't know how else to get her to settle without screaming the house down. Anyone got any solutions??