2 year old wakes every hour between midnight and 7am

[morningpaper]

OK where do I start to solve this

At the mo, me and DP do alternate nights

She wakes every hour crying for a cuddle

She shares a room with her sister, who is 4, who probably wakes 1-2 times a night with bad dreams

What should I do

Any ideas

does she nap during the day

Does she disturb dd1? Or vice versa?

Has she always done this MP or is it a new thing?

she's always done this

she naps in the day for 1 hour - if I let her sleep longer then she won't go to sleep until 9-10pm in the evening

(normally goes down at 7pm and asleep by 7.30-8)

does she take a teddy to bed, you could tell her thats there to give her cuddles when she wakes. maybe a plug in night light to reassure her

there is already a nightlight because the 4 year old is terrified of the dark

I have tried to get her to 'attach' to various toys but no luck unfortunately

Oh, there is a book that tells you how to get your child into a routine, people swear by it ... apparently it helps them sleep at night too ...
Hang on I'll find out the name of it ....

how does she go to sleep?

What happens if you don't respond to her crying straight away, does she carry on/go for it even more/wake sister?

Have you tried leaving her for gradual extended periods of time? (cc, I guess)

MP poor you, that sounds horrendous. No advice really, got no toddlers, but would cosleeping for a while help?

arf ghosty

trouble is that she goes to sleep AFTER her sister, and they are in the same room, so I can't really leave her to cry ot it will wake her sister who then wakes up crying...

she goes to sleep with me lying next to her usually, sometimes by herself

That's what I was wondering. If dd1 is a better sleeper, could you move her in with you for a few nights while you try and tackle dd2?

Oh you poor things, know how you feel as my son (2 in october) has been DREADFUL at sleeping. For ever. Standing up in the cot howling every hour or two. I just lie him down again, no talking, no cuddles, then he goes back to sleep. Then he wakes up again, so not a v good plan. But nothing works! Just lately I have been keeping him up till 10pm and he sleeps for much longer - maybe till 6am. I am totally preoccupied with it all. I tell anyone who will listen about my boring obsession with sleep ... see, I'm doing it NOW His older brothers were rubbish sleepers, am sure it runs in families. Related to teething maybe? It will get (slightly) better, you just have to remember that