23 months old and waking twice a night-help!

[dingledangle]

I am at my wits end as DS has started waking at night, twice a night. This started back in September and I kept explaining it away as him being a bit under the weather, teething, clingy and so forth. But it has continued.

He is now approaching his second birthday and I am absolutely shattered. He is tired too. During the day he has about 1 1/2 to 2 hours sleep depending on how he has slept at night.

Any suggestions?

It all seemed to start when we moved him from cot to toddler bed. He has a large quilt all tucked in . The room is not cold as we have a heater on low all night.

I am wondering whether the change of situation caused the night wakings and now we are in a habit. HELP!!!!

He is easy to settle, tuck up and say 'it is time for bed' just wish he did not need me or DH to do it.

(He goes off unaided in the day time and at night so can self-soothe!)

All suggestions welcome. He does have an older sibling who is an early riser so this is adding to our pain!!!!!

Anyone experienced the same or can offer any suggestions?

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dd was just like this
tuck him back in and hop e grows out of it

I feel your pain dingledangle, although i don't have any useful advice. Dd 20 months has started waking again recently. (She's also become extremely difficult to settle, and I've ended up taking her into my bed at night and have started feeding her again).

Previously I was able to say 'night night', leave the room and she would sleep through.

The thing is from what you say, you are not feeding him, getting him up or anything, so I'm really not sure what you can do about it other than wait for him to grow out of it.

My 21 month old is the same - she's always been a terrible sleeper but thought things were getting better until about 3 months ago - since then she's up twice a night regular as clockwork. I think she may be getting ready to give up her daytime sleep - dd1 was the same at this age.

mine is the same too and she is 28 months old. makes functioning during the day a bit of a trail doesn't it. No idea what to do about it, she really needs her 1 hr nap during the day and I don't think trying to limit it would help. I think she just waked up during the night and instead of just turning over and going back to sleep decides to yell 'mummeeeeeeeeee help' over and over again. I then have to go in 'snuggle' her and then put her back down again. Some other friends of mine with 2yr olds are exactly the same, must be an age thing?
Any advice gratefully received...

Thanks for the replies so far. Any other suggestions would be gratefully received.

I had not considered the daytime nap thing though. I remember DD gave hers up at about 2 1/2. Perhaps I need to consider this. It is worth a try.

Any other suggestions would be gratefully received!

Have you looked a this?
www.mumsnet.com/toddlers/sleep-problems

seems sensible