DD took first steps and milestone question...

MBandBud

So excited that DD took her first steps yesterday.  I can not believe it!  She is so proud and so am I!  However, we had such a sleepless night last night.  Took forever to get DD to bed, and I'm usually ok with CIO but I just felt like she was overwhelmed with the milestone.  She usually sttn until 6 or so, well after taking an hour to settle into bed, she was up at midnight and 2 and then 6.  I did nurse her at 6 and she went back until almost 9 (too bad I couldn't!).  Do I attribute this to the milestone?  Am I risking reinforcing poor sleeping habits by responding to her during this time?  She fell right to sleep each time I picked her up but was stubborn and hard to put back down w/o fussing.  I don't want to regress but I feel like she is going through so much I want to be there for her. 

kme930

I don't have advice on this, but it's certainly possible that the excitement of the milestone could be keeping her up. Will just took his first steps a week ago today and since then has been waking up before 6am - instead of AT 7am, which he had been doing previously. But I'm not sure if it's the pseudo-walking or the fact that he is working on 3 of his top teeth right now (one of which poked through this morning)!

I'm hoping this is a phase and he'll go back to the 7am wake up. I miss that so much!!

Marc's Mrs.

DD did this exact same thing starting about a week before she started walking unassisted.  I read that nightwakings are attributed to the major milestone.  They're basically overstimulated by their new "trick" and need reassurance.  I didn't let her CIO during that time.  I rocked her and soothed her.  It lasted from about a week prior to walking until about a week after.  She was fine after that.

Mouseygail

no experience here, just wanted to say YAY!!  that's very exciting!

Cassian

Maya just took her first steps last week as well and since then her sleeping has not been that great. She has been waking up a lot at night. I just attributed it to the milestone.

armywife76

No advice, but just wanted to say congrats on her first steps!