Waking up in the middle of the night (2.5 yr old)

anvloveskme · December 2012

Our 2.5 year old is normally a good sleeper (has been since about 6-9 months). She is still in a crib and over the past 3 months or so, she will wake up at night and want to come in to bed with us. She normally sleeps around 9 pm to 7 am and still takes at least a 2 hour nap daily - sometimes longer. When she does wake up, it is usually around 5 am, which is not that big of a deal because I get up at 6 am, but it seems to be more frequently. For instance, last night, she woke up at three and stood up in her crib and hollered (not crying) Mommy I am cold, several times before I got up to get her. Her room is of course not cold and she just wants to come to our bed. This is now happening at least 2 x per week.

Advice? Should I just suck it up and let her holler? Go in there and tell her to go back to sleep and leave the room? Rock her for a little and put her back down? I definitely want to get this reigned in before the new baby gets her, and we have plenty of time, but this is starting to stress me out. DH and I both work full time and getting into a battle at 3 am sounds NO fun!

mexicolombiana · December 2012

Oh GF our toddler was a perfect sleeper until recently. Now she wakes a few times a week at around 5 a.m. and announces:

ALL DONE MIMIS. (All done sleeping in spanish slang)

And I go and get her and bring her to our bed lest she wake the baby and make me lose my mind. Then she sleeps the remaining 3 hours in bed with us. Oh and 50% of the time she DOES the wake the baby and I have to nurse the baby back to sleep.

anvloveskme · December 2012

Hi Mexi - how is life with 2? Are you working full time?

mexicolombiana · December 2012

Good actually. They are starting to "play" together and make each other laugh and it's really cute.

I am working FT. But the hours are fine 9-5 not a minute more Paying the nanny is a B*** though

anvloveskme · December 2012

Nice - I am hoping to and likely will go 3 days per week 8-5 for at least 6 months, maybe a year. Fingers crossed.

Aa+C · December 2012

we've had similar issues with 2 1/2 yr old DD, except that we have never allowed her in our bed for various reasons. I usually just go into her room and see if she needs anything, usually she wants some water and I re-tuck her in and tell her it's still ni-night time and she has to stay in bed and stay quiet until her clock glows green. The ok to wake clock has been amazingly helpful with her sleep schedule/routine!!

anvloveskme · December 2012

Aa+C:
we've had similar issues with 2 1/2 yr old DD, except that we have never allowed her in our bed for various reasons. I usually just go into her room and see if she needs anything, usually she wants some water and I re-tuck her in and tell her it's still ni-night time and she has to stay in bed and stay quiet until her clock glows green. The ok to wake clock has been amazingly helpful with her sleep schedule/routine!!

. Great thanks I will check that out!

rlyttle · December 2012

Stop going in to get her. I would just ignore her. I know, I'm mean.

anvloveskme · December 2012

rlyttle:
Stop going in to get her. I would just ignore her. I know, I'm mean.

No, it's not mean - I did this when she was younger and knew that she would self soothe - but now she YELLS at the top of her lungs if more than 5 minutes pass...I am wanting this to stop before new baby comes in 8 months!

This morning she woke up at 5 am and called for me so I went in her room, told her it was still night night time and asked her to lay back down. I tucked her back in and she slept until 7:30. So I am hoping this will do the trick.

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