waking 5+ times a night

[Babyluv]

Oh my gosh hj1981 I could have written your post about my 18 month old. At first I thought it was teeth but she's fine too. She gets up needs a quick cuddle and goes straight back to sleep. After about the 4th time getting up and struggling with awful nighttime morning sickness, I give up and she sleeps with us. I think it could be a phase, a bit of separation anxiety. I'm just hoping I get my good sleeper back, she was sleeping 12 hrs a night for a couple months there. Will be interested to see what other posters have to say! Good luck. Hope we both get sleep soon!

[hj1981]

Oh my gosh hj1981 I could have written your post about my 18 month old. At first I thought it was teeth but she's fine too. She gets up needs a quick cuddle and goes straight back to sleep. After about the 4th time getting up and struggling with awful nighttime morning sickness, I give up and she sleeps with us. I think it could be a phase, a bit of separation anxiety. I'm just hoping I get my good sleeper back, she was sleeping 12 hrs a night for a couple months there. Will be interested to see what other posters have to say! Good luck. Hope we both get sleep soon!

LOL Babyluv, sounds like your DD has caught my DD's restless sleeping disease because DD2 was an awesome sleeper too, around 12hrs a night also. Part of me thinks it might be the toddler bed, but wondered if that sounded silly?!
I hope you get some sleep too, more so than me, you have bubba #2 on board you need sleep

[Liviam]

A bigger bed might be worth a consideration - is that doable?

[hj1981]

A bigger bed might be worth a consideration - is that doable?

we went hunting for a bigger bed today ordered one and it will arrive in 2wks

[hj1981]

Muppity, i am not a fan of leaving them to cry either, but sometimes i think it has it's place, and by getting up to them all the time i believe can make things worse if that makes sense, but i have tried leaving her for a bit but she gets worked up even more and my quick get up to cuddle and lay her back down turns into a longer get up but i definatly leave her for a bit in hopes that she rolls over and goes back to sleep instead of jumping up the minute she starts
I had to laugh at the teenage thing! that is soooooo true! as parents we can't win can we LOL

[onthefly]

If she's grizzling and rolling over then that's quite different to leaving her to cry, I reckon. You know as soon as you hear her whether she needs you or not, even if it's only for a very quick resettle. sometimes they really do need that. sometimes they just make some noise and doze off again.