Whats happening? A sleep deprived mummying Plea for help!!!

[ElleJay]

I have mo advice whatsoever, I just want to give you hugs again. You sound like me atm with the waking up. One good night and its now out of whack.
While DH is on holidays from work, he's been taking DS, I get bout 3 and a half hours of sleep and then he wakes me up and wants to go to bed himself.. So I know how you feel in terms of the sleep deprivation

[Arimeh]

I'm sure you remember our struggle with DD1, she would get up to play and then would scream and get upset because its 3am and we want her to go to sleep!!!!

These days, she isn't that bad. Thankfully it was something she outgrew (but it probably took about 6 months). We changed her bedtime - she was sleeping until about 2/2.30pm. Now she goes to bed at 11am (no matter what her night was like before) and we get her up at 1.30pm if she hasn't already gotten up. Then back into bed at 7.30pm - no later.

We ended up just going in and saying, time to sleep Kelti, goodnight, we love you - tuck her in and then leave the room. She would usually start crying - if she cried for more than 2 minutes we would go back in, and repeat the whole process. Sometimes it can take 10 minutes, sometimes 40 minutes, but she always goes back to sleep. (when I say cry, she just cries out our name, no full on hysterical sobbing or anything).

We tried the sitting beside her patting and that but she just wanted to play and get our attention because we were there with her. So we have found leaving her alone actually helps get her back to sleep quicker because we're not there to feed her attention. ITMS?

I was pregnant with DD2 at the time so I definitely know what you are talking about.

[kawazuki]

could it be the new found freedom of her controlling when she is in or out of bed.
i found DD1 did this for a few weeks once she learnt she could conrtoll in and out and thought 4 am was a great time to play.

also we have changed DD1's doiet as we found some foods and lots of gluten at night made for a horrible nights sleep, unsure if it upset her tummy or what but minimal gluten and sugars and she is alot better

[beckoes]

you have had stacks of great advice so i will just add my hugs to the pile!! hope its just a phase and it passes VERY soon for you ! hugs to you !