Toddler wide awake for 2 hours at nite

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Inlove28 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 23 August 2009 Points: 287	Post Options Post Reply Quote Inlove28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Toddler wide awake for 2 hours at nite Posted: 10 July 2011 at 2:21pm
	HELP!! My DD has started waking the last month anywhere from 11pm to 2am and is wide awake for two hours. Shes not screaming out, in pain, too hot, too cold, lonely. She used to do it in her cot and is now in a big bed, maybe 2-3 out of 7 nights of the week she wont. I have tried sitting next to her until she falls asleep Taking her into bed with us, but she chats away or kicks annoys us Getting into her big bed with her Leaving her to it, she used to cry last night she pretty much stayed in bed then must have fallen asleep herself. DD goes to sleep like an angel and has a perfect routine, and full tum. Im starting to wonder if perhaps its her day sleep im not sure shes ready for this to be cut out as she asks to go nun nites. Has anyone else been through this or is going through this?


Inlove28 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 23 August 2009 Points: 287	Post Options Post Reply Quote Inlove28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 2:23pm
	Also its not like every night when I can just leave her and this being up during the night (always has woken heaps) is really starting to take its toll on me and need to knock it on the head before her sister arrives!


Red Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01 January 1900 Location: West Auckland Points: 1452	Post Options Post Reply Quote Red Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 3:26pm
	How much sleep does she have during the day? Was thinking that maybe she is having too much during day and so it is impacting on her night sleeping.


Inlove28 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 23 August 2009 Points: 287	Post Options Post Reply Quote Inlove28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 3:28pm
	Anywhere from 1.5 to 3hrs The 3 hrs is maybe once a week and depends on if she has nap with me


T_Rex Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 07 March 2007 Location: PN Points: 2896	Post Options Post Reply Quote T_Rex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 7:41pm
	No solutions, but you aren't alone. DD goes through phases of doing this fairly regularly, and I know there are a couple of other Dec09 babies that do the same thing. Does she need to be going to bed earlier/later? Is she cold/hot? Is there something noisy going on outside her room? Or maybe she's just a bit of a ratbag? (I have one of those!)


myfullhouse Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 29 July 2007 Location: West Auckland Points: 2944	Post Options Post Reply Quote myfullhouse Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 8:30pm
	Could she be teething? Jack used to do this alot when he was teething, wouldn't cry but would be awake for ages. Took me a while to work it out but a bit of pamol and he was back to sleep, I just assumed that they irritated him rather than hurt and it was difficult to sleep. Ben can be quite restless as well with teething but very rarely cries with it.
	Lindsey

crakars Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01 August 2008 Location: Wellington Points: 492	Post Options Post Reply Quote crakars Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2011 at 10:28pm
	We had this exact thing - we couldnt work out why - or the best way to deal with it - it drove as crazy! Did discover though that just doing the same thing each time they got out (i.e. putting them back to bed - no conversation etc) eventually worked. It ahd nothing to do with teething, being hungry etc - it just was. good thing is that it does stop


schnooks Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 19 April 2009 Location: Christchurch Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote schnooks Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2011 at 1:54pm
	Yep same thing here - maybe once - sometimes 2 times a week, she has woken anywhere between 12 and 4.30am. I got her up because she went from grizzling to crying. She didin't really want cuddles, so on way to lounge to see if she wanted cuddles there, she pointed to the kitchen cupboard and wanted one of those only organic sachets of fruit puree. After guzzling that down, she cuddled in and out of sleep on me on the couch for over an hour or so. First couple of times, I put her back in the cot and she cried/grizzled for a bit - maybe 5-10 minutes. Another time, I got her up, had sachet and cuddles, read her a book in the cot and she didn't grizzle when put back in cot. And last two times I have got her up, had sachet and quick cuddles then back in cot and she playts with her toys a bit and goes to sleep. So I guess she was just hungry? I don't know really, now I just make sure she eats heaps for dinner. She has not done it for last week or so - touch wood! Good luck - hope it ends soon for you ETA dd is 18 months - hmm need to update ticker! Edited by schnooks


Inlove28 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 23 August 2009 Points: 287	Post Options Post Reply Quote Inlove28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2011 at 2:34pm
	Nope not teething, shes got 18 so a bit of a pro at teething now. She points to her mouth when its sore. I have stopped going into her the last couple of nights and she seems to have self settled a bit better. Shes also sleeping better in her big bed than cot although had her first fall out I heard a big crash and then crying poor wee thing. Shes a ratbag for sure TRex


monkey33 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01 October 2008 Points: 1236	Post Options Post Reply Quote monkey33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2011 at 7:43pm
	Oh I hear you on this one!!!! DS has been doing this since his first teeth came through & on & off regularly since then. We go through phases of a couple of weeks (in the early days I think it was well over a month) and then he just goes back to normal one day - 12 hours per night. We have tried all of what you have mentioned aswell and we then started bringing him into our bed. He used to go straight to sleep once in our bed but now just lies there away and tosses & turns - he doesn't cry but he knaws on his dummy so I am 99% sure it is his teeth (have checked numerous times for ear infections at docs and nothing!). I got 3 hours sleep on Friday night as I couldn't nod off as I knew he was going to wake and he was then awake from 12 to 3am before he finally dropped off. We thought that perhaps he is just getting into the habit of coming into our bed or having us come & see him but it doesn't happen every night during the phases - usually every 2nd night. He sleeps anywhere from 40 mins to 2 hours during the day and he still wakes even when he has had the shorter naps, so don't think it is that. We are currently going through a phase again and really can't wait for it to be over! Hope you have some more luck with the self settling

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