3 year old waking most nights.

misc2013

Daughter going thro' phase about 6 wks now of waking anything from 5/7 to 7/7. We can (just about) cope when she can roll over and back to sleep but lately and increasingly, she doesn't go back to sleep for 1-1.5 hours and it's exhausting. She comes into us and when we're able, we steer her back to her own bed but other times admittedly, it's easier to let her in. To add to the problem, she shares with her older sibling so we try to avoid the crying and lie in with her to get her back to sleep before waking her sib up. Otherwise, we might be tougher. But it's the tossing and turning that goes on so neither of us sleep. She'll be in the bed, quiet, but wide awake and fidgeting. It's so frustrating. I can't say she's ever been that great a sleeper but we used to have 2/3 nights of waking for dodie whatever, but you'd settle her back to sleep quickly enough. She's 3 and 3 months. Goes off to sleep easily enough altho one of us lies with her after her story but it takes 5 mins. I've tried a star chart but no joy and the chart has been effective with other behaviours.

Milly33

We had our little miss doing this for a while too, not as bad as she has her own room. But she used to come into us at around 4 or 5, or she would start crying ask for her light to be put on which isnt bad. But the coming in and then as said at the time it is easier for her to come in for cuddle and fall asleep but this leads to no one getting a good nights sleep. We done it for a few nights and then just said to her that she was a big girl and when she came in at night no one slept well. So to have a good day she would need a good nights sleep. Told her that she could come in to us in the morning if she saw the sun was up and if not then she would have to wait.. Seemed to do the trick, she still gets up some nights and we have to bring her back in and just talk to her but not as bad.. Much better than the emotional phase we are having now

Marz66

Gro clock?
Have you tried tiring her out even
more during the day?

Similar here except she goes back to sleep easily if someone lies with her