22 mo old waking every 2 hours at night!

[lenamarina]

Help! My 22 mo old wakes every two hours at night, out of habit - I think. I need more info on wake-to-sleep, there's not much out there for a baby this old. Should I be waking her every hour, or every hour and a half? Infant sleep cycles are 45 min, right? But by this age does that extend to 1 hr cycles? This seems to be the length of my daughters'. When I gently wake her, sometimes she fully wakes up and cries - very upset to be awake- and wants me to help her resettle. So then I tried barely waking her, but she continued to wake every 2 hours, so it wasn't enough to break her current cycle/habit. I don't really understand how waking her can eventually cause her to stop waking on her own at night. I've got to figure this out : ) Thanks!

[taygensmom]

At 22 months I would not be doing wake to sleep at all. All children wake intermittently during the night, but if they have learned independent sleep they can and will go back to sleep on their own. The real question is, what happens when she wakes? Do you immediately go in? What does she need in order to go back to sleep? If she needs you to do something before she goes back to sleep, even if she just requires your presence, then you have become a prop, and this is what you need to address. So if you tell us exactly what happens when she wakes then we will be able to help you better. 

[momofclaire]

Hi,
I just wanted to offer some hugs...and mark my place so I can see the answers to pp's questions.

Myia

[Layla]

Hi & welcome

Can you also tell us what her daytime schedule looks like. What time does she wake, what time & how long is her afternoon nap & what time is bedtime. How does she go to sleep for her nap & at night

Hang in there... we'll help you get there