Hi everyone,
I have joined this site as I need some help!!!
Angel is 22 months old and has slept through from 5 weeks old. She had an 18 month regression (ouch) but went back to 'normal' about 6 weeks later.
However, for the past 3 weeks she has been really odd at night. She goes to bed at 7pm and I read stories to her. She doesn't like me leaving and pats her pillow for me to lie with her, cries etc. Usually she will settle for one more cuddle and then go to bed. She's usually asleep by 7.30pm.
But she has started waking in the night, anything from once to about 6-7 times a night, starting any time from 11pm onwards. She will get out of bed, run to the gate on her room (we added a gate during her regression) and scream. I go to her, soothe her, and then she runs back to me saying "want cuddle" until eventually she stays in bed. She also has the habit of throwing her lovey across the landing to get my attention. She can't sleep without it, and if I don't return it to her straight away, she gets herself into such a state that it takes 30 mins+ to calm her.
She also wakes early - anything from 5:45 - 6:30am which is very early as she used to sleep til 7.30am.
I have tried everything - if we let her cry for a few mins she will settle, but sometimes she will keep throwing her lovey.
Her naptime used to be in bed by 11:45am, asleep by 12pm. She still goes down for her naps without a problem, but she will now chat or play until 12:15 or so.
I have found on the days that she has refused a nap (she has done this once or twice) or when she's had less than about 90 mins, she is VERY grumpy and full of tantrums etc. So I know she needs at least 90 mins nap.
There have been a few nights where she hasn't woken in the night but has EW, but I can't see any pattern to this that's different from her NW days.
Today she was up at 7am which is good for her atm, she went up for her nap at 11:30 but didn't sleep til 12:05. I was very tired so had a nap as well, and accidentally woke up at 2:20pm. She was still asleep until I woke her at 2:30pm. She seemed happy when she got up, but still has bags under her eyes. Do I now need to put her to bed late?
Her bedtime is 7pm but I am usually in her room reading stories til about 7:15.
To make it worse - we go on holiday next week which will only disrupt her more! (not abroad tho)
She doesn't go to nursery, her room is quiet, dark and the same as it's always been... so I have no idea.
My niece is a few weeks older than DD and my sister told me she reduced her nap to approx 1 hour (sometimes 40 min) because she was NW and EW. She now sleeps 12 undisturbed hrs at night and gets up at 7.30! Is this the answer?
Just don't know how to get DD back on track, no idea if she is UT, OT, both etc.
Any advice?
