21 month old 4am wakings...Please Help!!!

[pareeta]

Hi Everyone,

I'm back, and I have no clue what's going on. My 21 month DD has been waking up for the past 5 mornings between 3:45 - 4:45am screaming for me. She usually will stop screaming within 10 minutes. Then she'll go back between calling for me and being quiet. She throws out all her blankets/loveys from the crib, and will ask for them. She doesn't fall asleep, and we keep her in the crib until 6. Her EASY is:

Awake - 4:30
out of crib - 6:00
Nap - 12:00 -12:30 (i'm not sure what else to do)
Awake - 1:30 - 2:00
Bedtime - 6:30 (an hour to fall asleep)

Any clue as to what's going on? What should i do? I thought this would subside but it's already day 5. Please help!

Thank you!

[ZacsMumme]

Is she only napping30 mins or are you capping the nap?
Where is she at with teething? Does medicating help at all? It's a common time of morning for teething discomfort. (Zac nines and molars often come at this age too)

((Hugs)) can you try bt any earlier?

[pareeta]

Thanks for your reply!

I don't think i wrote it properly, but she takes a nap anywhere between 1hr 10min  and 1hr 30min.  I don't think she's teething as she already has her molars and canines.

Could this be a regression?   

[ZacsMumme]

Oh sorry, I read it wrong
It does sound like discomfort or developmental have you tried pain meds to see if they help her resettle to sleep at 4/5am?
Is she acting tired? Or seemingly not so much (I find when in developmental periods they seem less tired - too busy working on language or motor skills yk?)

[pareeta]

I think she's going through something developmental as she's perky as can be. She does get tired in the morning easily since she's been up for a while. I'll let you know how it goes...hopefully soon we'll all get sleep!