Are we making progress?

[scucci1979]

So most nights now Madi will sleep in her bed all night but will still wake up at least 2 times and run into my room b/c she is scared. She has a very dim nightlight now, a lovey, a flashlight and a turtle that shines stars on her ceiling when she turns it on.  I just don't understand if we are making progress here with her nws.  Normally, I will bring her back to her bed and sit for one minute then leave. Do I try staying at her door now? Some nights out of the week she will still sleep on her Cinderella bed in our room but I don't understand why she is still waking up. it seems she is scared of everything lately.  I don't know if she is having bad dreams or is still wanting that comfort from me. She still asks me to sleep in her bed after her first nw and I tell her I have to sleep in my bed.  She is in the middle of this silly 1-0.  Yesterday she didn't nap and was in bed and asleep at 7pm, woke up at 2am and then started her day at 6am.  I am by myself here so I am at my wits end ATM. I know hubby is there to support me but really he can't b/c he needs to catch up on some sleep on his nights off. He is managing  about 8hrs of broken sleep. 5 at night and about 2hrs in the day.

Should i just continue with the GW here?

[Tweakster]

Well hon what really matters is if *you* feel you are making progress?  If you still feel at wits end it might be time to change the technique.  Does she articulate what she is scared of?  Do you think getting some books about fears and being scared might help?  I am sure there are some that deal with this.  Then you could read the books together and talk about the things that are bothering her when she wakes.  If I'm honest it really just sounds habitual to me rather than pure fear.  Especially since she has all of those comfort items with her.

(((hugs)))

[scucci1979]

Yup! We have read a few books about fears. I do agree it is also habitual but how do I break it if she keeps waking up. She keeps asking me to sleep in her room when she wakes.
i am just fed up ATM.

[Shiv52]

{{{hugs Sabs}}}}

Is she still waking you on the nights she's been in on the cinderella bed?  If you are getting totally fed up then it probably is time to change the technique and just do return to bed with no chat at all. Tuck her in and leave again.  If its easier you could sleep at her door so you don;t even have to geet up.  Just point back at her bed and don't move. 

[scucci1979]

she does still wake me. She comes in my room and stand beside my bed calling me. Sigh.
I am considering sleeping on the floor outside her door ATM. A part of me thinks it is habitual and 1-0.