So, are you counting the times when you don't have to go in as nw? To me, they could simply be dreams. Do you go in if she doesn't stop in few mins or do you go only when the cry escalates? Could it be that you respond too promptly and she could settle alone otherwise? When you go in is always for a "I need you cry"?
Sorry for all these questions, but it is not uncommon that at that age kids speak or cry in the sleep. F often does. Not to mention night terrors, which cannot be seen as nw becauase the kid is actually asleep (or in a non conscious state). That said, F often wakes in the night (I can hear him) and goes back to sleep independently, and sometimes also drinks water which is near his cot, when he needs it, without needing me. Just to say that it is pretty normal that kids of this age wake in the night, the difference is if they need something to go back to sleep. Your dd seems to be able to do this, but not every time. I don't know why though...
