Hi Ladies,
My DD1 turned 3 at Christmas and used to sleep 12.5 hrs every night. Dropped her nap about 6 mths ago.
However, about 3 mths ago she started being very restless at night and crying/calling out several times during the night but usually in the 1st 3-4 hrs after going to bed. Christmas came and she suddenly started waking 1 hr earlier every morning. I was blaming the fact that her Dad was at home each morning and she only wanted him in the mornings as he is usually gone to work before she wakes. She turned 3 on the 28th of Dec and even tough our routine as returned to normal since the holidays she is still waking earlier than usual each morning. Before all this our routine was
WU - 8.15 (usually had to wake her up )
BT - 7.45 (asleep within minutes )
STTN
Now we are getting
Wu - 7.15 -7.50 (anywhere in between )
BT - 7.45 - 8.00
Crying/giving out in her sleep 1-2 times per night. Sometimes wakes and calls me saying she needs the toilet as she knows I'll get her straight away if she says about toilet.
My main question is is this sudden drop in over night sleep normal at turning 3 or could it just be a combination of Daddy home over the holidays, development leap and illness. She had a urinary tract infection before Christmas but that's well cleared up now. Should I be looking to change her routine or go with the flow of her sleep needs changing do you think?
Thanks Ladies