Hi
Last week my dd had a slight cold which I think is what woke her up the first couple of nights, she was really sleepy when I went to her and so it only took about 30 mins for her to go back to sleep. However, since then she has woken up most nights and is crying for us to go in to her. She stops crying once you are in the room, mostly I don't even need to pick her up she is just happy someone is there but then it can take anywhere from 1.5 - 3hrs for her to go back to sleep!! If I try to leave the room before she has gone off properly she screams blue murder. I can't do pu/pd as she is not crying just lying there, often tossing and turning, trying to get off, and also dozing but just not going in to a deep sleep for ages. Its very frustrating just sitting there being quiet and waiting for her to sleep. She is also waking early in the mornings 5.30-6ish so no lie in after a bad night!! Has anyone else had this happen, did it stop? I don't know if there is any other way to handle it, it does seem to have stemmed from the cold but could be something else?
Could it be that she is having too much daytime sleep? Recently she has started taking longer naps on regular basis so some days having 2 naps of 1.5 hrs each - she would sometimes sleep longer but I normally wake her after that amount of time. I haven't gone to one nap yet as she still goes down for both naps happily and seems to need them both, should I be trying for just one?
If anyone can help or just empathise that would be great, only had 4 hours sleep (not all in one go) last night and really dreading tonight again already.
PS we don't rush in right away if she wakes as normally we hear her and she settles herself back off again - seems to have lost the knack!