Waking up talking at night?!

[Zacsmom]

My son is 16 months old.  He is in bed by 7p.m. and usually sleeps/is quiet in bed til 9a.m. (yes I know I'm fortunate).  He has been doing this since he transitioned to one nap about 6 weeks ago (1-3pm).   He occasionally wakes up at night if he is teething or can't find his soother.  On and off for the last two weeks he has woken up once and sometimes twice, chatting to himself.  He'll talk anywhere from 15sec. to 10 mins.  It is so cute, but annoying in the middle of the night.  I don't have to get up, but it keeps me awake.  He is slightly grouchy during the day too because he hasn't slept properly.  Should I be pushing his bedtime later hoping he'll be more tired?  There is no pattern to his waking (even on days when he has only slept 1 1/2 hours and days when he's slept 2 1/2 hours.  Any advice would be great?  He is also starting to learn a lot of words so it could be developmental.

[jessica and emilys mummy]

It could just be waking from a dream or as you say developmental.I think they have so many things going on in their brains that maybe they need time to just chatter.
If he just goes straight back to sleep again I wouldn't worry too much.
In my own experience,I have found that if you keep them up later they only get more tired and are then up during the night and usually up earlier in the morning.

Leave him for another couple of weeks,if he gets too cranky during the day it may be worth waking him about 15 mins earlier rather than staying up later.

Let us know how it goes

[woopster]

My 2.5 year old son does this.  A couple of nights ago it was the theme tune to Thomas the Tank Engine!  It is annoying when it wakes you - how comes DH can sleep through it?
It doesn't happen every night though, he can go weeks without waking.

[Carmela's Mom]

I know what your going through.  My daughter does it too but it lasts for 2+ hours!  I have absolutely no advice.  I wish I did.  My daughter is awful during these times during the day, yet she won't nap to make up for it either. Good luck.

[Zacsmom]

Thanks for your stories.  He was awake again last night.  I went in for the first time since this chatting began.  He was laying in bed talking.  Momma, Up, so cute, but so frustrating.  I put his soother in and he laid down.  I didn't hear from him until 9a.m. and he was grouchy by lunch time.  He only slept an hour and a half, and appeared to need more.  So frustrating!  I put him to bed about 1/2 hour later to see if it makes a difference.  I'm not a morning person and really don't want to get him up earlier.  I'm worried it'll jinx his late morning wake up.  Playgroup starts again next week so I'll have to get him up earlier for that.  I'll see if an earlier morning wake-up makes a difference.  I'll let you know.