Just about every night my 3-year old has suddenly started waking up. Any where between 3:30 am and 5:30 am. I can usually just put her back in bed and she goes back to sleep (this morning I told her to go back to bed and woke up to find her sleeping on the recliner). It's really not a big problem for her, but usually I can't go back to sleep. That's not a big deal on the weekneds or at 5:30 when I'm getting up anyway, but when I have to go to work, I am a super grouch if I don't get all my sleep. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I'd like to have your input. Thanks!
Well so far we have a new night light (it has kissing fishes) and seems to be working. I'll keep up with using your advice. Thanks so much to everyone!
I really wish I could give some full proof plan to break this but I cant. I actually have the same problem about three months ago my daughter started crawling in bed with us and when I send her back to bed she either throws s fit, goes and sleeps on the couch or on the floor in my room. So if/when you find a solution please let me know how you break this.
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my son,now 5,did that for a while.he wouldn't always come wake me up though.sometimes he would try to crawl in bed with us and i would wake up and make him go back to bed.other times i would find him sleeping on the couch when i woke up in the morning.try to find out if there maybe some thing in her room bothering her.it could be she wakes up because she has to pee and then is scared to go back to bed on her own.if she's not potty trained yet this maybe a sign to start.if she's already trained then you maybe able to talk to her and see if it's her room and if there's anything you can do to make her feel safer by herself.maybe buy her a new night light.my son has one of the ones that spin around by the heat from the light rising and making the thing inside spin and project outward.some kind of interesting light that will make her want to stay in like a lava lamp or something similar.more than likely she may just outgrow it.also if she's waking up cause of a full bladder,maybe try to limit fluids before bed and make sure she potties before bed as well.
You could try a small mattress or sleeping bag on your bedroom floor and tell her if she's scared or just needs to be near you, she can sleep there, as long as she doens't wake you.
My kids seem to take turns needing me at night so I have found going to bed early helps me to get enough sleep even with the interruptions.
Both of my children went through a similar stage. Usually, they would just climb in our bed to tell us that they had a nightmare/bad dream. Since they were scared and seemed to need comfort, we allowed it.
Granted, if our children had their way, they would be sleeping with my husband and I every night (and they're 9/6 now). So, we learned to draw the line to just the nightmares. Also, a lot of evenings, my husband would carry them back to their bed and lie down next to them until they fell asleep. That really helped ease some of the burden. Maybe you and your husband could alternate? I tried to reinforce that "Dad would protect them" which seemed to help when they kept asking for "Mommy." Ultimately, they didn't want to sleep alone so sleeping w/Dad was still better than sleeping by themselves. Plus, I think, putting them back in their own bed helps to establish ground rules of where they sleep.
Eventually, the 2 children could share a room (which helps alleviate some fear of being alone). We moved my younger daughter in with my son when she was 3.5-4 yrs old and it pretty much stopped (again, except for really bad nightmares).
Good luck and hope what I mentioned helps :)
They go through these stages but there are things that can help. There are several available at the healthfood stores. I use a half of what is recommended for adults. Sleepy time tea is also excellent. Load up on carbs at night before she goes to bed, oatmeal cereal, bananas, etc. Vitamin B6 before bed helps also.
Find out if there is something she does not like. For instance mine, hates the closet door being left open at night. It scares her because it is so dark in there.
That is all I have for tips.
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C. p souns like she is waking at or around the time you have to go to work and shes wanting bounding time maybe if you set aside for you and her to have time for fun things for at least a couple hours a day it will wear her down to sleep through the night and make her feel ok with you leaving to go to work also put her to bed a hour later than normal then she should sleep through the night.
Well my little boy does that except he's still in a crib because he's a wild sleeper and I'm trying to get him to understand he needs to sleep on his own in his own room. If she's okay like you know safe and doesn't bother you like waking you up w/ mommy this and mommy that, then I'd leave her be. Could she be sleep walking? Change her bedtime to 830 or 9 but make sure she tires herself out during the day.
Kids getting up is a hard thing. My son is 3 1/2 and he gets up some nights and wants to play. We always tell him that the sun is still sleeping so he has to go to sleep to. We tell him that if its dark out he cant get out of bed (except to go potty). I was suprised that it worked, but now he looks out his window to see if its dark and if it is then he lays back down and goes back to sleep. Most of the times anymore i dont even know if he woke up. I know the getting back to sleep part is hard. but their really isnt much you can do except try to relax.
