Anyone Know What to Do About This?

This probably sounds terrible, but my 5 year old daughter went through a similar phase when she was 3. We introduced the sleep fairy to her. The sleep fairy would pop in her room every morning before she woke up and leave a present under her pillow if she slept through the night in her room with no accidents. Nothing major, chapstick, stickers, a ring...just silly cheap stuff that made her happy each morning. It made her think twice before crying and getting out of bed to stall :)

Sorry I have no advice about the waking up thing. I have a 2 year old who wakes up a few times a week too and I am 7 months pregnant. I did want to welcome you to TX...I moved here 2 years ago from CA too.

R.

When my daughter was newly potty trained, we left he training potty in her room with her until she became secure in getting up and to the bathroom on her own at night. Also we do not allow her to drink but a sip or two in the hour before she goes to bed.

Also, your daughter may be regressing a bit, which is normal for a first born upon the stress of a new sibblings arrival, or impending arrival. This is especially true with anything that they have recently learned at the time of the sibblings birth. My daughter had recently began drinking from regular cups when my son was born, and then regressed back to the sippy cups for a short time. Reassurance and prep for what it will be like when the new babies arrive should help your daughter a great deal.

I had 3 babies in 3 years, so I know about lack of sleep. And I had a child who wet their bed till age 12. Sometimes he'd go weeks dry, then wet for weeks. I thought I was the only one with a child like this and then found out there were tons of other parents with the same issue. Thus, GoodNight underpants were our relief.

There are all kinds of bedwetting tips out there. I would not get angry or mad at her, because that won't help. But try this website to see if any of these ideas work.

http://www.goodnites.com/na/bedwettinginfo/index.asp?WT.s...

I wish I could help but we're in the same boat. I have an almost 3 year old and a 5 month old. My 3 year old gets out of bed almost once a night, sometimes more. Could be anywhere between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

She also cries about silly things. She wants us to put her blanket on her back, or she has a knot in her hair, etc. Occasionally she'll say she has to potty. We've just now reached a point where she will go on her own, but only if we tell her to.

It is hard because our baby has her own sleeping issues so we're walking zombies most days. I hope it gets better. I am sorry I don't have any advice, but I can definitely relate!