Toddler Not Sleeping Through Night Anymore

I had the same problem and ended up talking to my pediatrician about it. She told me that this is a testing time. She is testing you to see if you will come to her attention when she wakes up. The best thing to do (and keep in mind, it's going to be hard) is to just ignore her. For a couple nights just try letting her cry, scream, fuss, etc until she falls back asleep. Once she realizes that you aren't going to come to her, she will stop waking at night and get back on a regular schedule. (this took my son about 4 nights)

Good luck!

If the toddler is getting naps through the day it is possible that maybe one needs to cut them out. Also it could be a diffence in the way the household is running or a sound that wasn't recognized before this time. Maybe a book or revolving nightlight that casts stars on teh walls or something along that line may help as well. Some vanilla on the pillow case too

My twins are just a couple months older than your daughter and recently we went through the same thing. I finally gave in and took them to the pediatrician and they both had ear infections, which neither one had ever had before. They were not complaining of any discomfort or pain, no fever etc.

Now that I know they are better, I try to let them cry for a while before I go in or if they come out, I put them back to bed and let them cry for a bit.

My daughter was about the same age when she started doing this as well. I would try and try to get her to go back to sleep but nothing worked. I found myself staying up with her until she finally would lay down and fall asleep on her own. This would take about 3 hours. It was hard because about the time she would go back to sleep, I had to be up soon to make sure my son got up for school. I watch Nanny 911 sometimes and I saw an episode where the same situation was happening on there. What the nanny did was make sure that all of the childs needs were met and then told him that it was time to sleep and left. He cried for a little while but finally went to sleep and the problem was over. I tried this with my daughter one night, I went in to make sure all her needs were met, hugged her and kissed her then laid her down and told her that it was time to sleep and mommy would not come back in. She started crying, it broke my heart but I stood my ground. After about 15 minutes I went back in, wiped her tears and told her mommy loved her but it was the middle of night and everyone was sleeping as she should be. I also told her that she needed to sleep this time because mommy would not be back in this time AT ALL. She cried for 10 minutes and then stopped. I sat outside her door until I was sure she was asleep (which she was in a about 2 minutes after she stopped crying) and that was the last time she ever got up in the middle of night expecting to get up and have play time.
I am not going to lie to you, it was the HARDEST thing I ever did but it worked wonderfully!!!!!
I hope this helps and good luck!!

I have a 2 year old that has been going through the same thing. I think that one important thing you can try is to make sure that she eats and drinks really well during the day and that she takes a short nap, maybe an hour and no more. Sometimes when they take long naps during the day, they wake up more often at night. My son would wake up and ask for food, so just make sure that she eats about two hours before bed. I hope that helped.

If you give her a nap during the day try shortning it or cutting it out completely. It helped my daughter when she was about that age.

I wish that I had the answer to your question, but I don't. I can tell you that it is normal and possible due to teething. In the book "What to Expect the Toddler Years" It actually has chapters on Night Waking at 12, 24, & 36 months. Both of mine woke during the night around those ages. Try to address whatever the problem is (diaper, teeth, too warm,etc) with as little stimuli as possible. Don't turn on lights, talk, pick her up or anything like that. Deal with the problem and go back to bed. If there is no problem then, just give her a kiss, tell her goodnight and go back to bed. She will probable fuss and cry, but wait 5-10 minutes before you go back in. Again, don't pick her up or stimulate her. Keep increasing the time. It will take about 5-7 days, but she will stop waking up. She has gotten into the habit of waking at night and you just need to 'retrain' her.
I know it is hard to let them cry and exhausting, but in a week you will back on schedule. Good luck

My son is 3 years old. He stopped napping 3 months ago. If he is exhausted, he'll nap around 3-5pm and go back to sleep with us at 10pm. But he can get up at 7am and go all day without napping and sleep with us at 10pm unless he is really tired he'll go to sleep between 7 and 9pm. Eliminate TV, tickling, overstimulation after 7pm and if you have to lights out for everyone until your daughter falls asleep. But mine usually grabs a pillow or two and hides his body/face from the light and he passes out on the floor and we have to carry him to bed.

But my husband and I sleep in separate rooms because of the snoring and moving around during the night. I can sleep on my left side or back all night without moving. My son snores and moves as much as my husband does so I'm stuck no matter what or unless I'm in my son's room (there's 2 beds his and a spare) or on the couch. My son use to sleep throughout the night from 1 years to 18 months when the night terrors began. But after that, he's been in my room because I think he figured I needed someone with me and he gets mad when my husband is in bed with me. LOL.