Waking Up

Both of my boys (now ages 4 and 10) did exactly that anytime they were about to learn something new, like have a language explosion, learn to crawl or walk, or begin some new skill. Then as they got a bit older they just liked to talk sometimes. My 4 year old talks or sings himself to sleep each night, and if he wakes up in the middle of the night he will talk or sing himself to sleep again. Have fun listening to her! :-)

I think you are doing great! Kids often wake up at different times.. If she is not fussing, trying to get up or causing any trouble, count your blessings that she can soothe herself back to sleep. I can't wait til my son, 7 months, can do that.. mine cries.

I have 4 children, and honestly, I would not worry about it. She will grow out of it and will begin sleeping again through that time too. As long as she is just laying in there playing and not crying, I would not worry about it and let her work through it. That is actually a lot easier than her waking up crying for you, which would only make it harder to get her to go back to sleep.

But if she is doing it on her own, let her be. She's not hurting herself, just going through a phase, that children go through so often.

In no time, she'll be sleeping through the night again, and this will seem like nothing.

J., Mother of 4 beautiful children, married for 12 years to a WONDERFUL, GODLY man.

So if she doesn't cry, and falls back to sleep, whats the problem. It is great when they learn to go back to sleep on their own. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Mine would do the same thing. I just made sure all the noisy toys were out of reach :0) and they had some "boring" quiet toys around them if they were still in the crib. When they graduated to a toddler bed, I used a baby gate on their door. At at that age though I would give them a few minutes then go in without talking, put them back into bed, and restart their soft CD music until they settled back into sleep.

Give praise that she can soothe herself back to sleep though and does not cry for you.

J. S.

Hey there J., this may not be exactly what you were looking to hear but in my opinion if she is just talking and not bothering anyone don't worry about it. She will eventually quit doing it but if one of my kids woke up and decided to put themselves back to sleep I would just be thankful that they didn't start screaming and wake everyone else. It is probably a good thing that she obviously knows how to calm herself and go back to sleep on her own, not may 15 month olds can do that be proud. haha Hope this helps.

That is a great problem! It is totally normal AND the best part is you have taught her a wonderful habit - self-calming. She feels safe and secure. She talks to herslf and then lays down to sleep on her own.
She will eventually grow out of it but right now she is probably enjoying the freedom and alone time!

My understanding is that many children go through phases of dreaming and possible nightmares as a natural part of maturing, becoming more aware and as their language/comprehension grows. If she isn't causing any trouble just relax, enjoy listening to her practice talking to herself and allow her to comfort herself back to sleep. My son is 14 months and has been doing something similar for months. He wakes up almost every night around 4am, drinks some water from his sippy cup, chatters to himself or possibly to his stuffed puppy, finds a pacifier (I keep a couple with the water cup in the same corner of his crib so he could comfort himself instead of DH and I losing more sleep) After a little while he will settle down and go back to sleep. I enjoy hearing his little sounds over the monitor and I know that if he needs me he will cry out.