10 Month Old Suddenly Waking at 2AM to Play. Posted: 03-17-08 12:33pm
My 10-month old daughter has recently
started waking up at 2am every night. She
wakes up fully awake, smiling, and wanting
to play. She shares a room with my 3 yr
old, so I can't just let her cry it (or
play it) out. I have been bringing her to
my bed and it still takes me about 1 - 2
hrs to convince her to go back to sleep.
Before this started, she was sleeping
through the night for the most part. I
put her down each night at 8:30pm after
her bedtime routine and she wakes up at
7am on the dot, reguardless of how much
sleep she gets.
Is this common? Any suggestions?
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-17-08 12:54pm
William used to do the same. I had to cut
out one of his naps during the day and he
slept throughout the night then
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susie3827
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Posted: 03-18-08 19:01pm
Hi, is your daughter walking yet or is she
at that stage where she is maybe pulling
up and starting to be interested in
walking?
I ask this because alot of infants at the
age where they begin to be interested in
walking sometimes have a change in their
sleep cycles..it appears that they want so
much to practice this new 'thing' that it
disrupts their normal sleep patterns.
It should die down eventually and get back
to normal.
Susie.
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little_mama_08
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Posted: 03-24-08 17:56pm
i would take away a nap (or shorten it)
first... but you could move bed time up
half an hour or so not a huge move, but
its later none the less... and try to wear
her out before bed... the more tirerd she
is, the more she will want to sleep...
also, then she wakes up, bringing her to
another room is probably a good idea
because you dont want to disrupt the other
child, but don't play with her.... if you
play with her, she will think that it is
acceptable to wake up and play in the
middle of the night... try inputting your
bedtime routine into trying to get her
back to sleep... if you read to her as the
last step, hold her and read to her....
thats what she's familliar with and
associates it with time to sleep
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MommaOf2Girls
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:35am
Thanks for your responses. To Susie3827,
you are right, she is pulling up and
"cruising". When she wakes up, she wants
to crawl all over. I don't let her play,
I just keep laying her down and saying
"no." when she tries to get up again. It
is exhausting. I will try to eliminate or
shorten her naps, but will have to get the
daycare to do it to. Thanks again!
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-14-08 16:52pm
OH gosh, that brings back memories of my
first daughter. Every single night, on
our bed, just as jolly and happy and ready
to play as can be. I wish I had been more
firm and known more about what I was
doing. We don't have instances like that
anymore now that I am "seasoned". Good
luck with all of it
