13 Month Old Waking at Night, Sitting Up, and Not Laying Herself Back Down

I also like "no cry sleep solution". It's a more "middle of the road" book about dealing with the fact that babies just don't sleep like we want them to! It's not attachment parenting and its' not ferber method. This is a phase, in my experience, and she'll eventually be sleeping on her own again. I know sleep deprivation sucks, but it's something everyone has to suffer thru to some extent with a baby! I hope you can get a nap once in awhile at least :-) Best of luck!

I agree that you're creating bad habits and teaching her to have disrupted sleep but carrying her back and forth rather than leaving her where she is to settle and return to sleep. I have a 13 month old too and the best advice I can tell you is to have consistency. Routine is crucial. It's disruptive to go in her room, pick her up, take her to co-sleep, then take her back. It's your choice to co-sleep or not but don't go back and forth. Make a decision, co-sleeping or not and stick by it so she can have consistency. If you decide for her to sleep in her own crib for now on, she will cry initially, granted since she now has become used to sleeping with mommy, but she'll soon adjust. For you and your baby's sake, let her sleep in one place, quiet and dark,close the door and go back to bed. Good luck!

Get a goose down pillow (it's worth the money) put the pillow on your lap and the baby on the pillow - the pillow will get your mommy smell - when she falls asleep put the pillow and her back in her bed she will think you still have her because she smells you on the pillow! it works I did it with both my kids - have a good night.

Hi T., Children sometimes go through different sleep patterns, so you have to be very careful not to develope bad habits with her, by going in and picking her up and or taking her to your bed, those are very bad habits. If you stop going in and picking her up, she will eventually stop the crying, she may still wake up, but once she learns that her crying is not going to bring someone to the room she'll stop. You are allowing her crying and her not sleeping to control your sleep, you need to nip this in the bud, she's not an infant, so you don't want to teat her like one. You said hopefully it's just a phase, but she are contributing to this phase by going in and picking her up. I've been a mom for 26 years, I rocked my baby's/toddlers to sleep, laid them down, checked on them at night every time I got up to go to the bathroom. All 3 of my kids slept through he night from 6 weeks on, unless they were sick. I read the other responses about learning a knew motor skill so that's why she is waking up, all I can say is nice try moms. J.

Learning to walk is probably the trigger. Her motor memory is in overdrive, just a little neurlogical glich that will pass soon. You should try to keep her in her own bed, because sleeping with you might not pass if she gets used to being in yours!

I can feel for your sleep depravation...it should not take too long, if my memory is correct for the child we had that did this, it took about three weeks for her to stop standing up in her sleep.

M.

I've read that when babies have just learned a new motor development, they often go through a short phase of waking up in the middle of the night wanting to practice. Hopefully, it will end soon!
If not, there is a good book called the No Cry Sleep Solution which may be worth checking out.

I consulted w/a sleep expert and what I learned was that going back and forth and picking up/putting down just keeps interrupting the sleep cycle. When you put her down, put her down and that's it. At this age, she is probably still doing two naps/day (one in the morning and one after lunch).. and going to bed around 6:30-7:00? Go to www.3daysleepsolution.com and get Davis' video. It will change your life. I consulted w/her and it was the BEST $$ I ever spent. She is doing 1/2 off her consultation fees for the month of July - if you are desperate and want your child sleeping 12hrs/night in 3 days (yes, you read it right - in 3 days) - call her. She is amazing and the BEST!! I threw out ALL my books after consulting with her. Good luck!! :)

My 13 month sits up from a deep sleep all the time. Sometimes I guide him back down and he goes back to sleep. Sometimes not. I co sleep so I catch him right away. Drives me crazy that he does it all night. He's been doing it a few months. You are not alone! Maybe since she just started she's excited about walking! Maybe sitting up is just exciting, she's lonely, having weird dreams.. Hard to say. It feels good to know I'm not the only one waking up all hours of the night : ) I hope she goes back to sleeping well. and u get some sleep!