Sleeping Through the Night - Santa Ana, CA

A.,

This could be a few things...age/stage change where she is becoming more aware of her surroundings and is exhibiting a desire to stay with you.

Or like Jacy said it could be teething. I used (and still do for molars) Clove Oil on my son's gums. It's great for swelling and pain, and is all natural. You can also try drops, strips or tablets that are OTC homepathic and great too. Motrin is the best IMO for teething pain.

Rule out the pain first, and then go from there. Good Luck and just be consistent with what you've always done. It sounds like you have a great routine in place and if you don't change it things will go back to normal once this passes.

Hi A., your bedtime routine for your little girl is perfect, very simular to what we did when our now grown children were small. Rock her as usuall, but only for the same amount of time that you used to, if she wakes up and plays let her play, I used to do that when i was little my mom told me, Just don't start a new habit buy going into her room when she wakes up and, crys, she will start to depend on that and she will automatically wake up and cry. Your doing good mom, this is a phase for her, just don't let it become a habit. J. L.

Nothing has changed, as you said, EXCEPT that SHE is changing, developmentally, which also includes: physical changes, emotion changes, motor skills, teething, different forms of "separation anxiety", and their cognition is changing as well so that means their REM sleep cycles gets tweaked too. ALL together, it makes it hard for them to sleep.
And at any given time, all of these may be a part of it. These things rarely occur exclusive of each other. It's usually something in tandem with some other growth change.

Has she hit any "new" milestones lately or skills? If so, then this is affecting her. Usually, at 15 months old, they change a lot in many ways....
It's a phase and will pass. Just keep to your same sleep/nap "routines." It will go back to normalcy. But you need to be patient.

Keep in mind, that sleep hiccups WILL occur again, and at different age-stages. Nothing is ever static, with sleep and a child.

Both my kids did that too, at about 1 and then 2 years of age. But they would wake at about 2:00am, play and be wide awake... then fall asleep again like 1-2 hours later. I just kept everything dark, quiet, did not interact needlessly. Just keep things "boring" and if she is not in distress/screaming, they will often drift off to sleep again.

Good luck, she is normal,
Susan

I just went through this as well... son's almost 16 months now.. and he was waking every 2-3 hours again during the night and I thought I was gonna lose my mind... yet again! He's never been a great sleeper (although he's finally getting better). AS the other moms have said there are some changes right around the corner... if she's not walking yet it's on its way soon... if she's not talking yet... its probably on its way soon... lots of things happen at this age. Be patient and continue with what you're doing.. it will pass.... remember this is all part of being a mommy!

maybe shes teething or just growing. both can cause sleep disruptions. maybe try stating the bed time routine a little earlier (like 30 mins). also look at her naps if shes on 2 a day still she may be getting more sleep then she needs hense the early waking. maybe try 1 nap a day if shes on 2.