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@Cherrybee: That's really hard
This is just my opinion but I think as long as you keep going in, she knows that you will and she will continue to wake up and ask for you. If I were in your place, I would talk to her about it and let her know you are done coming in her room at night. There doesn't need to be a reason ("because you're a big girl") - I would tell her you just know she can sleep all night in her bed. And then be consistent. She'll be okay! That's my advice.
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@daniellemybelle: I know I've created this... but I cant bear the thought of her ever not thinking that mummy will come if she really needs me. And there's always a reason - sickness, teething etc. I've just picked her up from nursery and they said she's been really sad all day today. I looked at her and her cheek is bright red, so that explains last night. But then, by the same token, there's ALWAYS something wrong with this kid. She never just has a sniffle, colds always give her a temperature and a horrid night cough. She never just gets a tooth, she has alllll the symptoms over several weeks. I had made my peace with not sleep training meaning she would STTN late, but this is just ridiculous!
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@Cherrybee: it's the same with us. LO1 woke up at 4:40 am SCREAMING and would not.go.back.to.sleep. And we can let her stay in her room alone, screaming, but we live in a small place and no one will sleep if she's screaming and she'll wake the baby, so of course we go to her.
Not that it helped today. She still screamed for almost 20 minutes straight. And then refused to go back to bed. A night terror maybe? I have no clue. I just know I'm tired.
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@Anagram: Those kind of wake ups are the worst
We can usually get E straight back to sleep with a little drink of milk, but the nights when that doesn't work are BRUTAL.
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@Cherrybee: That's really hard. It seems like she really may never STTN until you change something, though. My brother was a really bad sleeper and my mom got up with him until I think he was 3 or 4 because we had a lot of turmoil at that time and she felt bad. To this day he is an insomniac. Not trying to scare you but I think you would be helping her in the long run if you are able to get her to sleep even if that means not going to her. You're the mama, though!
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@daniellemybelle: I really will work on it after everything has settled down with the new baby, I promise. Perhaps new baby will STTN before E!
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@Cherrybee: I only have one so I can't even imagine! You're a rock star!
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@daniellemybelle: Rock star or total idiot?!
Baby will be here in a month - I will let you know which category I fall into!
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@Cherrybee: Funny you saty that, the niece I talked about in my previous post? She is now 6 with still inconsistent sleep, whereas her 2 year old sister has been sleeping through since she was 6 months old! You never know! x
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@ScarletBegonia: @Cherrybee: I feel like I hear about this all the time - baby #2 is so much easier and a better sleeper! Crossing my fingers and toes for you!
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My 2 year old and my almost 4 year old have both STTN for the most part from a year old, but still, most nights one or both of them wakes.
This is just my opinion but I think as long as you keep going in, she knows that you will and she will continue to wake up and ask for you. If I were in your place, I would talk to her about it and let her know you are done coming in her room at night. There doesn't need to be a reason ("because you're a big girl") - I would tell her you just know she can sleep all night in her bed. And then be consistent. She'll be okay! That's my advice.
We can usually get E straight back to sleep with a little drink of milk, but the nights when that doesn't work are BRUTAL.
Baby will be here in a month - I will let you know which category I fall into!
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