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My 2.5 year old had been STTN for over a year and started doing this. I was so frustrated that she was night waking again, but in talking to a few mom friends of LOs the same age, I found out they were experiencing the same thing. I think it's a phase-- my oldest LO is back to STTN now, 4 months before her 3rd birthday. Hang in there, it will pass. Try to be gently stern about the requests, give a drink, a hug, and then it's back to bed. I hope you get some sleep!

My almost 2.5 year old does the same thing-- especially when it is time to go to sleep (for nap or at night). She wants another hug, a different blanket, to wipe her face, to put on socks, to go potty, a song, leave the door open, etc. It is definitely a stalling tactic. For awhile I was accomodating of all of the requests but I am trying to limit it to one or two things-- do you want another hug or do you want a song? Do you want socks or do you want me to leave the door open? It's still taking her awhile to fall asleep but at least I am not in there forever! She does this in the middle of the night occassionally too but it's not usually as bad. Hopefully they grow out of it soon!

I think that it's sometimes linked to increased independence and they just need the reassurance that you're still there