Oh mercy, been there done that! After 3 months of it we are finally back to almost normal. We eventually had to let her cry it out and usually after about 15 minutes of that T would go back to sleep. And now, we haven’t had a 12 or 1 or 2 wake up call in a few weeks. Wait, except for the ones coming from her 2 1/2 mth old sister…haha!

we went through this with our two year old just a few months ago (he’s a may baby if that helps). it lasted about three weeks. he’d get out of bed right when we tucked him in – multiple times. i read somewhere to try taking away his favorite stuffed animal as a consequence; if they stay in bed for a while after the second or third occurrence, take the stuffed animal back in. we tried it and it worked.

as for middle of the night wakings? he’d do that too. around midnight and then again around 2. one of us would go in and tuck him back in and say a prayer. that would usually be enough for him and he’d fall back asleep.

here’s hoping this is just a stage for you too. it was awful for the few weeks that it lasted but for the last few months, we haven’t had a problem with it all. best wishes!

Payback for him sleeping throught he night at 6 weeks! NO FAIR! OR maybe it’s God’s way of getting you prepared for a baby :)

We went through (are going through) this too. Various reasons may have all or nothing to with it. Its all, after all a guessing game, right? However. We think it may have to do with molar teething (he’s always cut his teeth at night). Also, not coincidentally, it all began pretty much the day we came from the hospital with his little sister. So. We too have the turtle…which he adores. We also have sleepless nights. Which we don’t adore. Harumph. Me & wine? We’re like THIS. *Fist to fist* Speaking of which….is it 5′o’clock yet? Oh wait I work from home…

My 2.5 year old daughter did this for quite a while, we got her a night light and it helped for a little while then all hell broke loose again. That was when I made her up a bed on the floor in our room because I needed some damn sleep, and after a while she realized her bed was a lot more comfy. Haven’t had many issues since then.

I’m am currently having the same problem with my 2-year old. She was sleeping through the night at pretty much 3 months old, but since the Holidays she has been a wreck to get to bed, and then when she does go to bed, she wakes up at like 3am and makes sure mommy and daddy (who has to get up at 5am for work) wake up with her! It’s all I can do to get her to go back tobed, but I found the thing that is working for us, but it probably won’t work for everyone. If I let ou dog up in bed with her she crashes right back out. So for the past couples weeks, I’ve just been letting the dog in bed with her from the start and so far no more 3am wake up calls.

I could have written this word for word…right down to the part about being awake for 2 hours. Mine isn’t all calm and staring. He’s pissed. Pissed that we’re not as excited to be awake as he is! I’ve tried quite a few things, and so far…he’s still waking 3-4 times each night and we still practice hosting a WWIII battlefield in our house each night before bed. My new idea: sleep on his floor for a few nights, then we’re going to start working on a “time” system. I’m going to sit in there for 10 min, then 7, then 5, etc. I hope it works. If it doesn’t…he’ll be an only child for good.

Henry’s the same age as Harrison and just went through a stage like this for a good 5-6 weeks. Waking up numerous times a night crying for seemingly no reason!! So frustrating. We got him the teach me time clock that lights up green when he can get up, and we also introduced a sticker chart, and he gets a sticker if he stays in bed and sleeps all night. Both have been working wonders for us.