[iluvgummies]

Is anyone else's LO waking in the middle of the night and having what sounds like a party all by themselves???
Ella has been sleeping through the night since she was 4 months old. Once every few weeks she might wake up crying, but usually a diaper change and/or some milk would help. But lately she's had a new habit. 7 of the last 10 nights she has woken up and just started talking to herself, laughing, singing...having a good ol' time. Unfortunately, she is quite loud so that my DH & I cannot sleep through it and it's lasting well over an hour, sometimes almost 2 hours. I've gone in and made sure she doesn't need a diaper change, given her milk, even some cereal. I've rocked her to the point where she's barely keeping her eyes open. I do not talk to her, smile, or communicate with her b/c I don't want to give her positive attention for this middle of the night waking. I don't know what else to do and I'm at my wits end b/c it's really upsetting my sleep!! My only thought is that maybe she's getting too much sleep. She goes to sleep around 7:30pm and I wake her up at 6am to go to the sitter. She takes a 2 hour nap from about 9-11 and then a second nap at 1pm (this one is anywhere from 45-90 mins). I am going to talk to her pedi at her 18m well check next week, but I'm just wondering if any of you have any suggestions. I can't imagine dealing with this for another week!

[shockandawe]

I'm sorry you're going through this. I just vented a while back about Maggie being all over the map with sleep...we have a couple good weeks, followed by a couple bad weeks. It's kinda draining.

Sounds to me like maybe too much sleep. Maggie's been down to 1 nap a day for a few months, and that lasts anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours. At least she's happy when she wakes. Most of the time, Maggie sounds like a siren of wailing - all she's missing is her bunny, but once found, she still won't go back down without rocking or some sort of consoling.

[*BabyMaMa*]

Babies are so weird when it comes to sleep. Sometimes putting them down a little earlier encourages them to sleep longer. Maybe do a couple of trial nights putting your LO down earlier or later to see if that makes a difference. Leah sleeps 12 hours straight every night and takes one nap. Usually from 2-4. We put her down at about 8:30. Are you still giving her milk or a snack before bedtime?