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I'm slowly dying from lack of sleep = can you help me. Here's the situation: My dd who is 19 months old has been a jewel. We (since she was 8/9 wks old) have a very established bedtime routhine: bath, story, song, prayer, hugs, BED. This usually last about 10 minutes after the bath is finished. She then happily goes off to bed without one word of complaint and sleeps for 12 - 13 hrs. she also does the same at nap time and sleeps for 1 1/2 without a fuss or cry.
EXCEPT for the last week or so, she suddenly wakes up at any given time (there's no pattern) screams like she's terrified, stands straight up in bed and just keeps on. I tried letting her scream, the first night it was 30 minutes before I gave in the next night it was 45 minutes. Anyway, as soon as I walk into her room she lays down and is quiet. She doesn't want to be picked up or touched, just wants someone in the room. I get her quieted and try to leave, she screams again. The last couple of nights I have been sleeping on the floor in her room, again not touching her or talking, just being in the room.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing this or how I can fix it. She's not sick, teething, or having any changes to her normal routine. We haven't gone on any vacations or had any visitors...in other words, nothing has changed - except her SLEEP.
Thanks for any advice - sorry this is so long