3 year old waking up at 3 am

Allie wrote:
I would be interested too in what people have to say. I have a 21
month old son who has woken up the past 2 nights screaming
uncontrollably. He has never done this before, even being one of those
kids that didn't sleep through the night until after he was 1.
Teething, nightwaking, all previous experiences have been something we
could address and help him get back to sleep. This morning he didn't
go back to bed at all after waking at 4:30. (he usually sleeps to
6:30-7:00)

Bringing them to bed with you would probably work. It has always worked for
me like that anyway. They wake up, the come to bed with me, they go right
back to sleep. Sometimes Luke will want a drink of water and sometimes
Hunter will need to pee, but then they go right back to sleep if in bed with
me. Some kids really resist going back to sleeping on their own so if
partial co-sleeping is just as much a problem as the night waking then it
might not be the right solution. I start out co-sleeping so this is not an
issue for me.
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Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2)

You would think! I tried that and he would have nothing to do with
laying in our bed. He does usually play there in the mornings, getting
under the covers and lying on the pillow like we do. We didn't co
sleep though, so I don't think he gets the connection of it being a
treat to be with us, but you have to sleep!

Allie

Bringing them to bed with you would probably work. It has always worked for
me like that anyway. They wake up, the come to bed with me, they go right
back to sleep. Sometimes Luke will want a drink of water and sometimes
Hunter will need to pee, but then they go right back to sleep if in bed with
me. Some kids really resist going back to sleeping on their own so if
partial co-sleeping is just as much a problem as the night waking then it
might not be the right solution. I start out co-sleeping so this is not an
issue for me.