Over and over?

She says she's hungry and will eat if you feed her (eats like she's really hungry).

But I'm soooooooooooo tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiired.

Is there something I can do?

Anything?

:sob:

Have you tried giving her a snack before bedtime? Other then that I am not sure... I jist have mine come to bed with us

If you think she is waking up because she really is hungry, I would put a bowl of dry Cheerios by her bed with a sippy cup of water. That way she can just reach over and get something to eat.

But she also might be waking up just because she wants to be with you. Does she sleep in the same room with you or have her own room? Many nights my ds wakes up from his own bedroom and comes into our room just because he says he is lonely. I have a really hard time sleeping with him next to me, so I have a sleeping bag on the floor every night for him. After he got used to the idea of sleeping in a sleeping bag, he hopped into his sleeping bag without even waking me up.

HTH!

I would try a fatty, high-protein bedtime snack - cheese, grilled cheese, full fat yogurt, etc. Avoid full-strength juice.

Is it possible she has reflux? I have had it for as long as I can remember, even as a child, and it makes you think you're hungry b/c of the acid buildup.

I wouldn't leave any food in the room, I'd be too worried about choking especially if she's sleepy.

Maybe she's also going through a growth spurt.

Good luck!

What are the signs of reflux?

Basically it feels like you're really hungry b/c tthere's excess acid in your stomach and it splashes up into your esophagus. They can do a test for it in the hospital where they put a tube down the nose into the esophagus during the night (overnight stay) and check the acidity of the esophagus. Thats' how we found out my 7-month old dd had it, after months of having no clue. She still has some reflux but no longer needs medicaiton to sleep at night. If you are ok with meds, you can ask for a trial of Zantac syrup for her and see if that corrects it. there's really no natural treatment, unfortuantely, you have to get rid of the acid. Tums help in the short-term but only for a few hours and they won't prevent the damage the acid can do to the cells lining the esophagus.

In the meantime, I always used to get up and drink a glass of milk. It helped coat my stomach. Cheese is good, too, unless youre' dairy-free. Drinking water at night made it worse.
Water makes it worse, as will carbohydrates. Try not to let her eat right before bed, though, as it will make the stomach produce mroe acid. Other tips:
Small, frequent meals - avoid very fatty foods - avoid chocolate, coffee, tea - avoid tomatoes, orange juice, and other acidic foods, apple juice is ok - definitely no tomatoes!

Good luck!

maybe she is waking up because she has to go potty?
i just read 123 magic and it suggested to take them to the potty with talking or lights then return them to their bed.

good luck i just got my 3 o/y dd to go to sleep in her bed but by 2am she always in our bed. i did the potty thing one night and she woke up twice but both times went potty then stayed in her bed.