Toddler Sleep Issues - Grand Prairie,TX

My 14 month old would wake up as well if he thought I would come in to him. At this age, it is all about the attention. I never have night time wake ups because I have taught him that bedtime is for sleep and nothing else. Once he is down for the night, his door stays closed. He doesn't ever wake up screaming or calling out for me. The only exception is when he is sick (which fortunatly has only been twice). If he wakes up then, I go and check on him to make sure his fever hasn't spiked.

yes she could be thristy...i know i am at night and my kids are too sometimes.
do you have humidifier in her room.That may help her not be thristy at night but she will still wake up since she is in teh habit now like others said but with the humidifier on at least you know she is not thristy..

I don't know if she is really that thirsty. I would experiment with giving her a lot more water during the day. Don't let her drink juice, just water. Juice is WAY to much sugar (yep, even apple juice) and it can cause some dehydration issues.

If she is still waking too much, then I'd check out www.babywhisperer.com I know lots of moms who've gotten great sleep advice with their methods.

My pediatritian said to me once "if every time you cried at night someone brought you a milkshake wouldn't you find something to cry about"
Make sure she gets a good meal in the evenings or even a healthy snack before bed........when my daughter did this it was because she was waking up hungry.

I have never (unless he was sick) given my now 3.5yo son a drink in the middle of the night (well, except when he was under 3 months). It is unnecessary and it just becomes a habit. Most everyone wakes at least slightly during the night and your little girl has found that if she wakes and cries, you'll come in and give her a drink. It's not that she's thirsty- the drink is just the excuse to see you. If you continue letting it go on like that, she'll always do that sort of thing. Unless she has some sort of illness where her body needs the liquid, which is very unlikely, I say you're just giving her the attention she needs. Not to say you should let her cry and ignore her- I don't believe in that. With my son, if he woke up and needed me I would go to him and pat his back or rub his head, something, but I wouldn't pick him up. I read that the main problem most babies have with separation anxiety is around between 13-18 months or so. Ours did just that and we actually bought a cot to go in his room and one of us would lay on that until he fell back asleep. We felt it was necessary to get him through that hard stage and it worked. He has always been a great sleeper except for those few months. Just my opinion.

Sounds like she knows you will come in and give her something to drink so she expects it now. I would stop giving her anything to drink if she does wake up let her try and put herself back to sleep. With my son I put a fisher price rainforest music box in his crib so he can turn it on whenever. It seems to help get himself back to sleep. It might be worth a try best of luck.