Bouncing Baby

[nunheadmum]

For the past 2 weeks or so my 18 month old is waking most nights and spending about 2 hours drifting in and out of sleep and bouncing - either standing or sitting or just lying down, but really energetically. Most nights she gets back off after about 2 hours - sometimes with a cry and some milk or sometimes just on her own.

Has anyone else experienced this? She was unwell at the start of the period - hence I could understand her waking - but she's fine now. I don't know if it's just a developmental thing - she's just starting to run and tries to jump. I can't remember anything like this with my eldest but she was much less active than No2.

[helena handbasket]

A lot of babies practice new skills in bed at night. Often in their sleep. My son used to run back and forth in his cot like a lunatic! I think they are okay to be left to their activities, but the hard part is I felt compelled to lie awake in bed and listen to make sure he was safe. Just another crazy baby phase I suspect.