[finallyamom0310]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I have tried the cry it out method a few times but seem everytime she gets sick we revert back. I had a doctor once tell me that when a child spikes a fever it will wake them up. I guess that is why I still go in, she has been sick on average once a month, so I fear when she wakes it is due to fever.

As for the rocking, I don't put her all the way to sleep. It is more of our routine to fully settle down for the night. She is so gung ho on everything she does that even story time doesn't fully settle her down. Once the lights are off, we rock and I tell her a pretend story about her as her eyes start to close. When she is almost asleep, I put her in the crib and leave. I have tried letting her go to sleep without rocking but those nights she ended up 5 times a night. I know I need to teach her to go to sleep on her own but which first? Sleep through the night or go to sleep on her own?

I did have a weird weekend with her though. Saturday night she got up only once and I didn't hug her or anything as she was still sitting in the bed when I got down there. I just told her to go back to sleep, tucked her in, started her lullabies and she made it till 5 am. Then yesterday she looked exhausted still after her nap so I put her to bed early, 7:30 pm and she made it through the night till 5 am. Maybe she isn't getting enough sleep like E. My husband is at class tonight so I am going to put her to bed early again tonight to see what happens.