Here is a link to advice on dealing with night wakings, from another great website that we've found really helpful. I hate the idea of leaving DS to cry, and found these alternative methods much more palatable .

Think I've read it takes 3 days (or nights in this case ) to break a habit for a baby, but can take longer, even a couple of weeks, in toddlers ... but depends on what type and how many issues there are to resolve.

All the best and let us know how you get on!

Leah was sleeping great up until about a month ago............now we are at the nightmares and night terrors stage so she wakes up screaming and sobbing and the only way to settle her is for her too come in to us. (she was sleeping through from 7pm till after 7am)

Spoke to plunket yesterday while there with Joel and she said to do what ever works for us at the time, at least by coming in with us she feels secure and safe and will calm down and go back to sleep.

So at the end of my ramble, my point was that their sleep patterns keep changing so don't be surprised if something else happens down the track.