Waking up with nausea in the middle of the night?

Toddler waking in the middle of the night. help?

• my 23 month old has recently started waking up in the middle of the night. he hardly naps during the day im a stay at home mom who is currently preggo. so to make sure i can sleep in in the morning i let him stay up till eleven most nights. then he wakes around 10 to 11 the next morning but ever since it got cold out we dont spend as much time outside playing and i noticed this behavior started the same time i started running the heater in the room i think it makes him thirsty because i get cotton mouth to but not enough to wake me from sleep. im thinking he is waking up to hydrate himself becuase he goes straight to the kitchen but its tiresom getting up at 3 in the morning and im scared he is going to wonder off one night if i dont notice he has woken up. he knows how to unlock the doors. im a light sleeper but still scares me being preggo makes me so tired. any suggestions?

• Answer:

  I actually just put latch locks on the tops of all of my doors for the same reason..You can also buy the door knob covers that most children have a tough time figuring out..I have a three year old that wakes up in the middle of the night for drinks too.Most people act like i'm spoiling her by giving in but I had the same problem when I was younger-always being thirsty (still do) it does get worse in the winter. I use a gate in my daughters doorway so that she cannot come out of her room in the middle of the night. I am prego also and a VERY light sleeper so I usually wake up when I hear her calling for me or crying. She also doesn't nap but I put her to bed fairly early in the evening..Good luck.