Regular crying pattern 1.5hrs after sleep

My daughter is now nearly 17mths. In the past 3 weeks, she has been waking up at night after two cycles sleep ie 1.5hrs and cries for 10-15 minutes before falling asleep again. This crying has happened in the past but is every single night for the last 3 weeks. Sometimes she would cry a second time after 40 minutes but the crying is not as bad. After midnight she sleeps well till 8.30am.


She did suffer night terror in the past but this time, it’s different because she seems awake and aware of my presence as she would come towards me. I have tried moving her sleep time earlier, following Richard Ferber's book (from 9pm to 8pm); I have tried consoling her by patting her back/bum without carrying her and mumbling soothing tunes; I have tried leaving her alone but her crying intensifies. Even when I eventually cuddled her, she doesn't seem to be comforted. She would quieten to sobs for about 10 secs, then for no reason crying starts again. This sob-cry pattern goes on until she is spent, then she would struggle out of my embrace to lie back down on her mattress, and promptly falls alseep.


Has anyone been through something similar? Any ideas, advice, book recommendations desparately welcomed!!

There is a good article to read on "controlled Crying":

www.naturalchild.org/guest/pinky_mckay.html

and a good book to read in my opinion would be

'Nightime Parenting' by Pediatrician William Sears

Good Luck