Without reading ALL the answers, my first thoughts were:

Have you had her checked out by a doctor to see if she has any health issues?

Is she just plain HUNGRY when she wakes up?

After making sure all the usual things had been checked when I put one of my sons to bed, I would set a timer for 15 minutes (mostly for my benefit) and usually he had gone to sleep within 10 minutes or so.

Good luck. Sleep deprivation is hard to handle.

I just want to thank everyone for the advice and support! It sure does mean alot to me!!

It seems that the top tooth coming in was the root of the problem. It finally cut all the way through the skin and for the last 3 nights Abigail has slept pretty peacefully, only waking once for a bottle. No whining, crying or anything other then that. I guess I didn't think it was teething because it was lasting for soooo very long. This is only tooth number 4, so I know there will be more sleepless nights when more teeth arrive.

Thank you all again!!

I am so glad things are getting better. Sleep well.

Hi, Jen ... I'm new here, but my older son, Matthew, who's 2 now, had a lot of sleep problems, and I wanted to chime in. "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" and "The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers," both by Elizabeth Pantley, are both really good. I never wanted to let Matthew cry it out, and the books had a lot of really good suggestions.

Before I got to the end of your thread, I was actually going to suggest teething. Matthew had an AWFUL time sleeping when his 1-year molars came in. For a little while, we had to give him a dose of Tylenol every night before bed just so he could sleep decently.

I'm glad to hear that she's doing better, btw!