Does anyone else wake up in your sleep thinking that you've been called?

It happens to me, too; I'm sure my husband called me, but in fact it's an auditory hallucination. My shrink attributes them to hypervigilance, that sense that you must always be prepared. You might talk to your PCP about thus; a mild sleeping pill might help you get some meaningful rest without plunging you into the depths where you wouldn't hear a real call for help. -- And the idea of a baby monitor seems like something that would definitely be worth a try.
Good luck -- you need your sleep as do we all).

This happened to me too. Most times though, she really was calling me.

I sometimes think I hear my mother is calling me and I check on her and she is sleeping comfortable. I half sleep most of the time. Be careful and get up slowly. I ran into the wall and almost fell in the middle of the night and ran into her commode. I use night lights now.

This used to happen to me before my dad died. I'd hear him call me and I'd jump straight up in bed. I'd listen to see if he was actually calling me and most of the time he wasn't. My dad's been gone for some years now but every once in a while I still jump out of bed, thinking he's calling me.

This is the result of stress and anxiety. I wouldn't call it "normal" exactly, but it doesn't take much imagination to see why it might happen - you're constantly on the alert, and this doesn't switch off even when you're asleep.

Have you thought of trying a baby monitor? - the listening bit in your mother's room, the receiver in yours. If you wake up and can just recollect yourself enough to listen before you jump out of bed, it might save you completely disrupting your night's rest.

As the waking is a recent development, it may also be a warning sign of burnout. When did you last get a real break and a real rest? Has anything happened with your mother recently that has made you more anxious about her?

I do but it’s only 3-4 times a week. It’s exhausting though, as if my body and mind are always on high alert.

In the morning, it happened a few times. i thought i heard my dad but he was sleeping