When my son was 18 months, we had had one too many 10pm bedtimes so we bit the bullet and did CIO. I was amazed that is gotten to that point, but I had, and it bloody worked!! Within 4 nights he was going down easily and awake. We have honestly not had one single problem since then, he's been great until 2 weeks ago when he began screaming the house down. So now, at age 2.5, I find myself sitting next to his cot every night hissing "close your eyes" periodically and tiptoeing out when he's asleep.
We tried a refresher on CIO. Disaster. He was inconsolable and it took an hour to calm him after I left him for 3 minutes.
He's still in a cot, in a sleeping bag, and he will nap in the car, and very, very rarely on the sofa if he's had a particularly busy day.
What can I do??! Help me solve this sleep problem, please!!
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Thank you for all your responses!
Kim - I wasn't a fan of CIO either...I was just completely at the end of my tether and I can't deny it worked, and quickly. I'd read about "refreshers". Ha, no chance.
Cunting - sorry you're also having difficulties. I do feel better knowing I'm not alone though, so thanks! And 
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So, we used the duvet and pillow last night, still in the cot as I can't make it into a toddler bed until the weekend. Bedtime was much, much better. DH still sat with DS, but only for 2 minutes and he fell asleep, so whilst we're not perfect, it was a huge, huge improvement.
We'll see what tonight brings. Thanks so much for the advice. Will definitely try the bed and stair gate at the weekend.
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