Hi - hoping that someone can help me. I've been lurking on the site for some time now, but this is my first post. My 18 month old has been sleeping well for nearly 9 months (we did a couple days of gradual retreat/controlled crying when he was about 8 months old which worked well and he has even been asking to go to bed for the last few months). However, in the last ten days he has started to refuse to go into his cot awake and if he wakes in the night he screams for me or my husband. We did try controlled crying again, but lasted for about 10 minutes a week ago and he got so beside himself that he threw up. Subsequently I am not keen on trying that again! Also I find it much more stressful since he can call out for us and he sounds so distressed that neither me or DH can leave him in his cot. We have been rocking him to sleep and then putting him in his cot and if he wakes in the night, he has been coming in with us (with then either me or DH decamping to the sofa bed as there is not enough room for all three in our double bed). Any suggestions as to why this is happening, and does any one have experience of this reversing itself? There isn't any obvious physical reason for the change. Also, does it REALLY matter if we just go with the flow and co-sleep until he is keen to go back in his own room? I suppose I am just looking for reassurance if any one has any.
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Help - change in sleep patterns for 18 month old
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thecatspjs · 12/05/2009 15:35
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