My 3 year old daughter has always been an amazing sleeper. Slept in her own room since 7 months, slept 12 hours a night from 4 months old and up until a few weeks ago, we’d do bath, bed and cuddles with a story then lights off, door closed at 7pm and she’d wake anytime from 7-8am.
Now she’s suddenly scared of monsters, shadows, the dark, going to a room on her own in our home, used to go to wee by herself now won’t go unless I go with her.
We told her Monsters are not real, they are made up for stories (although any books she’s got that have a monster in them is a friendly monster who scares away any worries and similar things like that). She doesn’t watch anything with monsters or the like in.
The problem is, I now have to stay with her whilst she goes to sleep which I don’t mind but then anytime between midnight and 4am she’ll be screaming for me and either come into our room and get into bed or I have to go to hers and I’m knackered. She also stirs her baby brother. If she’s shouting for me as late as 4, she’ll only go back to sleep for 30-40 mins then have me up with her.
She’s now got a nightlight that I leave on but it doesn’t seem to make a difference, she has a lovely room that she’s always loved, a house bed and princess sheets which she chose, big kallax unit with loads of books and her cuddly toys on display etc she’s always loved her room now she keeps saying she doesn’t like it. We are in a new build and only decorated it etc just over a year ago to be lovely, girlie and cosy for her.
I don’t know how to solve this! Help!