DD has never been a good sleeper but by October was getting a lot better and we could see the end in sight. Slept through 4 out of 7 days and brief, single wake ups on the other nights. She was still in the cot though there was a single bed in her room.
Then she started waking up in hysterics and in a panic, vaulting violently over the side of the cot and racing out to the landing sobbing at the top of her lungs!
And when we brought her back in, wouldn't go back into the cot but insisted on the bed. We thought that was the problem and made the change. She seems very comfortable in the bed however..... It clearly wasn't the problem.
We now think it's pure Separation Anxiety, judging by the most insane clinginess during the day (she can't be more than 2 feet from us at all times or bursts into tears) . She wakes up, finds herself alone, and panics and flips the lid.
So for the last 2 weeks we've ended up sleeping with her most of the night! We take turns but it's a single bed and she lies starfish in the middle and we are both so sleep deprived. It's like going back to newborn days.
Last night I put her to bed at 7 (you 100% have to lie down beside her, I don't mind this so much), then she woke at 9.30 panicking and screeching, I got away that time with just sitting by the bed, then again at 11.30, and at that point I just got ij beside her. Then she woke again crying at 3am but because I was there she was OK and settled within a minute. But if I hadnt been there..... Oh boy.
Sorry for the long post but has anyone been through this stage and how long did it bloody last???! It feels like going backwards! I had bad PND and am worried its going to creep back if we go back to numerous dramatic wake ups and constant exhaustion.