22mo struggling to get to sleep

[Madallie]

My dd is 22 months old. She has self settled since about 4 mo but is currently struggling with getting to sleep at night time. She goes off fine for her nap.

At the moment he rough routine is:
6.15 am - wake
12-1.30 - nap
6.45 -

She used to go to sleep within about 10-15mins but now she is not falling asleep until 7.30 or 7.45. She really struggles to get off. This just happened all of a sudden. Does it sound like I should start putting her to bed later? I'm so wary of making her OT and M aware that taking ages to fall asleep can be a sign of this.

I'm just not sure what to do and hate to hear her struggling to get to sleep. Dc2 is due in feb so kind of want to try and get things sorted. Any ideas would be greatly received.

Thanks in advance.

I think it's a phase - my dd, same age is doing the same despite being tired and usually able to settle. She seems wired so guessing a brain development thing!

Thanks creature. It's good to know it's not just us. Maybe it is just a phase. Hopefully a short one.

Just wondered creature, is your dds routine similar to ours?

Any other views gratefully received

Thanks

My DD2 who is 21months is the same at the moment but I think it's purely because she's had a fun packed day and although tired isn't ready for the fun to stop. She fell asleep tonight watching The Lion King with her big sister who is 8 yrs old.

I'm going through bedtime hell at the moment with my 23 month old DS. He's always been really good at going to bed without a fuss and suddenly in the last fortnight or so its like he has become very aware that he is in a dark room on his own and screams the house down.

From what I've read on here (and from speaking to other friends) it seems like it could be a number of things but quite a lot of kids seem to go through this sort of thing about this age. Night terrors, imagination, development stage, teething.... I've found calpol seemed to help tonight.

Yes, although slightly longer nap in the day from 12.30/1-2.30/3pm.

Bedtime drives me mad as she's tired!!! I usually leave her to it - telling her I'm having dinner. She usually then chats to herself for ages then drifts off. Later bedtime makes it worse. Sometimes I might have success if I do it earlier.

Thank you all. I think part of my problem is that I keep needing to find a reason for any sleep issues and sometimes obviously you just can't. It does sound like a fair few of us are having similar difficulties at this age. Think I'm just panicking about when dc2 comes!

My DD2 only starting going thru the night at about 19.5 months old. It's not always every night now. Even more of a struggle to get to bed at night if she is completely shattered and then over tired as refuses to give in and then she stirs. She was asleep by 7:30 tonight but stirred about 10 mins ago. However, I think she's coming down with a cold and just worrying it's hitting her chest as she sounds very croaky & like she 's barking when she coughs - on look out for croup. :(

I should add that over the last week dd has gradually been waking earlier too. It seems to be about 5.30 or 5.40. I'm not sure whether she she is just needing less sleep and whether I should either be cutting her nap down (which isn't that long anyway) or putting her to bed later at 7.30/8pm? She is consistently only having 10.5 hrs sleep at night. Maybe this is just how much she needs now.

Is it possible for sleep needs to drop quickly like this? She dosen't seem overly tired in the day or anything. I'm just finding 5.30 so hard and being pregnant is not making it easy.