Terrible twos starting early or teething??

[Mamagoose01]

My usually angelic little man 20 months since last night has had a disturbed sleep patter, been irritable an crying a lot, he's not been naughty, just not himself, he eaten but taken a lot longer an lots more encouragement than normal. I'm not sure if it's the 20month teething stage or terrible twos starting, what have you ladies found with your little ones at this age?

It could be either or both, and until they can talk unfortunately its a guessing game. Any other signs of teething? Loose nappies, rubbing ears, chewing things, dribble etc? I have found a dose of calpol can help even if you not sure if it is teeth.

I think there must be some sort of growth or development thig they go through about this age, every mum i've spoken to has desperately wanted a manual for this age (around 20 months to just over 2yo).

Sorry not a lot of help really, just wanted to say you are not alone.

Thank you for your help, he's dribbling loads, chewing anything, hands in mouth, no change with motions at the min. He also seems more independent an wants less cuddles, part of growing I guess :)

I've got a 20month old and she's becoming quite hard work (sometimes i think she is trying to break me). Won't go in highchair, car seat, bath cot etc. wakes in the night for 2-3hrs each night.
I'm stuck between thinking its teething or developmental (testing boundaries/insecurity) or she's worked out something is up (I'm 7 months pregnant).

She can be incredibly sweet at times (kisses/cuddles etc) but mostly she's just a tyrant. So definitely have sympathy OP.

Ahhhh man, i am also having a mare with my 22 month old. Hes so lovely but then will throw something at his older brothers head or bite him for no reason. And his sleep has gone to pot completely. He started climbing out of his cot a few weeks ago so i put him in a toddler bed for safety,and, of course, he is in and out a lot, but really crying hysterically unless i stay with him for a while. obviously i dont want him to get into bad habits but at the same time i dont really want him to be so terribly distressed. Then at night hes in and out for a long time and then up early. I have dropped his usual 1.5hr nap to try and improve his night time sleep and moved his big brother out into the spare room so that at least he can get some sleep, poor boy(hes only 3!), ahhhhhhhh im just fed up with it, i know its just a phase and could be replaced with an even grimmer one but its hard hard work isnt it!