Our 17 month old has always been a pretty good sleeper - he would self settle for naps and at bed time and would mostly go through the night (if he did wake it would usually just take a dummy to be popped in and he would go straight back off).
However, the last two weeks have been hell! He now screams when we put him down for a nap or at night, and will not let me leave the room until he is fast asleep which takes at least 15 minutes of face stroking etc. He has then started waking and crying multiple times in the night, and is impossible to re-settle....his first wake up can be anywhere between 10pm and 12pm and then it is just a nightmare from then on. If I go in he will not let me leave the room and screams if I even move (he is slightly better for my husband but will always wake up again if he does manage to settle him), and it is ending up with us having to take him into our bed which results in no sleep anyway as he thrashes around and takes at least an hour or two to settle...then wakes again etc etc
What has happened?! He's not showing other signs of teething or being ill, he's having one nap a day and routine has stayed exactly the same (bed at 7 - 7:30)...any advice?
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18 month sleep regression?
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lg20590 · 01/01/2020 14:24
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