Tired 19 month old taking ages to settle at night

[Allegrogirl]

For the last couple of weeks my dd is taking anything up to 90 minutes to fall asleep at night. She's always been an erratic sleeper during the day but has reliably nodded off within 5 minutes of being put down at night since 4-5 months old.

She looks exhausted during the day and her naps are still all over the place with only 10 minutes one day and 90 the next. She doesn't cry at bedtime just stares at the ceiling or chats to her toys but I know toddlers need their sleep.

Can I do anything about this is should I just chill and her let on with it?

my 2 yo is similar, and has been or a while. She used to fart around every night, but over time it's now tapered out to a couple of times each week. We have put bedtime back by 30mins, and pop in regularly if she's struggling to drop off. Normally she's just playing with her dolls.

how is teething going? my 20moDS took two hours to fall asleep last night after being drugged to the hilt with every legal thing available. tonight he was so exhausted he was asleep in 10mins. when he has not teething problems he can sleep through the night, but when teething is an issue its screaming every hour or so and an early wake up.

yep can't wait for teething to be over. only six teeth to go.....

Is she upset or just chilled and singing? It took me ages to realise DD was scared of the dark. Got an 'in bed' night light and now she is back to normal, asleep in minutes.

How about a lavender spray or light music for her to doze off to?

She's chilled and happy but just not asleep! I know I shouldn't worry but she looks so tired all the time. She won't sleep in her pushchair and rarely in the car. She just constantly fights sleep and always has. I was so proud of getting her in a good night time routine where she was happy to go to sleep at 7.00 every night.

I think I need to chill really. She's not teething at the moment so I should be grateful that once she goes off she stays asleep on the whole night.

It is hard not to worry about everything, especially if they are unwell or overtired. Hey, she could be screaming the house down with you in the room at your wits end. I guess this is just the way she winds down right now.

This too shall pass! Easy to say I know, I worry with the best of them. One day my DD (2 years) will eat a larger portion than a weaning pot. One day, I know it and one day I will stop worrying about it!