Toddler is not sleeping

[Mumsybear1]

Hi, my 17 month old used to sleep ok until recently, I know there is sometimes a sleep regression around this time but I’m at my wits end now. DD will regularly wake through the night and the only way to get some sleep is to bring her to our bed. The past couple of days she has stopped napping, I’ve driven her in the car until she falls asleep but the minute she’s in the cot she’s wide awake. My husband is a farmer so works all hours seven days and I have no family around me to help I’m also due my second baby in December. Her napping is the only break I get these days so I find myself getting cranky. Why has she stopped napping? Bedtime is also a chore she won’t go to sleep without me there which I don’t particularly mind but she takes hours to fall asleep no matter what time she goes to bed and I don’t give her toys in the cot or play with her I just ignore her until she falls asleep. Any help is much appreciated!

Teething?

It will pass. My first tried to skip naps around this age but we persisted. The odd day he didnt have one. Rule was we tried for 30 mins then quit. About a month later he just started having them ok again. We had to make them shorter though for bed time. When he hit 2 he went through a phase of taking 2 hours to go to sleep no matter what we did. Again it passed, took a while though. My second is going through same thing now. Just stick with it and good luck.

I woukd stick with the cot though or you will have new problems associated with sleep

OP, I posted a similar thread this morning as I’m having the same problems with my 17mo! So I’ll be watching your replies with interest - perhaps it is a developmental thing though (although I haven’t read about a 16-17month sleep regression, only an 18 month regression )

Thanks, it’s helpful to hear people have gone through it and it’s passed because I feel like this will go on forever! I feel I need to be stricter around bed time because I don’t think I’ll be able to stay with her until she falls asleep When the new baby is here.