11 month old suddenly being naughty at bedtime

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Hi all
My previously very good sleeper has now started misbehaving at night . I used to just put her in her cot and she’d drop off with no fuss and sleep through. Now she can sit up, crawl and pull herself up, bedtime is a process and a half! She throws her dummy and comforter out and laughs! I tend to just keep going in, no real eye contact, pop her dummy back in, kiss her, say nunight and lay her back down but it takes a good 30-60 minutes for her to eventually drop off. Plus now in the night she wakes if she rolls over and hits her head on the side of the cot and cries, and again, now she can sit up and pull herself up to standing she really wakes herself up. Most nights I’ve then brought her in with me in the middle of the night and she’s absolutely sparko till morning but don’t really want to make a habit of that! Any ideas? Is it sleep regression? For context she’s 11 months, wakes around 6am every day. Has 1-2 hours of naps a day and goes to bed between 6.30/7.30pm

She’s not being naughty, she’s a baby, and she’s practicing her new skills that she’s just developed. It’ll settle down, will probably take a few weeks. I would just carry on as you are, if you don’t want her in bed with you, you’ll just have to do the same in the night as you do at bedtime.

She’s not misbehaving, it’s a developmental phase. Keep calm & stick to your usual bedtime routine.

Naughty is not the word to use here, she has changed her behaviour which is normal as she becomes more mobile. Read up on sleep training if you don't want her in bed with you but please don't imagine this is wilful or 'bad' behaviour, it's just a normal phase.

Ah thank you yes I probably used the wrong word there - cheeky more like! Thank you all I’ll keep the bedtime routine up :-)

Maybe you are putting your daughter to bed too early. Get her ready for bed as normal but keep her down with you for longer, she will eventually become sleepy and you can take her up.

There's nothing wrong with her sleeping with you, she is still very young. If it means you all get a good night's sleep, go for it.