Nightmare bedtime with DD

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17 month old DD has always been as good as gold at bedtime, let us put her PJ's on and straight to sleep with no issue until the last few days where she's started kicking and screaming, crying so much that she's gipping. There's been no change, routine has stayed the same, she's always had a bedtime bottle with her milk in after her jymas and usually straight up to bed after that with no bother and she screams about that and stiffened herself up. We changed it last night to warm milk in her cup, sat with me under her blanket and I read to her before we put her jymas on. All was fine until it come to getting changed and then she kicked and screamed again. I just don't know where this new child has come from, anyone have any ideas or been through the same?

Teething, separation anxiety?

18 month sleep regression?

We've just come out the other side of phase like this with our 22 month old. It lasted about 5 or 6 weeks but did gradually improve over that time. We didn't make any changes to routine but had to keep going in to give lots of reassuring cuddles and back rubs to get her to sleep.

@Fitforforty

Teething, separation anxiety?

She's fine all day, no signs of teething really. This has gone on since the weekend and since then she has spent all weekend with me, a day at nursery, a day with me and a day with MIL and she doesn't mind where she is or who she's with so I can't put my finger on what's bothering her!

@Ihaveoflate

18 month sleep regression?

We've just come out the other side of phase like this with our 22 month old. It lasted about 5 or 6 weeks but did gradually improve over that time. We didn't make any changes to routine but had to keep going in to give lots of reassuring cuddles and back rubs to get her to sleep.

Yeah maybe, 5 or 6 weeks sounds like hell. It's not like she doesn't go to sleep or she's a nightmare through the night, it's literally just getting her changed for bed on a night where she's terrible. We'll take her up and within 5/10 mins she'll be asleep

My DD is also 17months old and started throwing tantrums when it comes to changing nappy/putting on clothes! She’s usually really good and would let me change her but now she seems to hate it! I honestly don’t know what it is or why 😩

I feel your pain OP. My DS is 16 months and has suddenly just changed into a nightmare child.

Nappy changes are awful, dressing after bath time is like wrestling an angry tiger, giving him milk is hell. Don’t even mention teeth cleaning!! I don’t recognise my baby anymore

@ChelseaCat sounds like my child!! Dressing after bath time is a nightmare for me too! She just runs away and refuses to put anything on! I’ve always struggled to get her to brush her teeth too.

@AyyX @ChelseaCat it's a bit relieving to know its not just my DD who has turned in to the devil! I'm starting to dread bedtimes because she's just a nightmare

If you’re only dreading bedtimes, you’re doing well 🤣🤣🤣 I dread collecting him from nursery, especially because they always tell me how lovely, gentle and compliant he is.
Who is this child?!?

Yeah we get the same as well😂 glad she behaves for other people but also wishing she'd be like that for me!

DS has started throwing tantrums around nappy changes (he’s 17 mo). I think personally he might be ready to try toilet training - he tells me he wants a poo before he does it and loves to help me when I go to the loo by giving me toilet roll / flushing / washing his hands - so we’ll give that a go this wknd to see if it improves anything. Hate the tantrums

@GrumpyHoonMain we’re in a similar place but he seems so young for that!

I think we beat the system tonight.. we did her bum, put her jymas etc on 15 mins earlier than we usually start getting her ready for bed, we let her play for those 15 mins after before she had her milk, teeth brushed, sleeping bag on and up to bed. No tears, it's the little wins😂