Hello
I have an 18 month old dd who is great and has always been an amazing sleeper - until the last couple of months.
Myself and her dad (now separated) made a huge mistake in cuddling her to sleep every night. We were first time parents so just assumed it was normal. About two weeks ago I threw away all the dummies and started to put my daughter down to her cot awake, however I still stay in the room until she falls asleep. This therefore means she wakes up in the night screaming when I'm not there.
What's the next steps please? This is so frustrating!! I'm exhausted and it's really hard. Ideally I guess you'd put them down awake and then leave the room? I don't know how to get to the point of her waking up and being okay alone