Up until a couple of nights ago, my son would happily get ready for bed, read a couple of books then go into his crib to self-settle himself to sleep.
Now, he seems scared to even go in his room / go on his changing mat for a nappy change etc. He is needing to be contact napped to get to sleep, then transfer into his crib.
The only thing we can think of is that we looked after my sister's dog for a couple of days and he wasn't 100% sure of her, so whether he's scared she's going to come into his room, I have no idea. We tried to make a big deal about showing him she'd gone home but perhaps it hasn't registered. (For info, she is a small cavapoo).
If we let him sit on the floor and play / flick through books, he seems content - but it's when we put him in his crib, he no longer can self-settle & is crying his eyes out.
Is this just a form of sleep regression? Is it something more serious? Really don't know what to do to help him (other than lots of cuddles).