17mo not sleeping...advice?

[pugh]

Hi there,

A recent massive change in our previous v good sleeper (20:00-1-7:30-set your alarms to it kinda thing)

Not long back from (long haul but no time zone change) christmas holiday. First couple of
nights back she slept as usual.

Last thre days&nights: screams when approaching sleeping bag;even if tired and settled when I bend to put her in cot she clings to me and screams.Don' t think it is teeth/pain. She is desperately trying to pull hesrelf up/progressing to walking & I think very frustrated.

At night:
Screams going down (usually quite happy to go to cot and chatted till sleep)
wakes up screaming at 01:00. After bout 10min I go in, quick cuddle, back down (minimum chat/eye contact/no lights). She screams and eventually settles after bout 30min .

Again at round 430 except didnt need to go in last night.

THEN: she is still sleeping at 930 and of course throws entire day' s meals/naps etc.

She used to wake at 730 and nap for an 1-1.5 round 1100.

But now she has just gone down (with resistance!)as she is so tired.

Daytime cot naps a battle too.

Is this a phase?
Back to nursery soon when she won' t be able to sleep till so late anyway...
Should I wake her sooner/ curtail this afternoon' s nap?
Seperation anxiety?
Developmental?

I see I am not the only one with this issue. What a shock after being so 'lucky' with her sleep.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers.

anyone?

Only allowed her to sleep for about an hour this afternoon then woke her up.

Did whole bedtime routine...and as I stood up to put her in cot she clung to me; started screaming...and hasn' t stopped.

Honestly don' t know.

DD is youger so have not experienced this yet, at the moment an excellent sleeper but always on the lookout for signs of a change!

My only suggestion would be to sleep in with her at night for a couple of nights and see if this makes a difference, either bring her into your bed or a mattress on the floor in her room. At least this would reveal if seperation anxiety is the issue, and if you went to bed with her at 8 you would both get a decent night's sleep! When my DD is ill or upset for any reason, this is what I do and the next night it is business as usual.

As for daytime nap, this is harder because they can fight it more and it is completely impractical for most people to have a long sleep during the day, however lovely it may be! If she sleeps in the car or buggy, I would suggest a long drive/walk at around her usual nap time to get her back into the swing.

I realise that this is a bit late for you tonight, sorry, but give it a go and at least disount one theory. As I say, haven't been through this but hopefully someone with some better advice will be along soon. Here's wishing you a peaceful night.