15mth screaming everytime he goes in his cot

[mum2sam]

My 15mth ds has pretty much been able to settle himself to sleep from 8mths after we did cc. However, over the last mth he has dropped his morning nap and screams the place down every time i put him down for an afternnon nap even though he is absolutly shattered and seems to need it . Weve tried cc again and he does eventually settle but then only sleeps for 45mins during the day and always seems tired when he wakes up.

Night time is exactly the same hes ok going in his cot and will try to settle himself only if we are in the room with him.As soon as I try to leave he screams. Weve tried cc again and after 20mins of screaming he does drift off but weve been doing this for a wk now.I know after we first did cc when he was 8mths we could just say goodnight and that was it he would talk himself to sleep.But now all he wants is either to sleep on me or for me to stay in the room with him.Ive tried doing this but sometimes im there for 30mins and when i try to creep out it all starts again. The only changes over the last few months have been that hes had 4 teeth come through so i dont think he teething now and also he started walking at 13mths.Is this a stage all toddlers go through and what approach should I take?

My 15 mth old is also suddenly taking ages to settle and I also wonder if this is just a stage they are going through.. Re the afternoon nap, you could try putting him down a lot earlier, before he´s shattered and not so tired and upset. I was surprised to see this really helped with mine.

What also helps me in the night is just to change baby´s nappy and put her back to bed. This seems to bore her and she´s often happy to be left alone again. Once the nappy is changed and I know she doesn´t have a temperature or seem unwell I ignore the crying! And things are definitely better; the crying has lessened off.

Good luck!

Funny enough, I was considering posting for exactly the same problem ! My dd is 15m, has always been a fantastic sleeper, used to fall asleep on her own straight away with no problem. But about 3 weeks ago she started yelling as soon as we put her into her cot. If we leave her to cry, it can take up to 45mn for her to fall asleep. She looks scared, so we tried leaving the door ajar so she could see the light on the landing, but it didn't work. The only thing that calms her down is if we stay with her, but there's no way I'm getting into this game, I don't want to end up having to do it for years. She's recently started to do it during the day. She dropped her morning nap about a month ago, she only sleeps after lunch for 2-3h. She's been cutting mollars too, but I'm pretty sure it's not related. Maybe as you say mum2sam, it's just a phase they go through, as they're the same age. Still, I would love some advice !

I'm in the same boat. My little guy roars his head off as soon as I put him in the cot. If I lay him down and rub his back, he will start to drift off and every few mins looks up to see if I'm still there - once I am all is well, as soon as I disappear the roaring starts. During hte night we've been leaving him to cry it out (once nappy changed, cuddle given etc). It takes 45 mins of intense crying which is hard to handle at 4am. I also think he's cutting his molars. Is this teeth related or separation anxiety do you think ?

DD went through that stage at 15 months, she would cry until she made her self sick. We tried all kinds of things and then we tried her in a bed and she loved it. I still have to stay in the room until she is asleep but we dont get the crying anymore.

bubblesmum, for my dd I don't think it's separation anxiety since she doesn't make a fuss when I leave her - at nursery for example.
I'm not too comfortable about switching from cot to bed, she's too young imo.
So it's wait and see then...

Maybe its just a self awareness thing and the thought of being alone. Ds has also been waking in night too and so ive been bringing him in bed with me and he falls asleep fine but becuase he is such a fidget i cant sleep with him But i think the night time waking is due to it being cold all of a sudden so ive put a heater in his room and touch wood thats done the trick.His day time naps went out the window when his teeth came through and then a few wks later he started to kick off at the night when putting him down and wanting me to stay with him.But i def dont think hes teething now.