16mo started screaming at bedtime

[sleepdodger]

Ds always awful sleeper then finally at 1 yo started sleeping through occasionally and then regularly unless teething Ill etc
Last fortnight has been screaming when gone to bed and inconsoleable; finally assuming more teeth (bad tether) have been nurofenning each night 3-5ml more milk & finally dropping off
Is this normal, as in another development stage?
I'm shattered from long ft demanding Job and having literally no time in the evenings is starting to ware me down :-(

what's his daytime routine? (wake time, nap time/length & bedtime)
how long is it taking for him to fall asleep?
does he settle to sleep independently?

In my experience screaming like that at BT can be down to overtiredness, but is more often down to not being tired enough. I always found with my DS if he was teething he would wake during the early hours eg 3-4am rather than getting upset at BT. So am interested to see your reply as it may be he needs a change in his napping routine & that will sort out his bedtime antics.

My grand-daughter who has never been a brilliant sleeper, certainly went through this stage (and I think at about the same age) and many other phases like waking in the early hours and screaming but other nights no problems. My son and dil say if she had been the first there would have been no more!

We had this at 10months and then again at around 18months. It seemed to be due to being left alone for our ds. We used controlled crying both times which was very hard but did work. Around 24months he became upset at bedtime again so we went through a stage of sitting on the landing til he went to sleep. I think it sometimes is an anxiety/separation issue and you need to find a way to get through it that works for your family. I brought the Millpond Sleep book which was really helpful and had lots of methods to try as well as cc which I know isn't for everyone.

Thanks all
Interestingly this has been time with me being away due to work (overseas away) then move into toddler room, so different circumstances
Whilst nap etc is relatively similar he has switched from 2 shorter to 1 longer sleep a day, but by bedtime, prev 7ish now 730 after toast or yog (has tea at nursery this is a top up), play, bath, pjs, story and then milk bed
I am mainly bothered as we're leaving him for whole 24hrs with a friend (as opposed to family ) on sunday for Olympics which I'd been looking forward to knowing he'd be fine, now worried he will be v unhappy, more unsettled and friend will have a hard time and never offer again lol (I'm not awful, we have no family near by at all so have never been out for a night since he was born only to weddings etc)
Thanks all