We are really struggling at the moment with DS(16 mo) sleep. Ever since he went in his cot, it hasn't been perfect, but it's getting worse and worse now.
Since about 11 months, he has been in bed with me, and DH sleeps on the sofa. We only have one bedroom, so when he went in his cot, he could see us and screamed to get out. Tried everything to get him in his cot, but nothing works so just gave in and let him sleep with me. We all get a whole nights sleep, but it shouldn't be like this!
Around 13 months, we tried putting him in his cot and leaving him to cry. After 2 weeks, he was still crying for the same amount of time every night, and it clearly wasn't working. The whole thing did nothing, except make him absolutely terrified of his cot.
2 weeks ago, we took 1 side off the cot, and pushed it up against the bed. It sort of works, he still falls asleep in my bed, and then when he is fast asleep, I slide him into his cot. He usually stays in there til 3 or 4, and then rolls over into our bed.
The other issue is that he will only go to sleep if I am cuddling him, he hasn't fallen asleep on his own since he went in his cot. When he was still in the basket, he would happily lay there gurgling away until he fell asleep. I can't even imagine a time like that now! It usually takes me around an hour to cuddle him to sleep. The last couple of days, he hasn't even let me do that. He's just drunk his milk, and then sat up, crawled across the bed, jumping up and down etc. Last night we managed to get him to sleep by taking him out in the car! We can't go on like this :(
He never wants to nap in the day either, usually takes the same sort of fight that I have with him at night, and then he sleeps for an hour ish, so hardly seems worth it. I'm considering cutting his nap altogether, and maybe then he'll be so tired at night that he will fall asleep easily.
Sorry I'm rambling a bit here, but I need help!!!