18 month old suddenly screaming in cot!!!

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Please help guys,

I don't normally ask for help but I am at my wits end, I have a 18 month old boy until the last 3 nights he used to go to bed @ 7pm every night brilliantly but recently as soon as I put him in his cot he scream hysterically I have never heard him that bad before, he literally has been screaming for nearly over an hour or so, I am going in every so often laying him back down and sayin sleep time & leaving the room but then he goes back to being hysterical, I am so tired I am at my witts end, I have also just had my baby come home from hospital since being their for 4 months as she was born @ 25 weeks, my emotions r everywhere I am so tired, has anyone else been through this with their toddler? And am I doing the right thing letting them cry it out? Any above is greatly needed.

Oh what a tricky situation, he is probably a bit out of sorts with a new baby taking away his mummy and wants your attention.

Have you tried keeping him up a little longer for an extra cuddle? He may be more tired then to just fall asleep, even if he has had a little cry. I wouldn't like to leave a little one to cry it out for long though. Good luck and congratulations on bringing home your new baby.

Thank your for your reply, I've got a little boy who doesn't sit down and cuddle he's so busy as soon as it's past his bed time he's starts rubbing his eyes and goes to the stair gate pointing to go upstairs. It absolutely breaks my heart when I see him in such a state I hate it. But so will def try your suggestion tomorrow night and hopefully just have that hour or me and him before I put him to bed, at this point I am wiling to do anything, the thing that baffles me is that our little girl has been home now for 2 weeks and it's only the last few nights he's been like this, he even goes nuts when he goes down for his nap he falls asleep after half an hour screaming. But I will de yet your suggestion thank u x

Is your dh/dp around so either you or him can sit with your ds until he falls asleep, or at least calms down? My 17.5 mo dd can be like this occasionally and it does help her. I don't think you risk making a rod for your back if it's only now and again, when he really needs it.
Congratulation on your new baby, I hope she's doing well now.

Thank you for your congratulations, she is doing really well thank you. We have tried the sitting with him but he is still hysterical and won't calm down he just put his arms up to pick him out of his cot. But we will keep on persevering and hopefully he will grow out of it. Thank you for your advice.

Congrats on new baby! It's a big change for you and your DS. I would totally recommend bach flower remedies for any emotional issues. My daughter responded really well to them when she was fearful of being on her own at night. Lots of cuddles and reassurance too.
Here's my blog posts on it if you're interested -
mydaughterwontsleep.com/2014/04/18/being-a-baby-is-emotional/
mydaughterwontsleep.com/2014/03/13/does-your-child-have-nightmares/
Best wishes