Looking for a bit of advice..
My 2 year old Dd has slept through and self settled since she was a baby and we have had very few bad nights with her.... I know how lucky we are.
However, three weeks ago she started asking me to stay with her while she fell asleep at night, she doesn't bother about getting into her cot and seems settled through her bedtime routine but as soon as I start to leave the room she is crying and takes ages to settle. She is then awake at midnight, 3 am and 5am. She comes into our room and stands watching me until I wake up and tell her it's too early and go back to bed. Sometimes she will take herself back to bed when asked to, get in her cot and go back to sleep and other times.... like last night... she will scream and cry for hours only settling when I sit by the bed until she goes to sleep.
During the day she is happy and settled. She sleeps for an hour after lunch and goes to bed at 7pm.
I am at my wits end and need some advice, we have tried everything I can think of.... blackout blinds, gro clock (2 weeks), reward chart (past 1 week), singing, reading to her, sitting further away from her, letting her cry (she makes herself sick in the end), limiting her day time sleep etc....
I'll try anything to get her to sleep for more than a few hours at a time and would welcome any suggestions or just some reassurance that it'll improve please!