1 year old simply won't go to sleep by herself

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How in the world do you get a (just turned) 1 year old to go to sleep ON THEIR OWN at a NORMAL TIME, say 7/8pm?

I'm due to have my second child in March and I can't be still attempting to get my daughter to go to sleep for 5 hours each night (I put her in bed around 7 and she won't bloody go to sleep until 12-1am, and that's only when I give in, feel sorry for the neighbours and end up letting her snuggle with me!)

I use white noise, she has bedtime baths, she eats and drinks plenty, she hasn't needed a bottle to go to sleep for months now, she only has around an hour nap at dinner time during the day, she will go to sleep absolutely fine if she's in my bed with me, she just simply will not sleep on her own. If I tuck her in, give her a kiss and leave the room, she will scream and scream and SCREAM none stop until she's red as a tomato and coughing and spluttering, swinging from her cot bars like a crazed capuchin.

Help me, I just want to be able to watch telly on my own for a couple of hours at night and to be prepared to have time ready for my newborns arrival!

OP how did the rest of the night play out? x

She EVENTUALLY fell asleep at around half 11. She was content and cosy from about half 10, though, so atleast she didn't go to sleep crying. I feel quite proud of myself today, I half expected her to wake up angry with me but she's still happy and smiley so I've not scarred her for life atleast!! Round 2 tonight. X

You've done really well. In my experience, it's us mothers who suffer the most when trying to establish better sleeping habits in our children. Children cry, as that's what they do, and it breaks our hearts to leave them but as I found they're as right as rain the next day. Quite quickly everyone gets a better night's sleep and that has to be a good thing.

Great, well done, yes back on it tonight! Good luck but sounds like you're determined so fingers crossed!!let us know how it goes x

Good luck OP! The second night can sometimes be the hardest, and then it gets easier from night 3.

Good luck for tonight !

Good luck OP, I sleep trained with CC when DS was 10 months old and the first night was the hardest but it improved with each night and by night 4 he was going pretty much straight to sleep with no fuss.

Stay consistent with your method and it will pay off. Congratulations on your pregnancy.