Help!

[Mummabear22]

Help!

My 2 year old DD has been a nightmare the past week for bedtime! We put her down like normal and she's still up 3 hours later! For the most part of that time she is screaming till she's sick, she hits her head and body against the sides of her cot! She's only happy if she is being cuddled!

I'm am at breaking point and don't know what to do!

Is she ok during the day or do you think she could be unwell? Could be nightmares/night terrors too?

She's fine during the day. This is definitely not bad dreams or night terrors, this is completely different.

I lie with my 3 year old til he falls asleep. He's in a proper bed though, not a cot. How do you put her to bed?

Does she have her molars?

We sit and read a book or 2 while she drinks her milk we then take her up at about 7.30, we give her a kiss and put her in her cot give her a muslin, her dummy and her teddy, say goodnight and tuck her in. It's what we've always done nothing has changed.

Yep she has all of her teeth.

How is her speech? What does she want you to do?

Her speech is quite behind for her age group but she's able to say what she wants and she just wants to cuddle.

Any reason you can't cuddle her?

Because I'm not going to sit up with her every night cuddling her for 3 hours! She's 2 she should be going to sleep before 11pm!

Ah ok. I read it as she was up for three hours crying as she wanted cuddles

Is she still napping in the day?

I've heard there's a sleep regression at around 2 years that can cause this. Our DD is only 18 months so I can't speak from experience but maybe try Googling it? I had a quick look and found this article, hopefully it's of some help: www.babysleepsite.com/toddlers/5-things-about-2-year-old-toddler-sleep/

My dd went through the same thing just after she was 2, we tried that book about a rabbit that's supposed to make you sleep, gradual retreat, returning her to bed without speaking etc etc - nothing really worked, in the end we took in turns to lay with her until she fell asleep. It was a phase that only lasted a few weeks and she goes to bed no problem now (aged 3).

I think you might have to just cuddle her to sleep until she gets over this. If she's not ready for a proper bed then cuddle in your bed then transfer to cot once she's asleep?