Is she broken??

[SleepForTheWeak]

It's been a while since I've posted on this subject as my 2yo DD has been a dream sleeper since we did gradual retreat with her a year ago.

However, we moved house last week (same town, not even a 5 mins drive away) and the first 4 nights were great, she went to bed with no fuss and slept a good 12 hours each night.

Until a few nights ago then suddenly she became very upset when we put her down at night and now she's waking 1-3 times a night on top of this absolutely hysterical as if someone is hurting her! She' if one of us goes in to her but takes her about an hour to go back to sleep and will resume her screams if we leave before she's snoring.

She still has a nap (60-90 mins) at lunchtime which she very much needs, she's got all her teeth through is a joy during the day.

Please help!!!

Sounds like it could be night terrors? dd went through that for a while, it was horrible but just a phase

My DM said the same but I'm not sure as she's completely lucid, she'll lie back down as soon as we go into her room but wants us to hold her hand until she's sleeping again.

I would say it’s the move. What seems like five minutes away to you can seem like five hours away when you’re tiny.

I would just keep doing what you’re doing until she settles down again. Sounds like she just needs some extra reassurance to sleep at the moment. Could she sleep in with you for a bit? You might all get more rest and it sounds like she’s scared on her own at the moment.

Likely the move. We moved house when I was 18 months and apparently didn't sleep well the whole time we lived there. As soon as we moved again I went back to normal.

However knowing my mum is can't say she would have tried to crack it as she was very much a "go with it" type of parent.

Maybe gradual retreat might work in this instance?

She can't really take her in our bed as her 4yo DSis is there and they just end up having a carry on!

I think we 'll have to do gradual retreat again, I hope she goes back to being a good sleeper as DH works away a lot and it's so difficult having 2 that need my attention during the night!