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18 month sleep regression

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shhhhs · 20/06/2019 19:58

DS has always been a great sleeper but over the last three weeks it has all changed. It's taking hours for him to settle when put down and then waking up (and staying up) multiple times a night!

I hate leaving him to cry (and it doesn't work anyway, we've tried). We're trying to stick to the normal routine but it's hard not to get him back out of the cot when he's so distressed. Massive mum guilt going on too as as soon as I pick him up he settles straight away, making me feel like he just needs the reassurance of us being there.

Anyone experienced the dreaded 18 month regression and any tips on how to cope with it??

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KimchiLaLa · 22/06/2019 21:21

My DD is going through it and it sucks because she was a perfect sleeper. Going down on her own, waking at 8...we had it good! Then suddenly she needed us to sleep in the room with her. Her regression is linked to separation anxiety. She just needs to have us around constantly. Google parent presence method. It's sort of what we are doing right now and while it hasn't gone away yet, I hear great success stories from
This. It's a gentle training method so no CIO etc.

shhhhs · 22/06/2019 22:06

Amazing, I'll definitely have a look at this, thanks!

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