26 month old- wakes every night! Please help!

[Nicholas86]

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has a similar experience. Our son used to be a brilliant sleeper, slept through 7am-7pm from about 6 months old until just before his 2nd birthday.......... then it all went terribly wrong. From around September time he started walking babbling away to himself, sometimes for around 30 mins before settling himself back off. Things are getting worse, he isn't speaking much at all and mainly babbles. We are waiting for his 2 year check to speak for more advice on this. Since Sept he has slept through a handful of times. We are due a second baby in the summer and it feels like things went wrong ever since I found out I was expecting. I'm exhausted and really don't know what to do.
I read about 2 year sleep regression but it feels like there is no end of this in sight. Last night he woke at 2.15 and was still awake at 4.30..... I'm honestly lost. We gave tried cutting down nap, no nap, napping on the go. I'm just after some advice if anyone has anything that could possibly help please!

It all sounds really normal sorry.

Toddlers can go through weird and irritating sleep phases and if he has only just turned 2 no one is going to be expecting him to be speaking in sentences yet. The babbling is a good sign and shows he is practicing his language skills and as long as you think he generally understands you even if he can't verbally communicate back yet then talking will just come with time. No one will get concerned until he is nearer 3.

If he's happy and just babbling to himself then just leave him to it. I assume there's an element of pregnancy insomnia as well which won't be helping.

I could have written this. Perfect child until his second birthday and it all went to pot. Wasn't so snug then. My son's a month older and things are better now. I lost the will to live so decided at 1pm every day to take him out in the pushchair, was asleep by 5 past 1, and I transferred him to his bed and let him sleep until 3pm. Bed at 7pm. Had to completely switch up his routine.
Force the nap. It took 2 or 3 days and now he'll go down in his bed at 1pm.

My child is the same age and has never EVER slept through. We are expecting another in summer. We haven't had a full 8 hours in over 2 years

Thanks for your reply. I know he is behind speech wise but I do feel he understands most of what I'm saying. He follows most instructions well and ignores others. I'm truly hoping it's just a phase as it's hellish at the mo. Feeling anxious I think as my pregnancy gets further with no end in sight. I guess I'll just have to ride it out😴😴 thanks for your replies. X

I know he is behind speech wise

But he isn't at all. I'm not sure why you think he is!?

@natlove I hear you, my boy has just turned 2 and still wakes regularly through the night, sometimes 4/5 times a night. Our second is due in May, I figured I wont have too much trouble adjusting to the newborn sleep deprivation again

@Nicholas86 sadly sleep regressions are normal but I am assured they grow out of them. I really wouldn't worry too much about speech at this point, as long as he is having a good go an sounds and is listening to you then he will get there.
It is hard work being pregnant and not getting enough sleep, I feel your pain there but try to see the positives, your body will be more used to less sleep ready for the newborn phase all over again! :)

hi @Nicholas86 hows ur son now? i have seen few posts where your son stopped waving around 18 months. hows it progressed?

My 3 yr old wakes nightly and comes to my bed. If I wait a while and take him back he sleeps a couple more hours then wakes again and comes back into my bed again.

Occasionally sleeps through if he is 100% Well and has had a busy day but otherwise...no :(
It's normal