Hi lovely people,
My just turned 20m/o DD is currently going bananas before bedtime and seems to have regressed back to her sleep associations when she was smaller like rocking etc. She has since around 11 months mostly slept through the night despite being an early riser (5.30am). I have read there is 18 month sleep regression etc but wondering how to get through it and make bedtime enjoyable again...
She naps from 11/12 for an hour and a half. We put her to bed around 6.45-7.15 each night and that has been her bed time for a looonnng time. Bedtime routine is always the same.
She loves the outdoors and is an active sprog.
Over past few weeks she has become more cranky during the day, but is changing lots and likes to be independent so likely to be developmental changes i expect.
She wants to do everything herself including holding bedtime book, moisturising herself after bath etc. But also wants you to do it too and gets
cross. We have tried letting her read a book and we read one etc etc which worked for a while but now she just seems generally distressed with bed time right now. My partner has been doing bed time for a while and has never had problems like this up until now. 🙈🙈🙈
About 5/6 weeks ago we went down to 1 nap with a couple of rocky days but fine.
Any words of wisdom out there please!? Or anyone in the same boat? I am not into the CIO approach so any gentle methods super appreciated.
I should probably add I am 38 weeks pregnant with my 2nd (DS) so wonder if that is causing her to be more challenging!?
Thanks 💜