My just turned 2yo was sleeping very well since 8 months old (was awful before that). Would self settle at night and for naps, sleep through, wake between 6 and 7am,and happily lie in cot chatting away until I went in to fetch him in the morning.
2 weeks ago this changed all of a sudden, and one day he just started screaming when I put him to bed in his cot, standing up and crying, taking his sleeping bag off a d trying to climb out of the cot. If I went back in and sat on chair next to his bed he would fall asleep OK. This has now changed to him rolling around, laughing and trying to get my attention for up to 1.5 hours whilst I sit next to him, so it's not working any longer. He also wakes up at 5am on the dot screaming and won't go back to sleep. I sit by his cot and don't get him up til 6am but no signs of him falling back to sleep.
Will nap for 1-2 hours but also same trouble falling asleep. His awake tines are sometimes 7+ hours due to all the messing around, and he has gone from 11-12 hours night sleep to 8-9.5 since this started.
I think this is a normal phase but was so sudden it has been difficult to cope with. Nothung has changed in his life to trigger this. Any tips?
I'm thinking of leaving him a few mins and keep going back in to lay him down again but worried he is going to climb out of the cot, or get cold because he takes the sleeping bag off.
Thanks