Hi,
I've posted here before but didn't get much advice, and I'm feeling desperate. For the last 5 or so weeks my 21 month old has been sleeping terribly. Doesn't seem to matter how much she naps or how tired she is.
She used to go straight to bed in her cot by herself and most of the time sleep through (since around 14 months, but before that was generally one quick wake up).Then one day out of nowhere has just started refusing and is generally taking 1-1.5 hours to to to sleep.
I'm happy to stay with her if it helps her go to sleep, but she just starts giggling and trying to play when I'm in there, acting wide awake. If I leave the room she screams and stands up. She has a comforter that she's had since she was tiny.
She's now also up by 5am most days. Which I think is probably due to overtiredness from taking so long to go to sleep at bedtime. I was also in her room for an hour at midnight last night when she woke up screaming. This can't be good for her either, and it's also waking her 4 year old brother up early.
I honestly do not know what to do. Has anybody sleep trained at this age? How did you go about it? She is healthy and I think she has all her teeth.
Thanks.