22 month old suddenly getting upset when put to bed - am I doing the right thing?

[Pipperleen]

My 22 month old has suddenly become upset when she is put down for a nap or for bedtime. She’s fine when we go upstairs - she will often ask to go for her nap herself - fine with bath and stories, but when it’s time to leave her she starts to cry. She will keep asking for a ‘quick cuddle’ so I stay with her.

I have been saying something along the lines of ‘goodnight, I’ll see you tomorrow when we will do XYZ’ and then shutting the door. She does cry for about a minute or two and shout for mummy and then seems to settle down and either drop off or start singing or talking to herself until she goes to sleep.
If she cried for more than that I would always go back in.
If she wakes up in the night we have the same sort of thing - fine when I go in but when it’s time to leave, whether it was a 30 second visit or longer, she gets upset for a couple of minutes and then calms down.

I’m sure it’s just another phase that we will get through but I’m just wondering if I’m doing the right thing by effectively ignoring the crying at first and shutting the door - am I causing any long term stress for her? Should I be doing something differently?

Sorry if it seems like a silly question, FTM and all that! Thanks for reading.

Try leaving the door opening so she can hear you pottering around

Personally I don't see a problem in it. My lo sometimes does it at naps or in middle of night. I need a few mins to wake up and get there and usually she's stopped.

Sometimes when we pop her to bed she will cey for maybe 30 seconds and stop and will chatter or go sleep.

As long as not teething, unwell, not cold? Nappy too full. I would do what ur doing. Could be a phase, separation anxiety. Who knows. It will likely be a new phase next time.

I agree with leaving door open... my lo likes hearing me potter and watches the door me going back and forward and her daddy and siblings.