My son is 18 months old and has never been the best sleeper in the world, but from about 16 months was more or less sleeping through. We have the same routine every night, he goes in his cot awake at about 7.10 after milk/story/a cuddle and I sit with him until he falls asleep at 7.30 on the dot. Then he was sleeping through until between 6:30 and 7:30 with the occasional whinge but he'd settle himself back down.
Now we're back to multiple wake ups, the absolute hell that is split nights, and he won't settle in his cot himself, I am rocking him almost to sleep before putting him down, or he's screaming for hours before falling asleep. He is resisting naps at home and at nursery, and he only has 1 nap anyway.
I know it is a phase, but I really thought we'd cracked this sleep lark and after 16 months of being up every single night, the last 8 weeks of sleeping though has been so much better for my mental health, and I honestly don't know if/how I can cope with however long this is now going to go on for again. I dread the nights now. It is almost worse now we've had a little reminder of what it is to sleep at night.
Is there anything I can do to help him sleep?