Hi all, first time posting on here. Our two & a half year old has all of a sudden stopped sleeping through the night. This has been going on for about a week now. She very recently learnt to walk (she was delayed and under physio), last week was the turning point and there's no stopping her now.
There has also been a change in routine - two weeks ago she started an additional day at nursery - she now does three full days.
She has began resisting bedtime and the past week or so has not been settling till 9pm, we have a few hours peace and then she will now wake at 2am, 3am or 4am and won't settle back to sleep (if at all) for two hours plus. Today for instance she woke up at 4am and eventually we got up at 5.45. She will stand up in the cot clapping, talking, singing, saying random words some I've never heard her say before. When she's had enough she will cry and shout for me.
I am really just looking for some advice from any mums who have been through anything similar. Prior to this she has been a fantastic sleeper since 6 weeks old. I've asked the nursery to limit her nap to an hour too but wondering if it might be worth dropping it altogether.
Does this sound like a sleep regression? I read that developmental changes can cause this and maybe shes just processing everything she's learnt. Sorry to waffle on, any advice is welcome x