QuoteReplyTopic: Nearly 2 YO - Great sleeper to screamer! Posted: 08 May 2013 at 2:37pm
My 22 month old used to be a great sleeper. I barely had to get up to him in the night and if he did wake up he would have a little cry and go back to sleep. My huband and i have put firm sleeping bvoundaries around both our boys (the other is nearly four)including regular bed and nap times, only going into soothe as a last resort and no co-sleeping and it had worked great until now!
Over the last week or so he has been screaming whee put down for nap and bed time but eventually goes to sleep. Saturday night we were woken by screaming from him but he went back to sleep on his own. Last night he went to bed at usual time and screamed and cried for 17 minutes before settling and then woke up at 1am screamng. I left him to settle but within an hour he was screaming for me again. I went in and cuddled him and told him it was bed time and put him down and he screamed again but eventually went back to sleep. This is very stressful as I don't undersand the change and because a broken sleep does not led to a well functioning Mum. Also is sressful as I am thinking "what do I do"? - leave him to cry and not give in or go in and try and settle him but it doesn't work anyway - 'damed if you do, damned if you don't'! Really not keen on bringing him into our bed either. Don't want to start a habit which is hard to break.
Any suggestions as to how we can break this so called 'regressive sleep' pattern would be greatly received.
any chance it's an ear infection? just putting it out there because my boy gets heaps of them and that's when his sleep goes off. he's also just turned 2, and if his nap is longer than 1hr his night sleep suffers. left to his own devices, it's a 2 - 3 hr afternoon nap, and he's up at 4am - which I don't like! his older brother, now almost 4 kept his day nap a lot longer, different kids, maybe you need to change his day routine?
Thanks for your reply. I don't think it is as ear infection but may be worth looking into. Naps anywhere between 1 hour to 2.5 hours usually. May need to restrict longer naps. Slept well last night but woke up early hours of Sunday morning and screamed and then cried before going back to sleep. Not crying for nearly as long when going down for a nap or going to sleep at night. Lots of calling out for me during nap time and then crashes. I answer him several time before leaving him to go back to sleep. So overall abit better but still unpredictable and needing reassurance.
I'd be putting money on separation anxiety ... my 21mth old has just gone through 2 weeks of this & sounds a lot like your boy. Our sleep expectations are similar as well. Knew it was abt separation coz she was running after me or just crying if i left the room & being really touchy/clingy in the day. We dealt with it by being with her when she woke if she didn't settle after 5 min but not picking her up, just rubbed her back then gradually slowed and stopped & crept out of the room. if she complained loud shushing at the door usually worked. it was still exhausting ... took 10-15 min twice a night for over a week but then it just stopped at the same time she went back to her indepndent self in the daytime.
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