need sleep help!

happytobejenn

I have not been here and so long and come looking for HELP.  My DS is 20 months old and has always been a great sleeper. He usually tells me around 8:30 that he wants to go night night.  He says night to DS with hug and kiss.  We "march" off to bed saying night to dog and cat on the way.  He has always given me hug and kiss and gone right down with a 2-3oz bottle.  Starting last week he has been saying he wants to go night night in our room.  He has been upset every night I put him down and fusses a little, still asleep within just a few minutes, but some nights when I went in to remove bottle it was still full.  Last night he screamed bloody murder for 15 mins (and it was already close to 9)  I brought him back out and he sat with me for a while and then fell asleep.  As I was getting up he woke up, so we tried this a few more times.  I ended up sleeping with him on the couch cuz I will not do our bed.  I gated the room and left him around 11:30.  Had to go back out at 3am when by DH went to the bathroom and DS woke up.  I feel asleep too and went back to my bed at 5:45.  DS slept until 7:45 on couch.  He seems to be REALLY scared of his room.  I am thinking of putting the crib to the toddler bed setting and if he wants to get out of bed and play he can....will this work,  I really and so scared of what road we may be going down,  We both work and I so need my sleep.  Our routine has been so perfect.....he always TOLD us he wanted to go night night!  Please help!