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18-mo wakeful?? Sleep regression? (long!)
did this happen to anyone around 18mo old? The last 2 nights it was like having a newborn again. Took almost 2 hrs to get DD to sleep. As soon as I'd leave the room (or even attempt to), she'd stand up and start crying for me and asking me to come back. (If I did leave the room, she would not stop crying/calling for me).
the last few months have been great - we do dinner around 5:15-5:30, bath around 6:30, followed by PJs, cup of milk (she'd drink 2-3 oz), books, teeth brushing, then I'd hold her in the glider for 3-4 mins, talking to her softly, and put her down awake. She'd normally fall asleep w/n 10 mins. Sometimes she'd want a stuffed toy or a book to take to bed and I let her.
She is teething but she's been teething forever. It's possible she has a cold although I'm not 100% the stuffed nose is not from teething. I don't think it's another ear infection, her vocabulary is pretty good and she has the words to tell me what hurts/itches.
She has been really itchy from the eczema which we are trying various remedies for. But it was worse last week and she still fell asleep fine.
any idea what this could be? maybe she needs a later (than 7pm) bedtime? We still need to wake her up at 6am though (she woke up at 4:30am y'day and 5:30am today on her own).
We will be moving her to her big girl bed soon too - we just don't have the bed rails yet or else it'd already be done.
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Re: 18-mo wakeful?? Sleep regression? (long!)
DS is going through the same thing since daylight savings, but he's 15 months.
He was a great sleeper. He would rub his eyes around 6pm, we would put him down and he would fall asleep until 6am. Then after daylight savings, he was all out of whack. He would scream and cry and have a hysterical fit when we would put him in the crib and wouldn't stop until we came back in the room and held him. It has gotten better this week. Sometimes I just sit next to his crib and then sneak out when he has calmed down.
We had our 15m. appointment yesterday and the pedi thinks it is separation anxiety. He recommended to keep sitting next to the crib, but ignoring DS. Then leave when he won't notice. He also recommended just leaving the room for a couple minutes and coming back in. Do this over and over so LO gets the idea that you aren't leaving them forever.
Actually, separation anxiety is something I also thought of. DD has always been super attached to me (I'm her lovey) but it's gotten better in the last few months. I am wondering if she realizes that the baby will be here in 10 weeks and is reacting to it. In fact, my 1st suspicion that I was pregnant came b/c DD started crying in the mornings when I dropped her off at my Mom's which she has never done! I was still BFing and maybe my milk started tasting different due to the pregnancy. I don't know...just a thought I had.
DS had a few issues at 18 months and again at 22 months. He DID finally get teeth at the beginning of each of them though, despite teething for months before that. Maybe those teeth are finally ready to pop through? DS also has the vocabulary to tell me that things are hurting, but he doesn't ever do that when it's teething related. I have no idea why.
It could also be separation anxiety. DS still goes through little bouts of it from time to time.
It could also be that she may need to be re-Ferberized. DS suddenly realized that he has power at right around 18 months, and started attempting to manipulate much more than he used to.
BUT, if she is getting teeth, you'd probably want to wait until after they come in to attempt re-Ferberization.
Yes! I completely remember this with my oldest DD and it was awful! At the time, I googled "18 month sleep regression" and lots of hits came back, so I definitely think it is common.
Hang in there!