No more bedtime cuddles?

meg_2006

DS has always cuddled with me before bedtime.  He never sits still and cuddles any other time, just at night.  He'd lay his head against me and start to close his eyes while I sing to him and pray.  

All of a sudden for the past week instead of cuddling he's been kicking, hitting, squirming, crying, and screaming instead.  The only thing we've recently changed about the bedtime routine is no more sippy cup of milk...but that was several weeks ago.  I now read him a book instead, but that doesn't seem to settle him down at all.

Is this the end of the cuddles since he's older and wants to play more?  Just a stage?  Could this be a sign to push his bedtime a little later...maybe he's not quite ready yet? I miss that time with him every day

jkzinck

I dont have any suggestion for you but wanted to let you know our 14 month stopped cuddling at night too. I miss it and my husband really misses it

kmz885

My LO wanted to stop bedtime rocking at around 11 or 12 months. Made me sad but she seems happier going to bed now. We give hugs before she goes to bed now.

sunnyday016

DS does the same on most nights. I miss rocking him to sleep

secretsout

We used to cuddle before bed, and/or I would rock him until he fell asleep.  At some point (probably around 13 or 14 months), he really started squirming and fussing, and fighting the rocking.  One night I had had enough, so I put him in his

chardonnay24

Mine would only cuddle during his nighttime bottle, so we held on to it for a bit longer than we should have. He stopped cuddling around 14 months, which is about the time we weaned him from the bottle.