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there's an 18 month sleep regression?

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I didn't realize there was a sleep regression at this age until it started happening to us in the past few weeks and we started doing reading about it.  It's not teething - she has all of her teeth except the 2 year molars.  We have been driving her around in the car to get her to sleep for her nap and for evening sleep (yes, every single time) for the past 2 weeks.  Most times it works but not always.  The nights it doesn't we can't think of anything else to do but to let her cry (which is actually screeching).  We have never liked to use CIO, but it seems to be the only option we are left with. I've tried staying in the room with her but she just screams and protests as much or more.  When we leave the room she screams so loud you can hear the effect it's having on her voice.  We've tried laying her down on our bed and she won't settle.  Stroller doesn't work either, she just looks at everything.

She naps fine at daycare.  She just climbed out of the crib for the first time tonight.  How long is this going to last?  What is everyone else doing to resolve it or at least get through it?  I feel like we need to be consistent, but we don't even know what to do!
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Re: there's an 18 month sleep regression?

  • Erinvp120Erinvp120 member
    Cry it out method-you'll have a normal sleeping baby in 3 days. Be consistent. Dinner, milk, play, bath, book, bed. Don't go in there to "console" her it just makes it worse. It will suck for the first few nights but it gets better! She has you wrapped around her little finger :) GL!
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