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Help! Sleep issue

lora2116lora2116 member
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HI ladies!
I need some advise. My 20 month old all of a sudden is not wanting to take naps or sleep in his crib. He was always a good sleeper with great sleep habits. We always have the same routine: bath, story, song, prayers, i love yous and down to bed. He would go down awake and would cuddle up with his mickey and wave good bye and that was that. We would hear nothing from him until the morning. Nap time we would say time for night nights and he would walk himself to his crib put his hands up and down he would go. Well..... That has all changed! He will scream anytime we put him in his crib and he only wants to sleep if someone is holding him. (Which has never been the case). If I let him cry it out he will go for hours and hours crying. He stands in his crib until we come in. We have tried soothing him by rubbing his back, he's not sick, no rash etc... Any one else go through this or have advise?

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  • oliversmommy32912oliversmommy32912 member
    No help but I can relate. I have a 20 month old who just started doing this too. In fact I am rocking him for the fourth time tonight as I type this...

    I'm hoping it's a phase! He's gone through this before and he has always gone back to normal within a week or two.
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  • ELF4321ELF4321 member
    It sounds like he's either cutting teeth, or going through a round of separation anxiety. DD goes through spells like this periodically that can last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks. I usually try to spend extra time snuggling and playing/reading with herdhea during the day, and whatever rocking she needs until the phase passes. Good luck!


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  • DiveFrogDiveFrog member

    18-20 months is a very typical age for a round of separation anxiety. If he is physically feeling fine that's what I would put my money on.

     

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  • michelle615michelle615 member

    I can sympathize as well.  DS will be 18 months next week and we are going through a similiar issue.  For the last 4 nights he has awoken between 4am and 5am for the day.  It's getting closer to 4am as the week goes on.  The way he is acting makes me think it is a separation anxiety thing since he wants to be held, rocked, maybe a little sip or water or milk.  I really hope it ends soon. Momma needs some sleep :)

     

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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    Sounds like a normal regression that hits around 18 mo.  My DD went through that where she screamed the second she saw her crib completely out of nowhere the first night.  She ended up in our bed for 2 nights or so and then we took it slow getting her back into her bed. It took an extra 15 minutes of hugs and reassuring to get her to sleep at first and then within 2 weeks she was back to normal.  I know people say not to give in to them but sometimes they just go through a phase and need some extra love.  It's usually (hopefully!) not too long lasting.  Good luck!
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