Dx my kid, MMM?

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You guys, halllllp!

Dd (who will be 2 in 2 weeks) has always been a great sleeper with peaceful bedtimes. Two weeks ago she started shenanigans around sleeping and I have no idea what to do.

She now will not go to bed without a fight. She's rubbing her eyes, yawning, and it's her normal nap/ bedtime, and yet she fights it so hard. Then at night she's waking up screaming inconsolably. I slept on the guest room with her on Wednesday night, and she screamed herself awake every 45-90 minutes throughout the night. She did the same thing last night with my H.

You guys, she's so overtired and yet Will. Not. Sleep. And, she started climbing out of her crib last week too, so we can't let her just cry it out. She'll climb out and pound on the door (she can't open door knobs).

What the hell is going on and how can I fix it?

[gogadgetgo]

I hate to say it but it's probably a phase. Stick to your routine and hopefully it'll pass. If she's climbing out, it might be time to switch to a toddler bed or lower the mattress all the way to the floor within the crib. As long as there aren't any gaps, it should be tall enough for her not to climb out.

You have my sympathy. Ds1 was a pain to put to sleep at that age.

[dcn]

There's a two year sleep regression . Could be teeth or nightmares too? I would keep the routine the same and hopefully she will be back to normal soon.

Ds has woken a few times a his week which is weird, and we have given Advil bc I know his 2 yr molars are coming in.

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We bought the toddler rail last week and planned to install it this afternoon after nap. I'm scared about her roaming in her room, I like containment!

She's still awake jabbering and talking to herself. She's been in her crib for 2 hours!

[pb127]

My DD (now almost 21 mos) went through something similar a month or so ago and it seems like it was a phase. We re-did Ferber for the sleep. For the climbing (she wasn't quite strong enough to get out but tried hard!), we slathered on aquaphor on her feet at night so she couldn't get a good foothold and put big crib railing covers to prevent hand grip. We also put pillows all around the floor so she wouldn't get hurt if she got out. After about a week, she stopped trying to climb out and the sleep training helped get her back on track. I'm not sure what happened, but things are back to normal and we can avoid the toddler bed a little longer. Good luck!!

ETA- naps went to crap for a while then too. She had several days without a nap but we went along the day as normal and she started napping again. Who knows.

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Oct 25, 2014 15:45:57 GMT -5 dcn said:

There's a two year sleep regression . Could be teeth or nightmares too? I would keep the routine the same and hopefully she will be back to normal soon.

Ds has woken a few times a his week which is weird, and we have given Advil bc I know his 2 yr molars are coming in.

I think it could be a deadly combination of 2 year molars, shitty sleep, a growth spurt and nightmares. My h has night terrors and sleep walks and I can only assume this is a genetically inherited condition?!

[asoctoberfalls]

I posted about this same problem with my formerly awesome sleeper (he's 3). He used to go to sleep by himself and never wake up in the night, then play in his room until we got him up in the morning. He did that for 2+ years. Now, he won't fall asleep unless we stay in his room, and he's waking up multiple times per night.

We haven't found a solution yet, but he also just realized he can crawl out of his crib. Maybe it's related. It SUCKS though!

[ringstrue]

At that age my trick was to make the crib lots of fun and get those night time diapers that hold a gallon of pee, and give Tylenol as soon as I suspected teething. So I had crib toys, mirrors, etc.- totally against all the experts advice, lol. Then I'd listen through the monitor if she did wake up if make sure she have the toys a good honest try before going in myself.

I dunno what to say about the climbing tho.