https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 03:44:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-yo-has-sudden-separation-anxiety-at-night#post-1719366 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:38:59 +0000 Lindsay05 1719366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bff went through the same thing for the past couple months with her 2 yo. She was in her room every night for 2 hours trying to get her to fall asleep. Finally, she just CIO'd like she did at 6 months. Not sure what it is but hopefully you can figure it out soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-yo-has-sudden-separation-anxiety-at-night#post-1719363 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:35:10 +0000 babynumber1 1719363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going through the same thing and our LOs are the same age. We have already converted to the toddler bed, so she was escaping her room and coming to our bed a few times a night. We changed bedtime routines (Dh now does it) and made her a bed on our floor. Now around 1am -3 am she comes in a crawls in her makeshift bed on the floor. It's not great but better than multiple night wake ups </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-yo-has-sudden-separation-anxiety-at-night#post-1719054 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:45:58 +0000 travellingbee 1719054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice because I'm the exact same boat. DS is 15 months and just started doing this too... Never was even slightly clingy or anxious until now. But now he's doing all the same things. Wants me to be sitting in his room the whole night. I can't figure out which to do either... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-yo-has-sudden-separation-anxiety-at-night#post-1719001 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:21:42 +0000 formula323 1719001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cue rending of clothes and ripping of hair. </p> <p>LO slept like a rockstar as a baby...think sleeping through the night by 3 months, "sleep trained" at 4 months with basically a whine or two, would kick us out of her room to sleep for 11-12 hours straight a night, etc. WHERE DID IT ALL GO SO WRONG?!</p> <p>Now at 25 months, she needs one of us to either be in the armchair or sitting on the floor in her room for her to go to sleep ( she falls asleep on her own in the crib). Some nights we have to hold her hand or pat her back. Her ultimately preferred method is for me to "hold you" while she falls asleep. Alternative is hysterical sobbing and crib vaulting. I'm fine with sleep training and attempted it a month ago with limited success. But her crying is...different than when she'd cry at night in the past and again, the crib vaulting. We stuck to it for a few days, but she regressed after she got sick. </p> <p>LO is generally well-behaved and doesn't show any other signs of separation anxiety. Maybe I was spoiled by her sleep habits earlier but the constantly interrupted sleep is really taking a toll. Everything I read says this is normal but vacillates between don't give in to her requests or you'll have a terrible sleeper for life! and if you don't cuddle her she'll have emotional trauma from feeling abandoned! </p> <p>Other mamas who've gone through something similar...what worked for you? Any suggestions for me? Please tell me there's a light at the end of the road! </p>