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I think I read that there is a 18 month sleep regression!

@Mrs. Pen: we went through something like this. I think it was a combination of separation anxiety/increased brain activity/increased awareness. My LO has always been a great sleeper but around 18 months she cried a little when we put her to bed...or an hour into bedtime...and random cries in the middle of the night or super early in the morning. Like J she would be immediately calm when we went to calm her down. It was during this time she was going through a major word explosion...putting 2 words together, etc. it lasted a few weeks and we ended up letting her fuss it out and 99% of the time she fell back asleep after 10-15 minutes of fussing. It was also during this time that she kind of reorganized her schedule...naps has been at 12:30...and it got pushed back to 1:30...and night sleep used to be 7:30-7:30 but switched to 8:00-8:00...and she started napping longer. She became super attached to her lovey at this time. Like I said, it was kind of a mess but after a few weeks she's back to sleeping like her old self... I think it's a common phase

@Mrs. Pen: @sandy: omg I think my LO is going through this right now.. How long did it last? If I bring my LO into our bed, he gets up and thinks its time to play even though all the lights are off. He rolls around and flails his arms and legs so we've decided that he can't come into our bed anymore. He's currently screaming it out...as I figure out what to do..

@Mrs. Pen: Thanks Mrs. Pen! There is hope at the end!!

definitely charlie went through a regression around that age. we stuck it out and it got better around 18 months if i remember correctly!

Ugh, we are going through the same thing right now. LO is 20 months old and the past week has been awful. She's usually a great sleeper - STTN from 730p - 730a - but starting this week, she refuses to go to bed. She will try anything to stay up a little longer (requesting snacks, another story) and bedtime ends up getting pushed back to 830ish. I know she's tired bc she's yawning and rubbing her eyes but as soon as we put her in the crib, she will start crying her little heart out. We considered letting her CIO but IDK... Like @betsyboop: , I feel like it's gonna be so hard this time bc she's so aware of everything I end up going in and singing/rocking/reading to her for another hour or so. Tonight it took over two hours to put her down, but finally she fell asleep after 5 minutes of crying. Ugh. This is so hard I feel so drained and sad