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First of all, I would totally put the paci on a clip and clip it to his pjs so he can easily find it--that's what we do. And what about leaving a small cup of water in his crib?

@knittylady: oh yes...the clip is no where near long enough to wind around his neck, and it's a strong metal clip, not a plastic one. We've been doing it since maybe 14 months? But of course it's what you're comfortable with.

As for the cups...we have had luck with skip hop straw cups, foo go thermos cups (as long as the straw is in properly), and even take and toss straw cups, which actually don't really leak when they're on their side as long as the straw is in the cup.

Sorry, not much advice on the other stuff, except that I know there is an 18 month regression, so maybe it will get better on its own without need for CIO (totally understand the reluctance with another baby in there!(.

Do you have a nightlight in the room at all? It might help with him being able to find his paci. We only had one or two in the crib, with a nightlight.

i echo other people's suggestions regarding a paci clip or multiple pacifiers, and a straw cup. if those don't work, i would try dropping a nap. hugs, this is really tough.

Omg, thank goodness it's not just me. With my 14 mo old I just bit the bullet and sleep trained (again!!!!) it's a bit 2 steps forward one back. Our problem was not paci but bottles at night and he's down to getting up once (although I'm still not going to get him).

I'm going super hard line on morning being 6am at the earliest! It's so hard to let him cry but it's been the only thing that has gotten us to make any progress! For example he woke up at. 515 wanting to get up. He cried horribly for 1/2 hr and now is sleeping at 620.

No other real advice, just commiseration lol. I was getting scared about how much milk he was drinking and cavities etc

At 18m our son was doing one nap but we knew it was time because he stopped falling asleep for #2 so ..... not sure on that.

Can highly recommend the green sprouts glass straw cup for no leaks. It has a plastic coating around the glass bottle so it won't break and hurt them. A bit pricey but the best cup we have found!

Also, we started letting our son sleep with his favorite stuffed animal at 18 m and it seemed to help. If we did have to go back in we would just retuck with the animal and tell them both goodnight.

One other thing to check is temperature. Sometimes being too warm can cause extra wakeups for our guy. It's hard to get all of the rooms the perfect temp in the winter, especially his which seems to get the most heat in the whole house.

@knittylady: I think the word is desperate