Hello,
My LO will be 11 months in a couple of weeks and for the last month, he started crying really hard as soon as I leave his room for the night - why??
He used to go to bed very easily without a peep. Then, 1 month ago, he started screaming as soon as I would turn away and leave him in his crib. He is very active, on the move all the time, crawling, walking, etc... our routine is:
6 - 6:30 am up, bf
8 breakfast (fruits)
8:30 am nap (falls asleep on his own, very easily)
10:00 am wakes up and play
12:00 lunch (solid)
13:30 nap (a bit hard to get, usually some crying, but usually falls asleep on his own, on rare occasion I bf to help him soothe himself)
15:00 wake up, bf (if not done before nap) and play or errands
18:00 dinner (solid)
18:48 - 19:00 bf, brush teeth and in bed. He's fine when I lay him down, but as soon as I leave the room, he starts to scream. I tried to let him cried, but it doesn't work, he'll cry like mad and sounds completely desperate (-> I can't take it anymore). So I stay in his room every night for a good 30 min if not more. He turns and turns, wants to stand up, etc... and finally he might slow down and fall asleep.
I was used to him going down so easily... what am I doing wrong? Does he sleep too much during the day? Do I put him down too late and he's too tired to fall asleep on his own? Or do I put him down too early and he's not tired enough? Is it separation anxiety?
On rare occasion, he'll fall asleep on his own without a word, but I can't tell what I'm doing different...
I know he's very sensitive and if we're out of his routine, then he's completely lost and sometimes will even wake up during the night (for example if we've been out a bit later then usual...)
Can sb tell me what I could do to reassure him or what I shouldn't do or maybe it is just a phase...
Thank you so much for your time!
Del.
