Hey look its my old friends.... apparently I have come to the right place.... I think the 18month sleep regression has hit us here.
PLEASE HELP! Im at my wits end with the refusals and EWs.
We are on about days 3 of nap and BT refusal.... consisting of mostly screeching/screaming and getting in and out of bed. BT is much the same. We have been doing some GW by standing at the door until he is at least calm, then slowly closing the door until its about 2-3inches ajar and we have to leave the light on in the hallway. I have gone down almost an hour after BT and he is still lying awake in bed.
Naps are hit and miss... if he falls asleep in the car naps are no problem. But if he needs to fall asleep in his bed its a battle. More screeching/screaming and in and out of bed. Again doing some more GW until he is calm and he usually takes about 30min to fall asleep. I have always had to cap his naps at 2 hours, so I wonder if I am in an UT/OT loop as well.
We have a gro-clock but I dont think he understands the concept of staying in bed until the sun rises, I have adjusted the WU time a few times, from 730-715-700 but he still sometimes wakes at 5, 630 and so on. Other days he sleeps till nearly 8.
I dont believe teething is to blame. I have tried giving meds, but it doesnt really seem to help IMO. Im not sure if its developmental, he is babbling loads in the last 3 or 4 weeks but still not saying anymore words than he did before.
Im game for any suggestions at this point. Our Routine is below, and it has been the same for months. He is eating well. I personally lik our routine asx it matches DDs routine. Im not sure about a later BT as I Like my evenings, and I wouldnt know what to do about a shorter night, would rather less daytime sleep than less nighttime sleep.
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730am WU, 8am breakfast, 930/10 snack, 1200 lunch, 1pm NAP, 3pm WU, 330 snack, 530 supper, 7pm bath, 730 BT.
