Help with toddler sleep regression!
Hello,
My son is 19 months and is currently going through (what I hope to be) a sleep regression.
We’ve had our ups and downs with sleep, but I’d say for the most part he’s been a pretty good sleeper and sleeps through the night except when going through regressions.
However, this regression has us stumped, frustrated, and extremely sleep deprived.
For the past 2 weeks, he has been either waking up in the middle of the night for hours on end and just wanting to play and then has to be rocked back to sleep. OR he will wake up at 4am and is ready for the day and then exhausted by nap time.
We have a very consistent day time schedule and bedtime routine. He puts himself to sleep without assistance at bed time (but now needs help in the middle of the nigh). He’s great with naps, and we’ve recently cut them off at 2 hours, sharp.
We transitioned his crib to a toddler bed hoping he would just get up on his own and play if he isn’t tired, but it hasn’t changed anything.
SOS on any advice? Is this normal? Is our beautiful 12+ hour sleeper gone forever!?
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe he’s being woken up by teething pain? My 20 month old just cut 4 teeth (his canines) and is suddenly waking a LOT less. Could try some baby Tylenol before bed and see if that helps.
My 22 month old is doing the same thing 😂 I’d tell you it gets easier but it doesn’t at this moment
It's super common to have an 18-ish month regression. We just went through this with my twins. I would recommend trying to be as consistent as possible (eg don't let him get up early so he knows expectation is to still sleep until whenever), and would also try to keep your sleep habits the same (eg if you sleep trained then they to avoid rocking to sleep). Ours lasted about 3 weeks and is going back to normal now. Good luck!
My 19 month old was very similar to yours in putting herself to sleep and sleeping over 12 hours at night and then we transitioned into the toddler bed and she was waking up in middle of night or early in the morning. We cut her naps completely and she is adjusting back to sleeping in until 9-1030. When she was briefly getting up around 8-9 when barely sleeping 10-12 hours.
It’s been a long 4 weeks, but I think we are getting back to normal. We’ve had a few 12 hour uninterrupted sleeps this week and we’re hoping this means we’re in the clear. Thank you for all the advice and encouragement! 🤍
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