Toddler sleep regression?

My 20 month old use to be amazing at going to sleep at bedtime, sometimes wake in the night but easily go back down. Past week just constant screaming, refusing to go to bed even though he’s tired. Tried letting him cry it out, go in and rub his back… we’ve tried everything we can think of until it gets late and we’re all tired and losing the plot and just let him stay awake watching his shows until he falls asleep in bed with us. I don’t want this becoming a habit and I’ve run out of ideas. Help pls😭😭

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My 20month old is exactly the same! He would usually go to bed 7pm - 6.30am and have an afternoon nap. Now he won’t go down for his nap and when it comes to bedtime just won’t settle no idea what’s going on with him maybe they go through this at 20 months??

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same with my son, 7:30 always been his bedtime-7am. Occasionally wakes in the night but easy to go back down. He does have two teeth coming through but coincidentally he’s fine all day, even nap times goes down perfect then as soon as we mention bedtime he starts complaining his teeth hurt so give him gel and put him to bed and he just screams and screams makes me feel bad thinking it could be his teeth but when we give in and let him come in our bed he straight away is happy asking to watch his shows

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My daughter has also been a pain going to bed lately. As soon as I say it's bedtime she gets herself worked up.
She refuses to go in her sleeping bag and just screams 😩

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Keep telling myself it’s just a phase but each night it continues I’m losing my mind 😭

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@Lucy I know it's hard but it will just be a phase. I completely understand how you're feeling though, my girl has always been an awful sleeper

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My girls been the exact same the last 2 weeks. Usually goes to bed 7/7:30pm no problem at all, has always self settled but it’s been such a battle to get her to sleep, I’ve tried letting her cry it out a few times but the only way to settle her is holding her hand to sleep. She’s also been refusing her naps when she’s recently been have up to 2 hour naps. Today was the first time in days she managed an hours nap🤞

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Alfie has been the same, I had a look online and it could be due to separation anxiety it’s as soon as we leave him he gets upset but the moment we go back in the room with him he’s ok. It’s only been around a week and whereas it would normally buy him down to sleep awake no problem it’s taking around an hour to settle him properly. Chances are it’s a phase as I’ve seen quite a few comments/posts around this at this age! Hang in there xx

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This!! It must be a stage! My girl is 2 on 24th august and we're having a waking between 3-5 at the minute of just screaming. Really want to avoid sleeping in my bed, i made that mistake with my eldest! Just try keep everything in the routine the same and continue to do the same thing when they wake xxx

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