18month regression or something else?

We have never been able to get my little girl to settle herself to sleep at night despite trying several different suggestions, she would always just fall asleep in my arms and I'd transfer her to her cot then that would be her for the night and she self settles fine during the night but since just over a week ago she will not let me put her down and it all ends in her having a huge meltdown and me having to co sleep with her just so we all get some sleep. She turned 18 months a week ago and I've heard this regression is bad for separation anxiety so I guess my question is has anyone else experienced this and will it ever end? I absolutely love being her comfort but I haven't had 2 seconds to myself in over a week and it's driving me crazy

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I think we went through this recently, seemed to only last about 2-3 weeks for us.

Currently going through this too plus teething and she had a cold so it’s been a rough 3/4 weeks. I did read too it’s the worst regression woooo 🫠 she’s fighting her naps more in the daytime when we’re out too so that’s fun lol. It’ll get better this is what I tell myself, it’s just hard at the time. I was up for 2.5 hours last night with her then had work early, it’s hard but it is what it is x

We’ve also been going through this our LB used to be so good at bedtime and put himself down when he was out in his cot but recently will cry and cry which we’ve come to the conclusion we have to leave him to cry a bit to settle which he does (after lord of cuddles before bed) and then he’s waking anywhere between 2am-4am which has been killer, he finally kind of snapped out of it last week and has been going all night again however he’s been poorly this week so early wake ups again 😂

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