15 month old sleep

15 month old was sleeping through brilliant around xmas time. he’s recently had a cough/flu and has been in our bed. Now we cannot get him back into his own cot for longer than 30 mins then he is up for the night. He cries when you put him in his cot… any suggestions? tips? recommendations? much appreciated, as he’s currently climbing my bed frame at 12.30am🥲🥲

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Let him cry it out for a short while? Our daughter was an all night sleeper from 3 months old and then at 14 months all of a sudden she got this horrendous cough/cold/flu thingy and when she was over it she’d gotten used to us going in and seeing to her crying/whinging…as soon as we stopped and let her cry it out she was back to normal, it took her around a week to adjust back to normal and it feels really mean doing it but it’s for the best 🤷🏻‍♀️ x

how long would you let her cry it out for? i’ve just tried to lay him in his cot & he’s up crying the second he’s laid down. he stands up crying in the cot too x

5 minutes at first and then if she’s unsettled still then I’ll go in and say shh, give no conversation or comfort but give back her dummy or Teddy if she’s lost it and can’t find it, and pat the bum softly/squish the nappy to check for a poo or wee wet through nappy. 2nd time 5 minutes and try juice (if rejected leave in the bed so they’ve got access to it) and 3rd time just some Calpol. I never pick her up once she’s in bed unless she’s reallllly sick and you can tell when she’s really sick by the type of cry and shout for Mamma! We also installed a Calpol Vapour plug as it has a tiny night light included so she can just about see where things are if she’s awake enough to find something if needed!

He you tried extending the bedtime? My daughter used to go down at 6pm and then 7pm and has stuck between 7pm and 7:30pm

yeah, so we use the calpol plug in too when he’s snuffly & we also use the gro egg for a nightlight. we do offer him his water/milk depending… but he’s never fussed… just wants cuddles. we try the crying method but he just stands up & cries… does your little one stand or stay laying down? it makes me think he won’t self settle if he is stood up of course.
i’ve tried nearly everything & before the cold/cough, he was brill, sleeping through, but now he just cannot settle without us with him. not even sound asleep when we transfer him… he just wakes right up🥲apparently there is a 15 month sleep regression & separation anxiety… it MUST be that. he will end up co sleeping with us again tonight i presume x

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