My 20 month old boy to be exact, used to be amazing to get to sleep, but for a week now it’s taking about 1.5-2 hours to get him to sleep. I’ve tried everything and different methods even though he is visibly really tired. He cries whenever I leave a room now and just wants to be touching me 24/7 and has became really emotional. Is this separation anxiety?
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Mines the exact same, I feel like maybe it’s something to do with the heat? Or maybe the sun being out later? 😭x

I think it's just a phase. I'm hoping so anyway. My son is 18 months and im going through the exact same thing. He was always a good sleeper and always went to sleep straight away. But for the last week or so I have to get him to sleep in my bed, and then carry him to his room.
it seems like a lot of people are experiencing the same when I’ve looked at other posts! I thought it might be the heat last night however he was perfect during the last kind of heat wave! 😭x
yeah I’ve been trying the same! But he just wants to move his hands and feet constantly and it seems like it’s keeping him awake, the only thing that kinda works is rocking him again but my back can’t handle that😂😅

The only way my son will fall asleep is if I lay him on his tummy and pat his bum 😂, I know when he starts snoring we're good to go 😂

Following! As my 19 month old has been the same. Bedtime is taking an eternity. 🙈 please tell me it’s a phase x

My son is 20months this weekend and the last week it’s been difficult putting him down as he’s just screaming too!🙈 I’m hoping it’s just a phase!! X

I’ve just started working with a Sleep Consultant as my son is the same. I needed some help/ advice as he is a twin and his sister has the exact same routine and goes to sleep within 15 minutes.
She said for the first night to move bedtime to the time he normally falls asleep (so he is soooo tired), don’t let him lie in tomorrow morning (wake him at 7am), then limit his nap to 1 hour (he normally has 2 hours). That should “reset” him. We’ll see if it works! x
thank you! Trying that tonight already but it’s been 30 minutes and still
No better😭 he wakes up between 6-6:30 anyway 😭 will try capping the nap to an hour max, nursery seem to let him sleep for however long he wants in the day x