Sleep regression hell

My daughter (20 months) usually goes to bed by 7, without much fuss, just a cuddle and down in her cot and she will settle herself. The last week or so, my god, she has been absolutely horrendous. Screaming, fighting, kicking off at bedtime. Just will not go to sleep. Last night she didn’t fall asleep until 20 to 9 and that was after nearly 2 hours of screaming and fighting me. It’s currently 20 to 8 and she is still not asleep again and I’m losing the will to live. Last night after the 2 hours fight, she then woke up at 11pm and took an hour and a half to settle again so I didn’t end up going back to bed until gone 12.30, and I usually go to bed at 9.30 cause I’m so tired all the time.

I’m also 13 weeks pregnant so I’m absolutely exhausted, my partner works shifts and has been on nights the last 4 days so I’ve been on my own, plus I work full time.

There’s not much point to this post other than just to rant and say how sick I am of this, I feel like I’m in the newborn trenches again absolutely dreading bedtime everyday.

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Nothing to say other than we are stuck in the same cycle of hell. Our boy used to sleep 11hrs straight and now it’s a 60min battle to get him down and waking every 2hrs. I’m 30 weeks pregnant too 😩

What time do you wake and how long/when does she nap? It could be as simple as tweaking these. Or it could need the patience of a saint whilst the phase passes....

SAME. She was going down at 8pm easily every night and sleeping through but the past two nights it’s been impossible to get her down. So much crying. We were at centerparcs last week and she started at her brother’s nursery yesterday so I was thinking it was that but actually now that you mention it, definitely a regression considering the age! Keep consistent and they’ll be back to ‘normal’ soon 🙏

She is NOT fighting YOU!
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