Kid just turned 2 and is fighting naps and not sleeping well, not that he ever did
So my son just turned 2 this month (October) and suddenly is fighting naps and already was a low sleep needs and now is waking up for a couple hours every other night and he just wants to be held and rocked to sleep like he as a baby. Like literally standing up only too. I don’t know if this is a phase or some kind of habit he’s gotten into out of our desperation to get him to fall asleep.
We have been cosleeping with him halfway through the night. Usually with soothe him back to sleep once or twice before we stay the night with him in his room.
I’m solo parenting this week and partner is out of town for work and I’m literally going crazy with the lack of sleep.
He was up for like 3 hours last night and I was trying so hard not to give into standing and rocking him or walking around the kitchen which is what he wanted.
Like is this a temporary thing or a habit he got into? We’ve tried sleep training and gave up around 15 months when it just wouldn’t stick with him and it started to be too much and didn’t feel like it was a healthy thing for him but I’m seriously debating on figuring out how to do it again now that we got rid of his toddler bed and cosleep during the night.
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I’m sorry your going through this 2 is a hard age
It's the 2 year sleep regression.
Similar to most of the others. Usually a couple of weeks.
My 2yr old had the same problem not to long ago I noticed he sleeps better when he gets more sunlight/ outside time. Ik it’s hard to get out when you’re tired tho. Does he get gassy? Sometimes my son will and that’s why he wants me to hold him to sleep bc he can’t get comfy laying down.
Oh bless you, that sounds exhausting, especially being on your own this week 😭🤍 I honestly wouldn’t assume it’s a bad habit, it could just be a phase where he’s needing a bit more comfort. Maybe try tweaking his nap a little if he’s always been low sleep needs? I wouldn’t rush back into sleep training if it didn’t work for you before either. Hopefully it’s just a phase because being awake for 3 hours in the middle of the night sounds absolutely brutal 😂😭🤍
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