No pictures, again. My computer got a reconfigured, and now I can't figure out how to post pics on my blog. Easily, at least. I have some cute ones, but they will have to wait until Dave gets home so he can help me. Because I need it.
So, has anyone heard about this so-called 18 month old "sleep regression"? And if they have, why hasn't anyone mentioned it to me? I guess it is a common age where a child's sleeping patterns get reversed - for example, if you have a kid who has always slept really well, he starts to put up a fight at nap & bedtime, and if you have a kid who never was a great sleeper, they become one at 18 months.
B, at bedtime for the past week, has been crying for 1-2 hours when we put him down for the night. I check on him every once in a while to make sure he's okay, but I'm a fan of letting them cry it out - if you can handle it, at least. Everything that I've read about this "regression" stage says it is a just a phase and it will eventually pass, but I want it to pass NOW. He's always been a great sleeper - 8pm to about 7pm. No problems. He also has been a little clingy, and freaks out a bit when Dave or I leave him somewhere - say, with a babysitter. I'm just hoping he gets over this fast because he is going into nursury in a week. (I have been waiting for this moment forever, by the way.)
Any help, anyone? Or just let him cry it out and wait for the stage to pass?
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We have a music box that we turn on at night. Evan usually lays right down, but I have heard the music box playing in the middle of the night. I realized he has learned how to turn it on and it puts him right back to sleep. Maybe there is something consistant routine that can comfort B.
Dean went through that too but it was hard for us to know if it was his 18-month regression (which our pediatrician warned us about ahead of time) or that he had a new baby to worry about. He got over it within a week or two but never went back to sleeping as long as he did before (8pm-9:30am). It was so NICE!). He has slept 8pm-7:30am ever since with an occasional 8am here and there. Oh, well. Better than some. :o) Oh, and did you read that he is potty trained now! Woohoo!
Good luck to you. I think crying it out is the best you can do. Or change his bedtime up a half-hour (that is what a friend of mine had to do).
I think you know what I'm going to say.....:)
Do you have a rocker? Have you tried it? It may give him a little reassurance and let him calm down. Maybe start something new....read him a book, practice saying his prayers, looking at scriptures, get him a new soft toy or blankie to cuddle......
I'm NOT a fan of letting them cry it out. Only in extreme cases, but not every night. My sis-in-law was a firm believer in that and now suffers at bedtime with ALL her kids and she can't figure out why (the oldest is 14!) I remember being at her house and all 3 of her youngest kids would scream for hours...it was horrible. My doctor said that if kids always associate going to bed with crying, their bed will never be a place to rest and relax which then affects them throughout their lives.
(off the soapbox) BUT...everybody's different and everyone has the right to do what they think is best. And I respect that. :o)
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