MizzDeeDee
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Yes, back on schedule the last few days. I'm just pleased as punch.
OMG anyone else dealing with 18 month sleep regression? - please help!!!
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We were in for a shock when Megan hit 18 months. She had been sleeping great and then boom out of nowhere she was awake for hours in the middle of the night. Nothing I did or didn't do helped at all. She didn't want anything and anything I tried didn't help her fall asleep any faster then if I just let her be. She wasn't crying though and wasn't wanting me. She just wasn't sleeping. She would talk and laugh in her crib for hours a night. And it lasted for a long time with her.
My son will often do this now. It started shortly after his 1st birthday which came as a shock as he had been sleeping through since 6 weeks (yes, we were very lucky) and he had learned how to self-settle with no crying by 5 months. He never cries now but he laughs and plays so loudly that it wakes me and I'm the type who just can't go back to sleep right away. So yeah, it's annoying. And he STILL is ready and raring to go by his regular wake time. I don't know where he gets the energy!
I am learning to ignore his wake periods. If he's happy and doesn't need me he's obviously doing OK. I'm even starting to turn off the monitor more and more.My son isn't walking or talking yet so right now I think it's more of a post-illness regression as he's been quite ill with an awful, awful cough for about a month. He's better now but still recuperating. Also, I think he's starting to drop his naps because the days he naps he talks and plays for over an hour before falling asleep but the days he doesn't he drops right off (well, within 10 to 15 minutes)
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My daughter slept brilliant as a baby, she went from 11pm - 7pm at 9 weeks old and by 4 months was sleeping 7-7.
It all went wonky at around 14 months old and at 21 months still is.
I've tried PUPD and CC, neither of which has made any difference in the long term. CC works quickly but not for long. I was lead to believe you would have to go through it once and then you would have a good sleeper, just needing the odd top up occasionally to reestablish after illness, holidays etc. not so with my daughter. She regressed every couple of weeks and after the first few times I stopped CC as I just find it too traumatic to do this often.
I'm awake now. DD has been awake for 3 1/2 hours and wouldn't even settle in my bed. After an hour of her jumping all over us she went back to her own bed and had a complete meltdown. She's now back in mine and is awake but chilled out and cuddling. Sleep is still not on the cards for me though. She won't settle lying down so I'm sitting up with her.
I'm 26 weeks pregnant too and beyond exhaustion. I'm working tomorrow too
I don't know what the answer is, I wish I did
It all went wonky at around 14 months old and at 21 months still is.
I've tried PUPD and CC, neither of which has made any difference in the long term. CC works quickly but not for long. I was lead to believe you would have to go through it once and then you would have a good sleeper, just needing the odd top up occasionally to reestablish after illness, holidays etc. not so with my daughter. She regressed every couple of weeks and after the first few times I stopped CC as I just find it too traumatic to do this often.
I'm awake now. DD has been awake for 3 1/2 hours and wouldn't even settle in my bed. After an hour of her jumping all over us she went back to her own bed and had a complete meltdown. She's now back in mine and is awake but chilled out and cuddling. Sleep is still not on the cards for me though. She won't settle lying down so I'm sitting up with her.
I'm 26 weeks pregnant too and beyond exhaustion. I'm working tomorrow too
I don't know what the answer is, I wish I did
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Came back to this thread as we've had a few good nights but have been up awhile again tonight. He cries like he wants to be asleep but can't seem to drop off. Hubby went in to settle him but everytime he left he cried. So I went in and had to wake him up properly and all he wanted to do was talk. He's so clever and I'm proud of how much he says and understands but wish he could sleep better again. So currently playing his lullaby music but doesn't seem to be working as yet oh dear 
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MizzDeeDee
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Came back to this thread as we've had a few good nights but have been up awhile again tonight. He cries like he wants to be asleep but can't seem to drop off. Hubby went in to settle him but everytime he left he cried. So I went in and had to wake him up properly and all he wanted to do was talk. He's so clever and I'm proud of how much he says and understands but wish he could sleep better again. So currently playing his lullaby music but doesn't seem to be working as yet oh dear
Same actually. I had a few good nights and now she's fighting not only bedtime but naps. Tried to get her to nap for 2 hours and then just gave up.
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Things going ok again here touch wood! Hope you ladies who are going through it get some sleep soon. My husband is away all weekend so probably it will all go to pot again for us then! When it settles down again you can look back quite rationally and think to yourself that it was just a phase but when you're going through it, it feels like the worst thing in the world and that it will never end.
