If so, then that’s the root of your issue. Your daughter has gotten into the habit of co-sleeping with you; the key to helping her sleep through the night on her own is to wean her away from the co-sleeping. There are a variety of sleep training techniques you can use to do this. I’d recommend checking out our free guide on toddler sleep (https://www.babysleepsite.com/toddler-sleep-training-secrets-free-ebook/). That’ll give you some tips on getting started with weaning away from co-sleeping.

If you decide you want more support and customized help in getting your daughter to sleep through the night on her own, you can always purchase one of our sleep consultation packages (https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/).

Hope this helps, Trish!! Thanks for commenting. And don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

In terms of moving bedtime earlier — have you tried an earlier bedtime, and she’s just not having it? Or is this something you’re gradually working on?

Her bedtime is still later than I’d like, we’ve gone from 10pm to 8:45, but I would like to get it moved up to around 7-7:30. We’re keeping her pack and play in our room and that’s where she’s sleeping with a white noise machine in the room too.

In terms of how to make this transition — what is your approach now? Knowing that would probably help some of us offer tips/insights.

A personalized sleep plan may be just what you need (especially if you feel like you’re too overwhelmed to try and tackle this on your own. And with a 4 month old to care for, it’s perfectly understandable that you’d be feeling that way!) You can see a listing of all our personalized consultation packages here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/ The Deluxe e-mail package tends to be our most popular.

I don’t know enough about your particular situation to offer detailed, in-depth observations, but I will say that having been through the toddler phase twice (and I’m about to enter it again — my daughter will be 2 in a few weeks), this sounds like such typical 2 year old behavior to me. That’s what makes the 2 year sleep regression tough; it’s as much about your toddler’s growing sense of independence and strong will as it is about actual developmental milestones and changing sleep patterns. Not easy to deal with!

Best of luck to you! I hope a personalized sleep plan proves just the thing you need to help you navigate this stage. Do keep us posted on what happens! And thanks for commenting. 🙂

@ Melissa — you could do it gradually, by slowly spending less and less time lying with him at nap time, until you’ve finally weaned him off of needing you around. This kind of “fading” approach tends to be gentler and kinder than “cold-turkey” methods. Of course, it also takes more time on your part. But if you’re concerned about how your son will react to this change, then fading may be a good idea.

Hope this helps, Melissa! And thanks for commenting.