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[quote=Anonymous]OMG, this is getting out of control.  Not quite 2 year old is in a toddler bed because he can climb out of a crib.  He's never been great at falling asleep, but we've had periods of progress.  Since the bed transition 6-8 weeks ago, he's really, really ramped up on the fighting sleep, particularly with my husband and I.  The nanny has had better luck and he'll fall asleep on his own for her if no one else is around, but on days that I telework (1-2 times per week) he screams his head off for an hour when he's clearly over-tired.  Bedtime is equally tortuous for both parties.  He's clearly tired, but gets all ramped up at bedtime despite a consistent routine and just will not settle down and fall asleep.  It takes 60-90 minutes to get him to fall asleep every night.  He shares a room with his older brother, so I can't just let him cry at night, though there is a fair amount of that going on regardless.

For a while I thought maybe he was ready to be done with his nap even though its super early for that, but given that he does consistently take a nap for the nanny, I'm reconsidering that line of thinking.  We never formally sleep trained, and i feel like we missed that boat when we had to ditch the crib.  What to do now?  Any suggestions for what to try next?  [/quote]

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