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[quote=Anonymous]It does sound like you have a broader issue here about attention seeking.

Consider bringing in a sleep coach or third party to help resolve this. At this age there is no magic bullet but someone might be able to help with a holistic strategy. You feeling as stressed as you do about work (been there) and trying to parent in these hours of the night without support isn’t going well, and it’s hard to imagine that it will without a major change. There could be so many reasons for this behavior that you need someone to assess the big picture, including nutrition, screen time, daytime exercise, sleep schedule, parental reinforcement, etc.

FWIW when my kids leave the crib I have them on a full-sized floor mattress inside a big playard, with sleep sacks. Basically a giant crib. I feel my kids sleep better with consistency and boundaries. We’ve not yet had issues with waking up early, coming to our room, etc. During developmental stages of course there is sleep resistance but usually they agree to work it out with just singing to themselves. From time to time, during v anxious phases we have had to be in there more for comfort — enough so our kids know that we are there but not so much they can’t fall asleep on their own.[/quote]

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