I haven't needed to sleep train my daughter because I was happy to get up overnight and she hadn't been to bad to get to sleep, until now.
In the last year or so we have culled Breastfeeding, bottles and pacifiers, so no longer have any crutches.
She has been in her single bed since just before 1 because she hated a cot.
She wakes up around 6am each morning, has a 1-2hr nap around 1130am, then her bedtime routine starts around 630pm after dinner.
Bedtime routine is bath time, pajamas, a snack if she needs one, teeth, bit of chatting, stories and bed.
Bedtime is usually 745ish.
In the last 2 months she has been incredibly abusive towards me, hitting, biting, pinching etc. Her stalling is excessive, gets distracted by blankets, my face, pillows, the curtain string, water, wanting to get up, anything!!
Most nights i end up swaddling her and rocking her to sleep because I need her to stop hitting me. During this she screams at me telling me to get away.
I sometimes then try to leave the room to have a break from the abuse. She gets up immediately and tries to leave the room, if I hold the door shut she screams and/or unpacks everything in her room.
Doesn't seem to make any difference if she has had a busy day, active day, skipped her nap, gone to bed early/late, snacks, yoto before bed.
Once asleep, she usually sleeps throught the night once she has gone to sleep which I am very grateful for.
About my toddler: she is pure chaos, a bit scrawny but a pocket rocket for sure, she is sweet natured but lacks impulse control, she is a great problem solver and generally very happy. I sometimes wonder if she has a degree of ADHD or if it's just toddlerhood.
Any advice is greatly appreciated 🩷