As I write this I wonder…. at what stage does the risk of sleep regression not exist? Ah yes! The teenage years when it can be hard to get them out of bed!
All kidding aside, there is a very prominent and REAL sleep regression for toddlers at 2 years of age.
This regression can occur anywhere from the 2nd birthday and on and off into the 2.5-year-old mark.
“The two-year-old sleep regression can manifest in challenges falling asleep at bedtime, night waking or early wake ups”.
Note that these are different from challenges that have always existed with falling asleep.
If your toddler needs to have a parent lie down with her to fall asleep at night, or get a bottle to go back to sleep in the middle of the night, and this has always been the case, this is not a sleep regression, but an existing sleep association issue.
The two-year-old sleep regression occurs in children who have previously been falling asleep by themselves in their room and sleeping 11-12 hours at night.
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