19mo multiple night wakings and early morning wakes
My daughter was previously sleep trained and sleeping through the night since 7 months.
About a month ago, she started screaming anytime I tried to put her in the crib and leave the room, she was totally inconsolable. We started staying in the room until she fell asleep. At some point during this process we introduced patting and now she requires us to pat her bottom until she falls asleep.
The bigger issue is since this started (even before the patting), she has been waking up multiple times per night every night, and waking up for the day around 5 am which has shifted our whole schedule earlier.
So my question is, could the night wakes be a schedule issue, or is it all a result of her needing the assistance to fall asleep? I know I’ll need to re-train to phase out the patting - any tips for that would also be appreciated. Thank you!
Schedule:
Wake : 5:00/5:30 am
Nap: 11:30 - 12 (or 12:30 with assistance to extend)
Bedtime: 7 pm