Scared of sleeping

No real advice as i am not in the same situation . . .

However, I do know that DD is terrible for going to sleep if we have guests over or she thinks something exciting is going on that she will miss.

Maybe Ryan is a bit jealous of his new sister being up with you when he is in bed, and he thinks he is missing out on something??

Just an idea - hopefully somebody will be along with more advice who has the toddler and new baby thing goin on too!

Hope things improve for your soon

aw man that must be so hard when you have such a young baby to deal with as well

My 18 month old has been doing a similar thing for coming up 2 weeks now and it's exhausting. She had been a good sleeper for many months before this latest hurdle. She has always been really into her routines and I think she's not getting into the habit of waking up and not going back to sleep without cuddles. I haven't really figured out how to stop it yet, so don't have that much advice.
What I have found has helped the most is to keep an eye on the clock. Sometimes I find that I feel like I've left her crying for ages but it's only been 3 or 4 minutes.

I wonder if, like SusieC said, it's because of the new baby? Kids have funny ways of acting out their frustrations.

I really wish I had a better answer for you. Hang in there hun! And make sure you're getting as much rest as you can in the meantime til this passes- sound like you have a lot on your plate!