My 18 months lo used to sleep thru the night. We will pat him and he will fall asleep. I don't know what happened recently, but he would just suddenly be completely awake asking to get out of bed at 2am. He cries his heart out standing in his bed. Once out, we cuddles, lies there, but wouldn't want to fall back to sleep. As soon as he does, putting him back to bed, the crying starts all over again. Any tips? I do not want him to be spoilt falling asleep next to me and stay with me all night. Thanks for sharing your advice!

My younger son would do that. For some unknown reason, babies of that age need assurance a lot. Picture it...bcoz they are cuddled and hugged and carried plus the connect they made with you while you were pregnant with them is so strong emotionally that they can actually sense the connection being slowly distant. So maybe initially you and your husband may be facing this inconvenience of either making him sleep with you'll on your bed or you'll sleep near his bed. Another thing that helps is keep a picture of you and him or your husband and him close to his bed or crib...maybe imprinted on his blanket or pillow etc...and if you sing to him then keep a recording of your voice on in his room while you are putting him to sleep and let it continue to play on in a loop for the night. All that your baby needs is the comfort...it will wade off very quickly as it's just a phase of insecurity