Help!! Toddler cries for us every night in her crib

My 2.5 year old falls asleep every night with me then i put her in her crib with no problem. Now she has been screaming 2 hours later for us non stop and this can be more than an hour. My husband thinks that letting her cry is cruel and she should sleep with us( she has always slept by herself) I think we should not pick her up because it is bad habit PLUS i am light sleeper. Last night I took her in and she still screams my name out loud every hour or so…. and moves a lot. I feel awful today. What it is the right thing to do ? Is the screaming normal ?

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Does she have all of her teeth? My daughter started doing this and she’s just getting her molars

Is she tugging her ears? Besides the screaming and calling your name, does she communicate any pain anywhere? If she's not in pain or sick, then it might be that she's experienced a nightmare and might need some reassuring that she's safe. Tots can go through sleep regressions at 2.5yo too which can last a couple of weeks. I do controlled crying with my son, if he cries for 15mins straight then I will enter his room and try to help him calm down by patting his back but not pick him up. I stay for a short period based on how worked up he is and how long it takes me to calm him down then quickly leave and restart the timer. If he stops crying within his 15 mins by himself then I restart the timer from when he started crying for 15mins. Good luck!

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