My Daughter Doesnt Sleep Good Anymore

Yes it's normal. She's growing and changing and so are her needs. Every baby is different but all three of mine had dropped their second nap before they were 12 months old and they weren't napping at all (or rarely) by the time they were two and a half.
I personally brought my kids to bed with us when they woke up in the middle of the night too. As long as I kept putting them down to sleep in their own bed at bedtime I felt like I wasn't creating any bad habits.
We are a family that needs our sleep, dealing with night time crying and "training" was never an option for us!

I, also, always let them come in to my bed in the middle of the night. I was not interested in sleep training, but I was definitely interested in sleeping. This worked well for us.

I also let my boys fall asleep before placing them in their bed, at that age. And I stunk at placing them in a crib. They got heavy, I am short, you get the idea.

I started letting them sleep on a mattress on the floor. That way if they rolled off, they wouldn't get hurt. They still fell asleep in my arms, but I could transfer them to their own bed much more easily.

They always started the night in their own bed. If they happened to wake up, they could come into ours. But starting the night in their own bed meant that when they were sleeping better they also woke up in their own bed!!!

You might have to try a couple of things to find the right thing to work for you. But do what works!!! Don't worry too much about bad habits or what other people thing. You need to sleep. She needs to sleep. Find something that actually allows you to sleep. You can always tweek it later. Right now, you need to get some sleep.

Happened with both of my kids, I only want to weigh in really quickly and say that. At about that age believe it or not...they were ready for toddler beds. They both did really well once we switched to that. Was I ready for that? No. But I was ready to get them sleeping soundly!! They both one day decided that they very much disliked their crib!! So...to make me feel a little better about falling out of bed, we started with the crib mattress on the floor. Takes a little practice to get them to stay there, but in a week or two, they were used to it and would happily sleep there.

I'm wondering if she's on the cusp of walking. Some kids get it into their little beings that they must master a new skill and may fight sleep or practice the new skill in their sleep.

Honestly, if it were me, I'd just co-sleep for a while. It may be that she needs that touch connection with you. When our son was little, we coslept with him and it was so helpful. I would get him down and we could even watch some tv in the room with the sound down low. (so I didn't feel 'trapped')

Has anything changed in your routine? That might also impact things.

We used Ferber, it worked for us. None of us was getting much sleep when DS wasn't. Further, even when he was asleep, I wasn't sleeping well, because I felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to fall, that is to be woken at any moment.

It was tough on all of us, but in retrospect, no tougher than facing and fearing the sleep disruptions.

Best of luck to you,
F. B.

PS- if co-sleeping is working for your family, by all means do it, a lot of people find it works well for them. Me on the other hand, I think the family bed is for the birds. Can't get any sleep with a wriggly little one nearby.