20 month old waking for hours at night

[MillenialAvocado]

20 month old DS woke up at 1.30. It's nearly 5am, still hasn't gone the fuck back to sleep, despite the fact he's knackered. I have to get up at 6am and do a full days work. I've had 2 hours sleep. This has been going on the whole of this week, and has happened every Sunday night for weeks. I feel like screaming. Don't know what the point of this post was really, venting I think. Is 20 month sleep regression a thing??

Gosh that sounds difficult.

Can you tell us a bit more about what his days are like for sleep, food and activity?

What have you tried when he wakes?

He normally naps for about 2 hours during the day, around 10-11ish, depending what time he got up. We usually go out at least once a day, usually in the morning. He is a bit sniffly atm so is a bit off his food. He won't eat much for breakfast or lunch but usually makes up for it at dinner, which is about 6pm. He has a bath and goes to bed about 8-9pm.
I try everything when he wakes up... singing, white noise, shhh patting, you name it. Eventually I'll give up and he gets out of bed, I just wait until he tires himself out

He's awake a long time in the afternoon, could he be overtired? Have you tried pushing his nap till after lunch?

Yeah it's possible. On Sunday he did nap later though, I think about 12.30. But then he didn't sleep quite as long as usual. I may try and give him his nap later and see if that makes any difference