Sleep and toddler

[Catdogmouse1]

Sleep again....
Toddler 3 years old, no naps during the day, down to bed around 7pm most nights.... at least 5 nights in the week is up for at least 3 hours.... always ends in an epic meltdown with screaming, hitting, crying... prob because shes so exhausted and frustrated by that point. Shes then that shattered and cross all day long and her behaviour suffers as a result. She conks out maybe 2 nights a week and stays asleep so she can sleep through. Ive tried everything with her..... lots of outside play and parks etc but its totally killing me- im 8 months pregnant as well and terrified of how little sleep im going to get when baby comes. DH works long hours and tries 2 help, but with the size/ shape of the house shes keeping us all awake. Luckily ive just finished work up for maternity leave but im heavy and uncomfortable and need more sleep. Please help or at least tell me stories of toddlers who passed this stage

Later bedtime? Takes a couple weeks of being consistent for it to make a difference, a few nights won't do it.

Split nights are often too much day sleep but if there's no nap probably not enough sleep pressure because they're going to bed too early. Might be tricky to start if they're tired from a crap night though

How long has she been doing this for? If her communication is good, can you try a sticker chart? We did this coupled with the gro clock, and although it took a few weeks, it did work. Does she say why she's woken up? Nightmare, thirsty, needs the toilet? You can start explaining your expectations of her staying in bed (reward is a sticker in the morning) and see how she responds. I'm assuming medically she's OK? Other than that, the only thing I can think of is sleep training her.

Thanks for the replies. She is just wide awake- doesnt want anything, just shouts 4 us sporadically. We tried later bedtime and it doesnt work either- shes still up, just ends up with even less sleep. 7pm- half 7 is about as much as she can last to at night. Sticker chart didnt work either, tried it for a while but just resulted in her wanting stickers 4 her teddies 2 lol. Shes v strong willed and is v hard to turn.or change her mind which will b great when she is older but hard 2 work with in toddler years. Her wee sibling better be a chilled out wee soul

Just been through this too, I was beyond tired and fed up with it! Nothing worked.
It passed naturally - not sure why it started or ended but the best piece of parenting advice I got was "everything passes" and it was so helpful. It lasted about a month for us so hopefully the same for you.