Aaargh! What is wrong with him? Non-sleeping two-year-old

[NotQuiteCockney]

For ages, DS2 has slept for about an hour in the afternoon, and 11 or so hours at night.

He seems to suddenly only need 11 hours total, so is waking up really early in the morning.

I can't work out what's waking him, but I can't believe he doesn't really need more sleep. (Not least because he's tantrumming lots.)

He has a noise machine ... I guess I should try checking his blackout, because it's a bit makeshift. (Am meant to be installing proper blinds in there, actually ... maybe should do that ...).

DS1 is 5, and seems to be sleeping more than DS2 at the moment ...

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He doesn't seem cold. He doesn't seem hungry. It can't be the click of the heating because a) the heating's not on (evil Canadian mum) and b) he has a noise machine, that really does cover other noises pretty well.

I am going to have to try fixing the blind, I've been meaning to do it for ages, and even if it isn't the cause of the problem, it ought to be done anyway ...

The other thing that's changed lately, is our timings have been really rushed, the last two weeks, because I've been taking DS1 to school as well, which means an extra 40 minutes or so on the bike for DS2 (he already gets 40 minutes in the afternoon). That's stopped now, and mornings are much more leisurely, so maybe that will help?

It's your house, NQC, my child couldn't sleep there either. Maybe you need your chakras cleansing or something?

Is "chakras" some sort of new age word for "net curtains"? We don't have any ...

Maybe he is overtired? Try and put him to bed earlier in the evening (7pm?), and move this forward by 15 minutes every 3/4 days. Carry on putting him to bed after lunch.

It's a bit tricky to fiddle with his schedule atm - between school runs, and trying to have dinner with daddy ...

Also, when I put him down, that normally means we'll have an hour of "up mummy up mummy up mummy", repeated visits in to try to put him down, etc etc.

I am starting to think, despite my previous protests, that it must be noise waking him - this morning DH was leaving for Chicago stupidly early, and so making noise (and some light, but I'm pretty sure the relevant light isn't visible at all from DS2's room, with the door shut). DH wasn't making much noise at all, but all of a sudden, I heard DS2 make a big long scream, and he was up!

So I think I will try different noises on his noise machine, or maybe move a nicer noise machine into his room to try ...

And of course, now I'm up, I'm up for the day. Hurrah.

At least he went back to sleep, DH is off (Chicago) until Thursday morning at the earliest, and I have rather a lot on this week, and no help, or nearly no help.

He's still asleep! I think I'm going to go open his door etc, as this is just getting silly ... (I know, I know, poor child can't win ... but if he sleeps too much now, surely he won't nap, right?)

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Is it just NQC, Pruni and me awake today?

Jess is also 2 has been doing this for a few weeks now - no idea why.

Earliest has been 5am, latest 6.40am.

Today was 5.40am.... despite going in and telling her it is still night night time - its still dark blah blah blah, she is up and ready to go.

Also pretty much refusing sleeps - have the odd sucess after lunch.

She goes to bed at 7pm each night, so am going to try holding her out till 7.30pm tonight and see if it makes a difference.

He woke naturally, just as I was posting.

F&Z, there was nearly nobody around this morning. I should have had a namechanging festival or something.