EARLY MORNING WAKING IN A 2 YEAR OLD-help i'm knackered

[swiftyknickers]

ok very self explanotary-my 2 year old son has bow decided the day starts at 2 o clock. why oh why?? he sleeps for 1.5 hours in the day (is this too much??)and goes to bed AT 7-always slept till 6.30/7 in summer-weird. Anyhoo he has now decided he is scared of the dark and has to have the door slightly ajar with a little nightlight on-do u think that could be it..?

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does he sleep better with the night light or not?

god that says 2 o clock-meant 5.30!!! anyhow he had been waking in the night with night terrors and this has stopped but now EMW-any ideas??

Would love to know answer too. DD2(2yo) exactly the same for about two weeks. I go into her, and she cheers up saying 'hello mummy'. Driving me nuts. DH thinks DD1 did this too, so maybe just a 'phase'? Does he really need the nap? Neither of mine have napped beyond 2 (their choices, definately not mine)

this had happened to my Niece who is 2.6yrs old till her mum stopped her having naps when she turned 2 and she is sleeping alot better.

swifty knickers, do you live next door to bessie:

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Sorry couldn't resist. You have my every sympathy, my dd is 18 months and often wakes at this time. If I am lucky, I can give her some milk, give her a cuddle and she will go back off. Have you tried that or is he just too alert?

You could also try cutting back his nap.

I would cut back the nap (halve it maybe?)

If he wakes but is settled (i.e not screaming/crying) I would leave him... maybe leave some books by his bed, put a stairgate at his door so he is contained and use a baby monitor so at least you can doze but hear if he gets distressed or gets up to anything he shouldn't.

thanks for the replies!! i had read the bessie thread so it prompted to write as seems a common problem!! he woke at 5.20 today and i left him and he went back off till 7-20-hooray!! think the nap is key-he only had 1 hr yesturday at nursery

i will miss those long naps!!