Does this sudden odd behaviour sound like 2yo teething to you?

[phdlife]

Ds has sometimes been hard to settle, but once asleep he tends to stay asleep - until this week he was pretty much doing 12 solid hours, 8-8.

This week he suddenly started coming in at 6. He's perky, bringing me books to read and yakety yak yaks, but almost immediately it all goes horribly pear-shaped as he's not had enough sleep. By 7 he's probably been in tears 3-4x or more. First morning he was back asleep by 7:30. Second morning, it was a bit after 8. Today he just couldn't make it, though he tried and tried - but when we got in the car after breakfast he went straight out.

I have tried resettling him in with us, which always used to work, but although he snuggles and tries to get back to sleep, he just can't do it, at least until he's been up and had a few bouts of tears.

Clues? Suggestions?

Have you got a blackout blind up? It's getting light quite early these days.

no, we're in the southern hemisphere, it's staying dark for longer. plus the sun is moving round the other side of the house (my room is brighter!) so it's not that, thanks PM!

Molars? Give calpol?

All the toddlers in our swimming class 23-25 mo have had disturbed nights in this last few weeks, and most had been previously sleeping 7-7 (not mine sadly). Think it's the back molars.

ok, I was thinking molars were a possibility, just wasn't sure if/when any were due.

thanks both

I would say that if it were the molars sleep would be disrupted in the night, rather than earlier waking. I'd guess he's moving toward needing less than 12 hours sleep at night, but is not quite there yet. A bit like my 2yo is dropping his nap (aaahhhh!) but afternoons are hell because he's tired, but not tired enough to sleep at a reasonable time that doesn't leave him up until after 10pm.

hmmm ches, that's interesting. I could kind of see that, except that he IS going back to sleep after about an hour, for at least an hour (today it was 1.5hrs) PLUS a nearly 2-hr nap.

I think 2yo's must just be weird

Could be a growth spurt then.

that makes them wake up early??

hmm...

If he's eating and then going back to sleep.