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We already went through the no-nap transition about 6 months ago at 2.5. He was sleeping for 11-12 hours (of course still waking up) but from about 7:30 pm to 6:30 or 7 am. It was working well. We went on vacation, he slept even better (and was in his own space). We came home and continued with his own space, but since then he's been waking up much earlier, like 5:30 am. It's like we're going backwards- needing to nap when he didn't before!

He's actually sleeping right now. I can tell that days of not enough sleep just pile up, and then he needs a nap. He is clearly tired during the day, yawning and sometimes acting tired (crabby). But he won't nap unless I lay down and nurse him, and even then today he tried to fight it. I won. So I think at this point the whole vacation thing is irrelevant. But bigger issue is just waking up too early and not going back to sleep. I understand though; I'm the same way. I'll wake up at 5 am, be wide awake, mind going, and not be able to fall back asleep even though I need more sleep.

It's an interesting idea about air quality. I'm allergic to molds and mildew, and I haven't had any problems. He's STTN maybe 5-10 times in his life, so this is nothing new. He is still waking up at least once during the night, but now he's also waking up too early.

He will lay with me and nurse (only way he'll stay still in bed), usually for about 45 minutes. It buys me a little extra rest time. He already gets about 45 min of screen time at rest time, which I already feel guilty about, and I don't want to start offering that at other times. He expects it at rest time, and it's a big struggle to turn it off if he gets it at other times.

Just wish I could figure out why he was waking up so early and how to help him sleep later. He definitely needs more sleep than he's getting.

Note- this didn't publish before (he slept at noon, not 3 pm)