Just as the title says - my 2.5 year old, who previously slept 7-7 since 6 months old, has started waking up at 4:30-4:45am yelling out mommy mommy daddy daddy until we go in. If we ignore him, he won’t stop.

We’ve tried moving his bedtime later, but he still wakes up at the same time. And by 6:30pm he is an absolute bear and it’s a struggle to keep him up past 7pm.

Dropping his nap is not an option because he is in daycare and all of the kids in his room (ages 2-3) still nap every day. Once in a while when he does not nap for whatever reason, he is ready for bed at 5:30pm so I don’t think that is the answer.

I’m so lost. And tired. And frustrated.

Any tips or advice appreciated.