27 month old dd and sleep issues

[Cass72]

I would give anything to have a 7 to 6 sleeper .... with or without day sleeps!

My sweet little man (he turned 2 in March) has decided that between the hours of 2.30am and 4.30am are great times to be awake. He then crashes until around 6am when he demands weetbix! We don't have problems with day sleeps. He will actually come up to us and say, bed, sleep... then walk down to his bedroom. At night we get him ready for bed at 7 and he's all tucked in by 7.30. Again, he has no problem with going to sleep. He gets his story, a cuddle and then lies down and goes to sleep. I've tried getting him to forgo the long day sleep or go to bed later and it makes no difference. If he happens to sleep through the 2.30am playtime he will be up and about by 5.

The only advice I can offer is .... this too shall pass!

Well, please, please let it pass - I mean really?!

Also, some days when we've been out and about and he might have had a doze in the car but nothing substantial and he's getting a little ratty and doesn't want to go to bed, I put a mattress in front of the telly and put on something quiet (like In the Night Garden) and he lays down with his pillow and blanket and he'll be asleep within 15 or so minutes.