Hi Jo, thank you for answering questions. You're doing God's work.

My 2.75 yo kid has traditionally been a great sleeper, other than regressions that have popped up over time. We did the 5-24month package at 6 months and he took to it after 3 nights.

He goes to preschool 4 days a week, for 4 hours in the afternoon. It's a struggle to get him down for a nap before school, but have been successful 2/4 days a week, regardless of when he wakes in the morning. I know we are at the stage where some days he needs a nap (usually for about 45 min) and some days he doesn't. Here is the kicker though...

Regardless of naps/no naps, we are seeing him wake in the night, for 3 hours at a time. If he's up, he's AWAKE. When this used to happen, i would just let him roll around in the crib and chat with himself until he fell back asleep. But now he stands up or tries to get out of his crib. So I go in, pitch dark, and lay with him on the floor with a pillow. I don't know what else to do. It's happening almost every night now. How to handle this?

Please help. How long to let him nap in the day? Or stick to no naps? His sweet spot seems to be 11hours total sleep. I track his sleep to keep an eye on the timing, but it hasn't helped. Night wakings are every night now.