No schedule for 19 month old

[BenBen]

My soon to be 19 month old has no schedule lately. For a while he had a regular bt which was 9 and slept until 7. He then took a 2 hour nap at noon.
I think it was teething that caused him to start waking at night and at nap time. Then we went on vacation, and during that time he went back to taking 2 naps and waking up at 5 am.
Now we are back home and his sleep is a mess.. We have no order and I'm afraid it's not good for him, he needs the security. But I can't get him back on track. He wakes up at 5 sometimes 6 and takes short naps or one 1 hour nap.. We never know. Somedays his bt is 8 pm somedays he falls asleep at 6 pm before he had his bath.. Then he might wake up at night and want to start his day.

Any suggestions how I can help him to get into some kind of consistent routine?

Thank you:)

[Skadiver13]

My lo is much younger but at 19 months my suggestion is stick with one nap. Have you done set naps set bt? Also with that early a wakeup I would do ebt. Does he tack?

[BenBen]

I try to stick with one nap but he sometimes just falls asleep.. Even if I try to keep him up. Ebt means waking up extra early for him.. But I still do ebt when needed. The problem is that we never stick with the same time like I said it could be between 6-8.
What is set nap set bt?
And I wasn't sure what was the last question (tack?) ?
Thanks for your reply

[Skadiver13]

Sorry popping on on my phone so can't write much. Tack means if you did ebt would he add on lost day sleep. But waking at 5:15. Makes it near impossible to do ebt. What would your ideal routine be?

[BenBen]

You mean the routine that he was on before?
Wu 7am naps from 1-3 and bt at 9.
Last night he went to bed at 6pm, was up at night from 1-3 and went back to sleep until 5. Then he was in bed with me until 6:20 not really sleeping. It's 8 am and he is already tired.. Not sure how to keep him up.. I bet he'll fall asleep before 10 am..

[anna*]

9pm-7am is still a very short night, he's only getting 12 hrs sleep total even on the old routine. If he falls asleep for the night at 6pm what time does he wake up?

[Skadiver13]

Also if he's waking at 5 or so 8pm is I would think way too long of a day. I think you are dealing with 18 month sleep regression as well. Cant link from my phone but there is a help post for that aswell. I think the prior routine may have lead to some built up OT and the early naps are perpetuating the ew'ings. Maybe try and stick with a 7pm bt no later. Try staying with one nap maybe around 12 and if they become better start pushing it to 1 and then you can push bt towrds 8.. Anna I'm not sure how long naps should be at this age?

[anna*]

Definitely too long of a day. A 2hr nap at this age is great but he almost certainly needs more overall sleep. 18 month sleep regression support thread - Part 2 here's the link Siobhan mentioned.