My 2year old has major sleep regression
My toddler recently had an ear infection and was very unsettled
This resulted in nursery cuddling him until he fell asleep to comfort him
Fortunately we have now cleared the ear infection but we have a bigger problem
He has formed an association with being cuddled and held to sleep
He expects to be held throughout the night and will cry blood nursery when we try to leave
We have had multiple night wakes for the past two weeks and we have literally now had to hold him to sleep until day break ( effectively cosleeping).
For reference this is someone who was sleep trained from 6 months old and has sleep independently in his own cot/bed since then and has always slept through the night.
I feel like I have no choice but to do sleep training again cuz it’s wreaking havoc on my mental health.
I wanted to get any tips from anyone who has had to retrain a very strong willed 2 year old and also how to manage the message with nursery without outright telling them please refrain from cuddling my toddler to sleep. His details for reference are
Age: 2 years 5 months
Current Schedule: Wake at 7;30am , does a 5 hour wake window with one 2h30m nap at 12:30 - 3 then another 5-6 hour wake window and in bed for 9pm
Bedtime routine: previously it would be shower, book and into bed
Any help or tips you can offer is much appreciated