Early waking!!?

Question

My 9 month old son has been going to bed at 7pm every nite waking once for a feed about 4am then sleeping till 7.15am. Which is fab but for the past 3-4 days he has been waking up at his usual 4am then 5am then 6am and then 7am, ive tried just leaving him but he keeps crying so i go in lie him back down and he goes off again but wakes up 45mins later. I am shattered and he thought of having to get up and start my day at 5-6am with him doesnt apeal!!! any ideas on whats going on on or what I can do?

Answer 1

I understand the idea of starting your day so early isn't too appealing; however with a baby sometimes that's just the way it is! I don't like it either.
I wouldn't panic just yet; he's probably going through a spurt. My daughter is the same age...she goes to bed at 7:30 every weeknight, by 8-8:30 on weekends. She gets up at 5:30. However the last few nights (including last night) she has been waking at 10:00...yelling/semi-crying. I go in and rub her back for a few minutes, no eye contact or talking. She quiets down, I leave and let her get back to sleep on her own. Other than a growth spurt or teething, I have no clue why this is happening. Also there are times she wakes earlier than usual in the morning and there is not much I can do about it except get up. I am lucky in that most of the time she doesn't cry when she wakes, just lays there and talks and plays for a while...which is nice because it gives me a minute to hit the bathroom and have a few sips of coffee.
I've made it a point from the time she was around 3 months to allow her some time to soothe herself/go back to sleep on her own before I go rushing to her. Sometimes this means letting her cry for a few minutes. Perhaps you have to do this? Or just bite the bullet and get up. If he goes back to sleep, you do the same.
Above all, don't change your routine...stick with it, regardless. Someone else suggested making his bedtime a little later, which isn't a bad idea. But as far as the order in which you do his bedtime "stuff", I wouldn't change anything.
Good luck!!

Answer 2

Babies go through growth spurts with feeding patterns - maybe it signals more solids and less milk, teething etc - the better you can educate yourself via friends with children the same age, nursing mothers, and asking here, the more forearmed you are - good luck mate - they're all different!
Trust yourself - it usually doesn't last too long

Answer 3

Does his room have good, light-blocking curtains? The sun is coming up earlier these days, he could be reacting. Other than that I'd say try putting him down at 8 instead of 7.

Answer 4

7 is a little early for bedtime. It looks like you may need to put him down a little later