Arrgghhh 10 week old wakes for the day at 5am

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I can't bare it, 6am I could just about handle, but this is the middle of the night as far as I'm concerned! Doesn't help that he's a really bad napper during the day which I'm working hard on.

Will he just grow out of this or do I need to nip it in the bud soon?

He's going down by 8pm with a 3am feed, so it can't be because he's hungry if he's going so long at the beginning of the night. I have tried feeding at 5am just in case and put him back down but it doesn't work.

I have also tried shssh pat, pick up put down, pick up cuddle, rock etc. and changed his nappy in case it's that. Nothing seems to be working, he is alert and ready to go for the day.

It just makes me want to sob and starts my day on such a downer - any help gratefully received!

My 3.5 yr old often wakes for the day at 5am. You get used to it. :-)

But I'm up at 3am feeding him, i wouldn't mind sooo much if that was his first waking....

Get used to it. The bonus is its the summer months coming up and getting up early is easier when its light. I used to have everything sorted and I'd be having a lovely walk by 9am but it also meant I was in bed early!

Yes, gets easier when you're not waking up in the night. I used to find it absolutely hellish getting up at 5am, but now it is quite normal. By 9am I am ready for my lunch... Mind you, I go to bed embarrassingly early.

Do you make sure you a burp or any wind out before you put him down after the 3am feed?

I don't think that you have to get used to this at all. It may take some time to work out why he is waking. Is he crying with pain? If so you should try Infacol.

You could also try warm water.

We have this too with our 4mo. I can sleep DS in the sling after he wakes at 5 so he's clearly capable of sleeping some more. I'm wondering if it's the light waking him up, so we've just tried to make sure no light is coming through the edges of the blackout blind. Will have to see if it has any effect the next few nights. It'll also be interesting to see if the clocks changing helps! I'm trying to make sure he gets to sleep as quickly as possible after waking up too now as I think he's got used to waking up at that time especially as I went through a phase of changing his nappy at that time, but will have to also see if that helps.

zayla yes he will sleep more if I put him on me in bed, but I don't want to get in that habit, plus I can't sleep properly with him on me anyway!

Please let me know if blocking out the extra light works as I'm thinking of investing in some blackout blinds and yes fingers crossed the clocks changing will help this problem!!

I've had blackout blinds for my two DC since birth. They're now 5 and 8 and we've still got them up! They sleep well, I daren't take them down!! It may be worth a try, especially with the lighter mornings on the way.

Also try leaving him for a short while when he stirs instead of racing in to him. He may settle himself back off given time.

Sorry but I'd happily accept the amount of sleep you're getting! DD2 is 2.5 and was a terrible sleeper. About 6 months ago she finally cracked sleeping 7.30 til 6.30/7am but more recently has been waking at 4 or 5am wanting cuddles and screaming if left. Sometimes she goes back to sleep til 6.30 but I'm getting fairly used to a 5.30am start. As if that isn't bad enough DD2 is nearly 8 months and wakes most mornings at 6.10am ( on the dot) but the last few days it's been 5.45. Oh, and she still wakes for a bottle 1 or 2 times a night depending on how much she's eaten during the day. And she will only have 3x30 mins naps in the day.

So sorry no words of advice just please realise it's not that bad!

If you do want blackout blinds to see if the light is the problem buy a Gro Anywhere black out blind. They are large, portable and very cost effective.

www.mothercare.com/Grobag-Gro-Anywhere-Blackout-Blind/dp/B002Z85HP8