2.5yo waking @ 5am for bottle..i need to stop this right..?

[driedapricots]

yes yes know he shouldnt even be having bottles now, but my main dilemma is the time..he goes straight back to sleep for between 40 mins-90 mins depending...so is not really awake...yet scteams blue murder if he doesnt get Milk then..to the point that he then wakes himself up properly & is then shatered all morning. so straw poll, who would tough it out & who would give in...? i am exhausted either way as never get back to sleep myself

At 5am I'd be saying no to a 2.5yo

I'd put a drink of water in his room at night, and that'd be it until getting up time.