ten month old wakening early!

[Pajo]

Hi just wondered if any one had any advice.

My little one is ten months old & has always slept 7-7 from 13 weeks old. Recently he has started waking at 5.30am I try and get him to get back to sleep but he's raring for the day ahead. He's then trying to go back to sleep about 7.30/8:00am. If I let him go to sleep he will sleep for atleast an hour. If I don't let him sleep he has become inconsolable. I'm assuming by going to sleep at this time he's extending his night time sleep? How do I keep him up longer during the day & do you think it's best to try and keep him up and miss the morning nap? I've also tried for 2 weeks to put him to bed later but he just wakes at the same time or even earlier!

Thanks

I would first of all try a wake-resettle when you go to bed, say 11pm. You could add in a milk feed here, just to be sure. Fully wake baby though. Maybe a nappy change, lights on. Then once awake give milk and settle back to sleep.

The idea is a reset button for the night. It 'starts again'. So that by earlier morning baby feels a little less hungry/thirsty and nappy is a little more comfortable. This isn't a libg term thing, give it a week or two. It's just to see if it makes a difference, or not.

We have very similar issues here. I have a one year old (just turned one). He slept brilliantly up until about 6 months. Then either waking up in the night or really early.

He's mainly sleeping ok in the night but waking up for the day at 5 / 530. It's really taking its toll on us. He'll then be firing on all cylinders until about 10am when he'll have a nap. Mostly for about an hour but last two days he's had double that.

He has normally been having a bottle at his wake up time although last couple of days my DH has kept him in his nursery until 6 and not done the bottle straight away so as not to reinforce the behaviour (water available though). Cue more upset though!

The reset approach is interesting although we are generally in bed by 10pm as exhausted by then!

Sorry I've been of no help - but I feel the pain.

Fate, you're so helpful, any other ideas?