6 month old keeps waking at 5am!

[IzJenk]

Any tips? Our baby keeps waking at 5am!! She used to have her nightfeed at around 4am so I'm wondering if it's this although she isn't hungry when she wakes, she's ready to get up I think but we are not.
Mother only thing that seems to get her back to sleep for a few hours is co sleep with us. Any help would be appreciated!

Is the room dark at 5am?

Blackout blinds could help if so

How dark is her room? If you have not already got one invest in a blackout blind as it is really light at 4am atm and may be confusing her. What time does she go to bed?

Yes the room is dark I thought it maybe was that! She goes to be at 7 which she just naturally fell into that routine I can't push it any later or she turns into a demon!

She's not good at putting herself back to sleep I don't think so that doesn't help. Her naps are terrible at the moment too since about 5 months she's been doing four half an hour naps. She had a few days where she did 2 forty five minute and 1 hour and a half but that was the day after her teeth broke through so I'm guessing naps is the teething but she's just not great at self soothing

I could have written this myself so I’m following for tips also. It’s so frustrating as 5-5.15, he’s up for the day and wants to babble and play. My 2 yo doesn’t wake until 7.30 though which is a much more respectable time. I’ve tried explaining this to him but he doesn’t seem to be paying me any attention

Oh no that's such a pain! We might have to try controlled crying if it continues

My 7 month old wakes for a feed at 4am and then thankfully goes back to sleep until 5.30-6am ish. I have given up getting any sleep longer than this as my autistic 9 year old is always up by then anyway. He has never slept past 5am

I think that if he sleeps 7pm to 5am he's doing really well! He's probably quite hungry at 5am. Personally I'd just go to bed a bit earlier and get up at 5.

I kinda don't see the issue? 5am is completely normal. 5am is a lie in at our house as they're usually up at 4. We brought this to our Pedeatrician and he made us realise this was just their sleeping pattern. I'd just be going to bed now earlier myself and kinda suck it up? You're lucky to have a baby who sleeps for an extended period of time anyway!

I have not known a single child that doesn't go through the 5am waking phase.

It's a phase.

Controlled crying isn't necessary

Sorry to say this, but we had exactly the same with DC. This went on for about 6 months. Painfully, this also coincided with me returning to work so I was permanently exhausted.

No advice other than the blackouts, we literally taped them to the walls, and perhaps try and put them to bed a little later (may or may not help) but honestly, they grow out of it.

actually, at the moment she's started the 545 wake up again but at least we can leave her Kindle to hopefully keep her entertained until a reasonable time. Sometimes works. I feel your pain.