Overtired baby?

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Hi everyone please help! I’m very lucky my 9month old has always been a good sleeper however no matter what time I put him to bed atm he wakes between 530-6 and is screaming.
I have tried resetting him back to 3naps to help and then we had a split night and rubbish naps. A few weeks ago we had 3nights he slept 7pm-630pm I thought we had cracked it as we had only just transitioned from 3naps after 2months of night wakes.
what am I doing wrong? His wake windows were 3/3/3.25-3.5. Iv tried doing 3 for the last window and even 4 but it’s still the same. I wouldn’t mind him waking at 545 if he is happy but he clearly isn’t. How do I reset when I can’t go back to 3 naps but on 2 he is on the minimum needed? Thanks in advance

Do you have black out curtains/blinds? Could be the light mornings are disturbing him.
Is he hungry when he wakes? Could a dream feed work?
On two naps, when he wakes up from napping is he content or crying? Cos if he’s crying it could be that he isn’t getting enough daytime sleep but if he is content I would guess 2 naps is enough for him.
On two naps, what is bedtime? Because when my LG transitioned to two naps i actually had to move bedtime earlier. Confusingly, too late a bedtime can lead to early waking as much as one that’s too early!
It could just be you have a natural early riser on your hands! Although if this was the case I’d expect him to be content when he wakes.
Give the above things some consideration - black out blinds/dream feed/two naps and early bedtime routine- and see how you get on.

Are you a first time mum OP?

You sound like a lovely mum who wants to make sure that her baby boy is getting g plenty of sleep to help him grow and develop but it sound like the stress of that is bogging you down a little bit.

You’re not going anything wrong! Baby’s are on their own schedule and wake when they’re hungry or uncomfy and some just wake up early. Although my guess would be that your baby boy is waking realising you’re not there and crying out for a cuddle with his lovely mum.

I’m 3 babies deep and have a little boy a bit younger than you (7.5 months) and the one piece of advice I wish I knew from the start is everything is a phase which will pass, good and bad!

I have found that going with the flow is the best course of action and trying to get too caught up in wake windows and rigid nap times is only going to stress you, and subsequently baby, out. As long as he is happy and getting on well the rest of the time (I won’t say meeting milestones because I truly believe 99% of babies just do things when they’re ready) then you’re all good.

Try and get some early nights so your not shattered with the early wake ups and try not to stress it too much.

My son always woke at 5.30 till he became a teenager. We just worked around it and it was fine

What’s his overall routine like/ how much day sleep is he having? Try to look at how much he sleeps in 24 hours and how you want to distribute that.
Two naps is appropriate for his age so I would stick with that.
My little boy sleeps 8-6.30/7 but we always go through periods of early rising when he’s teething!

My gut says it’s the light mornings. My son is approaching 4 and every summer we get early starts. Their circadian rhythm kicks in when it gets light! It comes round full circle and he sleeps longer in the winter!
2 naps sounds good at this age, I’d stick with that! Try good black out blinds? You could try a later bedtime but chances are they’ll still wake up early when it gets light!

After he wakes screaming is he then easy to settle and happy? Some babies just wake up grumpy. He might just be ready for breakfast and to get the day started!

Thanks everyone for all your replies,
his schedule when he slept through was wake up 630, nap 930/945 for 75mins
nap 2 145/2pm for 75mins
bedtime 7pm
yesterday I did 3naps again and he went to bed at 8 and still woke up crying at 545am.
I don’t mind him waking at 545 it’s just the fact he is so upset. I went in this morning and tried rocking/ giving him water/ patting he just won’t settle back even though he is yawning and rubbing his eyes.
He didn’t have his bottle until 640 so I don’t think it’s hunger. Iv got black out blinds and curtains up so trying everything possible.
We were in the process of getting him to settle by himself fully awake but atm that’s gone out the window as he is just so upset or messes every time we try naps or bed. He has settled himself when drowsy and also he has done it in the night before. Does a sleep regression cause this? Like I say sleeping nearly 11hrs is amazing on his own I just don’t like him screaming as soon as he wakes 🙈 hopefully it passes 🙏

Those wake windows would be a bit short for my 9 month old.

Honestly, 5.30 to 6 isn't that early, my 7 yr old is up around that time, it's just the morning for her and she's several friends the same - when she was a baby she would sleep longer but once she had an exciting day to toddle into she was always an early riser, no matter what we fed her or when bedtime was. I appreciate that isn't what you want to hear but he might just be growing into his own hours.... Don't stress, he'll be getting enough sleep with those hours, and he might grow out of it or he might not, they're little people and they do some things just because it's how they are. Like Brickseal said, everything is a phase, and you sometimes ride them out.