DS, nearly 14 months, is going through yet another phase! (Previous phases have included not sleeping through, ever; refusing to settle; waking for a play at 2am...)
This one is annoying.
It started when he was sick last week - nothing serious, but he threw up halfway through his supper. He was fine afterwards and wanted more food, so I suspect something got caught and he has a sensitive gag reflex (like me!). I gave him a bit more but didn't want to overdo it. He then woke up at 5.45, I bf him, but he was still unhappy (no, angry!) until I gave him a yoghurt at 6.30.
He's done this every morning since - the best we've managed is 6.45.
I know it's not excessive, but he was sleeping from 7.45pm-7.30am before, which was civilized; but now he seems to be waking up early and starving hungry.
Nothing has changed with bedtime routine - he has his supper at 6 or shortly after, and bath and bed from 7. However, one thing which has changed is that I've dropped the last bf before sleep - so he would be bf at 7.40pm or so, then bed. I dropped that 3 weeks ago.
I've tried giving him more food at teatime, but nothing doing. I've tried doing tea a bit later, but that doesn't really work if he's hungry and shouty!
Any suggestions? Previously, he would get breakfast at 9, sometimes with a small snack to keep him going at 8.30 or so on a nursery day. For almost a week, I've been giving him breakfast after a fight at 6.30 or 7, but I don't want to start A New Pattern.