Kitty crying and scratching to get in bedroom early mornings. Advice please

[Satinshandmaiden]

We have a 4 month old kitten. I think she is quite nocturnal as she is not yet spayed and so not allowed out during the day as yet to burn off her energy. She's allowed to sleep in our bedroom (she likes to sleep under the bed), but sometimes we have to put her out and close the door at night because she wont stop pouncing on our feet in the covers when we are trying to get to sleep.

Come the morning, around 5am, she cries and scratches to get in, when she is in, the whole pouncing business starts up again. It doesnt seem to make a difference how long we leave her to cry and ignore her (an hour this morning!), she just wont let up.

Is it possible to change this behaviour, or are we destined never to get a full nights sleep again?

Spraying a kitten in the face who wants company 😔

The middle of the night stuff is just a phase. Our door is open, after short-lived pouncing phase, now the cats know they can come and go, they occasionally sleep at bottom of bed. Usually downstairs...

Thanks for the advice, I will look up the sleep training. Last few nights haven't been too bad, though I don't want to count my chickens just yet!