you have received wonderful advice already, thanks ladies
just wanted to add, ews here have been caused by:
- sunlight (so good to see you've got blackout blinds, they have definitely helped us!)
- outside noises (our neighbour pottering around the house and occasional traffic noise starting outside) so we actually still use white noise in his room at night time. he doesnt need it to sleep but it filters out our neighbourhood noises that start around 6am and he sleeps til 730am)
- more A time needed. when it wasnt any of the above things then an extra 10/15mins A time also solved the problem. as pp suggested tho, you may wish to increase more slowly. many bubs cope with a 10/15min jump at once, others, particularly touchy LOs do better with 5 min increases.
also, as pps said, if he isnt crying, then just leave him be. this waking in the early morning is a natural part of their night time sleep patterns. towards early morning, seratonin levels decrease and lighter sleep starts, however this is usually followed by another hour or so of deep sleep before they wake for the day. if something disturbs them during this light sleep or if their A times arent long enuf during the day, then they can have trouble transition into that last deep sleep phase.
HTH
kirry
