How to eliminate Early Rising

Does your baby wake before 6am every morning?

How do you respond to a wake between 5am & 6am?

Do they get a bottle? Do they come into your bed? Do they go downstairs and watch TV?

If you are sure that you have an appropriate daytime routine in place for their age and an early bedtime then it may be your response to the early wake that is reinforcing it. Commit to a new response. No bed , no bottle (over 6 months) & no TV! If they are not waking upset try not to go near the bed or cot until at least 6am and reinforce the wake with parental interaction. Early rising takes consistency to crack but it is so worth cracking! Good luck re setting that sleep clock!

Heather