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Hmmm... Well we experienced this early wake up phase a few times, not quite as early as you though! We tried the same things, early bedtime, later bedtime, less day sleep, more day sleep, etc. What ultimately ended up working was picking a time we didn't wAnt her to get up until, and just not getting her until then. For us, it was 6 am. It took few days but eventually she started sleeping in little by little. My LO was never full on crying/hysterical though, so I felt fine letting her fuss a bit. She's 13 months and is now sleeping until 6:30ish, but over a month ago it was more like 5/5:30. I read that if you do not want them to wake up before a certain time, do not feed them before that time- obviously this applies to older babies, not younger ones.

We did the same as Novbaby1112.

My daughter is 15 months and had been waking up as early as 4:30/5. We finally decided that we would stop getting her because it seemed like we were making it worse / making her think it was okay to wake up at that time by starting our day then.

So we set a time (6am) and don't get her until then. After a few rough mornings of letting her cry (never crazy frantic but standing, yes), she now still wakes up around 4-4:30 but only whimpers for a few minutes before falling back asleep until 6:30 or 7! I also turn the sound off on the monitor in the morning so I don't just stay awake listening to it. This past week I've actually had to wake her up every morning. Which I'm sure I totally just jinxed us by writing it down

Good luck!

@NovBaby1112: Why won't this work for my LO? We don't get her till 6. Sometimes it is 545 if she starts hysterically crying, but she still isn't getting the message.

@NovBaby1112: She goes to bed 630-700. Just depends on how tired she is. She gets 3 naps. During week she usually only take 3 30 min naps. She just doesn't nap well at day care. At home on the weekends, she will take 2 or 3 naps, anywhere 45mins to 2.5 hours. She is all over the place.
This morning she woke at 445, talked to herself, went back asleep, up at 515, back asleep, then up at 530. She lays there talking to herself, not really moving. Then she started hysterically crying at 5:55, so DH went to get her.
When she was sleeping till 6 or 630, she would wake up and stand in her crib every morning, ready to play. Now she is just fussy. She doesn't eat till 615/630.