When our 20 month old DS wakes up at 6am -7am DH goes and gets him from the nursery and brings him into our bed for me to feed. He then might stay for a snuggle with us both or head off to iron his shirt/shower for the day. I usually get up at 7.30am. Then my 4yo is awake and the day has well and truely begun! On weekends it's a bit more tricky as we both want a sleep-in but have to deal with the kids. I often get a sleep-in on a Saturday and DH gets his on Sundays.

If I was in your situation I would have a futon roll in the lounge (or a pull out sofa bed) set up and ready the night before where I could go with my baby in the morning because I'd be like you and not want to disturb my partner... maybe you could turn on the tv to listen to the news instead... making sure the sound was low and the room still dark just incase bubs wanted to drifts off again for a while.