ok, DS has started to regularly wake crying around 5am ... anytime between 4am and 5.30am.

he (for the past year) has generally had to be woken up by us around 6.30am, as that's when I leave for work.

generally, he'll take a full bottle, and then go back to sleep, but sometimes will continue to wake and self settle periodically from then until when we get up at 6am.

it is not improved if we just bring him into bed with us when he wakes - he still sometimes will continue to wake, self settle, sleep, wake, self settle, sleep, etc ...

this is very bad for me, as my morning sickness is much worse if I haven't had a proper night's sleep ...

and obviously, it's assumedly not much fun for DS either. he's still tired - as he will continue to self settle whether in bed with us or in his room ...

no fever, room temp is fine, no obvious discomfort, not teething, nappy fine ...

and I don't think it's bad dreams, as he would not have a chance to get back into a dream pattern between self settling and re-waking.

ideas?