Regarding early mornings, I bring Oliver into bed with us for the 6am feed (which can be anywhere from 5am - 7am). If I get up and feed him in the living room he seems to think we are up for the day and won't go back to sleep, but if I feed him in bed he goes straight back to sleep for another 1 1/2 - 2 hours. It probably is considered a "bad habit" but as long as we are all getting more sleep I don't care. If it works for you then its not a problem.