My baby read the manual - she just sped read it though and I think skimmed the important bits that make mummies happy. She is usually brilliant at going down, but terrible for her early morning wakeups!

I just thought of this Mel - how is his temperature of the room? "They" say that the 5am wakeups are often because thats the part of the morning where the temp drops. So perhaps he's kicking his covers off with the heat of the night, and then not getting them back on again in the cold part of the morning?
Probably a crock, but everything is worth a try at this point.

The other thing I saw not long ago was a clock that you set next to the bed. It has an alarm built into it so you can say to your child - when the clock does "this" or rings or something, you can get up. I'm not sure developmentally what age its suited for, but I reckon it sounds like a good toy for a kid who has trouble with early morning up-time. It might be a bit old for Jacob and Matilda yet.

I bought a couple of crystals at the market this morning.... They are supposed to help with anxiety. I'm hoping it will stave off my fears of how bad everything is going to be in a few weeks!!!! ARGHHHHHHH