Early mornings 🥲 !

Hi Mamas, my little one is 4 months old. We are in an amazing routine, and I’m really grateful for this!! He naps in his cot every hour and half (this is his wake window) and he tells me that he needs it and it works really well for him. He cries and cries cries at 4:00pm/5pm for his bath and bedtime. We put him in the bath at 4pm (try and hold out for as long as possible), and then he’s down at 5 and doesn’t wake until 4/5am the next morning. I’m soooo grateful for this and my evenings, I’m very lucky!!! However… the early mornings are starting to make me feel like my days are just so long and I’m exhausted!! I’ve tried putting him down for a nap at 4/5pm, and he’ll eventually go to sleep but only for 20 mins and then he’s up crying for his bath again! Literally laughs in the bath 🤣, and then goes straight to sleep.

Have you got any advice how I can push this back? Don’t get me wrong he only stays up for an hour after waking and then back to bed .. maybe I just need to accept it!

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