Well, first of all, you may not need to do anything. If your baby is waking 30/45 minutes ahead of the DWT, and she is content, just leave her in her crib until DWT and start your day as usual. This is still restful time for her. u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eIf baby is waking around the 5 am time frame, this means something in your schedule may need to be corrected, or she may just be waking out of habit. If your baby is waking out of habit (within 5 minutes of the same time every day), and if your baby is 4 months or older, you can try the u003ca href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/sleep-training/u0022u003eCIO (cry it out) techniqueu003c/au003e.u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eWe successfully did cry it out at the 4-5 am time frame with both of our babies, and after only ONE night of crying for about 15-20 minutes, they both dropped the feed and never woke again.u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eI also had great success with something called the wake to sleep method. Basically, you rouse your child ahead of time so they continue through another sleep cycle. Read more here u002du002du003e u003ca href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/correcting-night-wakings-using-the-wake-to-sleep-method/u0022u003ewake to sleep methodu003c/au003e.u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eAlso, consider HOW much total sleep your child is already getting. If they are getting what they need in the 24 hour period already, then they simply won't sleep anymore. Check out my post on u003ca href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/babywise-sleep/u0022u003eBabywise sleepu003c/au003e. Also make sure your baby isn't getting too much daytime sleep by viewing our u003ca href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/sample-baby-and-toddler-schedules/u0022u003emonth to month schedulesu003c/au003e.u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eThere might also be an issue with the schedule. Most common reasons for waking early are:u003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003e- Too many napsu003cbr/u003e- Naps are too lengthyu003cbr/u003e- u003ca rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022 href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/time-to-increase-babys-wake-time/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022u003eWake times are not long enoughu003c/au003eu003cbr/u003e u003cbr/u003eTake a look at the u003ca rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022 href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/babywise/sample-baby-and-toddler-schedules/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022u003eschedules pageu003c/au003e for your baby's age to see if you are around the ideal wake times, and length/number of naps. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/baby-awake-times/u0022u003eGet your free wake time chart here.u003c/au003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003ca href=u0022https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/s9k9a2u0022u003eu003cimg alt=u0022u0022 src=u0022https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/free-printable-wake-time-chart-for-babys-first-year.jpgu0022 style=u0022width: 600px;u0022/u003eu003c/au003e