Super early morning wakings

La

So my LO (10.5 month old) has been sleeping through the night for about a month and a half now. He’s always been an early riser, but recently it’s been like CRAZY early... between 4:30-5. I can sometimes get him to go back to sleep in my bed, but often not. I’ve also been letting him cry for a bit before getting him in case he goes back to sleep. If he does go back to sleep, it’s usually only for 10 minutes then he’s up again.

We still have 13 days left of Leap 7, and he’s also been napping poorly during this leap. Also, I often see him tugging his ears, which makes me think teeth?? He has 7 but I don’t see any more coming through. He doesn’t seem to have any symptoms of an ear infection. We recently made his room even darker in case some light was peaking through. Literally it’s like a sensory deprivation tank now it’s so dark lol. We usually put him to bed at 7. I’m trying some of Taking Cara Babies tips for early wakings.