Maybe try and give him more food or milk during the day to try and fill him longer. Always try and enforce going back to sleep rather than giving in. Goodluck

Such great advice! It was interesting reading the comments on this!

Oh dear, you sure have set yourself some hard habits to break. But I completely understand, being a single mum, it’s so hard on your own. Could you maybe try a later bedtime? If he’s tired, he might sleep later. As for coming into your bed, one problem solved at a time I think. Don’t make things too hard for yourself

You are problably over the problem by now Anon, but I would have just left a bottle of milk in a insulated cover hanging near his bed, where he could reach it easily and telling him that if he wakes up in the morning early and he is thirsty or wants a bottle its there ready for him, and that he should get it himself, and if he still wants to wake you up and isnt happy with that you wont even leave it for him and you will throw his bottle away and he wont get it any more.
Be the boss, he will appreciate the security of having someone who is in charge and is boss. Try out thinking him and being boss.

offer him food he might be hungry or offer him milk in a cup

Gosh I really don’t know except to stop giving them one and hope they’ll eventually stop wanting it

Hope you found some useful tips.

What did you end up doing?

How did you go with it

Some good suggestions below – hope something has helped.

I hope you have found some answers to this and got back your much needed sleep.

Hope you manage to find a solution.

I’d put a sippy cup of water next to his bed and get him to understand that its that or nothing.

Y don’t u jus give it to him. Or more dinner at night

just wondering how (if) you resolved this?

He might need to have a bit more before he goes to bed to keep him fuller for longer

I hope you have had a better time since you posted this question. I think it is important to make sure kids get enough to eat, but this sounds like much more of a comfort than hunger thing.

How are you going with the early bottle waking?

might have to do a cold turkey stop the bottles and have a few sleepless nights and he might get the idea of no bottle at that time.

try a kiddy gate across his door as well!