my 9 months old baby wakes up at night.WHY?

Question

he used to sleep all night before since he was 5 months... now he wakes up??how can i make him sleep all night again?

Answer 1

It is very important to keep them in a very stricked routine. Try bathing him before bed feeding him etc and then putting him down do it the same every single night. Another good tip is to sit with him in a darkened room preferably his whilst you feed him before bed then put him straight down. This allows him to relax a little. Also just as you put him down shade his eyes from the light (even though u are in a darkened room) this will help him get into a deeper sleep more quickly. Sometimes a radio also helps if he is used to a lot of noise say from the hospital or other children just on very low will help him nod off. But the most important thing of all is routine if you break that his sleeping pattern will change completely you need to be able to wind him down enough to sleep because otherwise he will not get in to a deep enough sleep which is maybe causing him to wake. Try being very quiet around him maybe half an hour before talk to him quietly etc and then go through you routine slowly don't rush it because this can disturb him. Also if when you are putting him down he is crying try and sit it out. I know its hard but he may just be very tired and u picking him up will undo all of your hard work in relaxing him in the first place. The key here is to get him into a good deep sleep that he is unlikely to wake from. Think of what you do in your routine to get to bed and how you would feel if it was disturbed.

Answer 2

my daughter has been sleeping through the night since her second month (yes, i know, i'm very lucky). but what i do to keep things in check is i have a bedtime routine. every night after her supper bottle and maybe a little solids or cereal, i give her a warm bath and let her play in the tub a little bit, then we put on lavender scented baby lotion(and i massage her feet a little!) and get her in her jammies. If she's still a little wired i will play with her a bit longer but most times after the bath she is ready to look at a board book, lay down, and lights out! altough she is not teething yet, i could imagine something like that could mess up their sleeping pattern. Your doctor might have some good advice about that! oh yeah, also, my magic trick for getting baby back to bed when she woke up in the middle of the night - Lullabye Gloworm!!!!! this thing is great, it plays relaxing music and his face glows and it made her shut her little eyes and go back to sleep every time!

Answer 3

I can be a huge help to this problem, seeing as my baby brother was 9 months old just a while back. I will suggest putting some baby cereal, either rice or oatmeal made by Gerber or Beechnut, in his bottle before bed, it helped my brother sleep longer. I will also suggest putting him to bed at a later time, if you arnt already. Also if he isn't wearing enough clothing then he could possibly just be cold depending on the temperature you keep your house/apartment at. I would say but him in a onsies and jamies with feet, if you don't have jammies with feet then maybe try long pants, thich socks, a long sleeved shirt and a onesie! Hope this helps!

Answer 4

at 9 months, he is probably starting to teethe, or has gas from the fruits.
Try some mylicon gas drops, before supper.
Try a dose of baby tylenol before bed.
Is he too warm or too cold? make sure night wear is the same thing you would wear to bed.

My daughter is 4 months old and has been sleeping all night since she was 6 weeks old. (don't hurt me please)
She moves around a lot and kicks off the covers, or will get too warm.

perhaps his bladder is too full and the relief is almost painful waking him.
Only time will solve that one.

those are the only ones I can think of.

Answer 5

None of my babies were good sleepers, I followed a book - Solve your Childs Sleep problems by Dr Richard Ferber, basically it details the controlled crying method - I never believed it would work, but it really does. All my friends have used it too and it dosen't fail if you do it properly. Maybe try this method to get him back into a good sleep rhythm

Answer 6

it's normal for him to wake up. it could be because of a growth spurt, intellectually or physically. it could be, now that he's reached the age of realizing that you and he are two separate beings, that he is anxious alone without you at night. the quickest, easiest, most painless way to enjoy sleep at night with a baby is to put them in your bed. that's where nature designed them to be. just make sure no pillow are near him and no heavy blanket. it will be fabulous!

Answer 7

If you breastmilk, the baby tends to wake up in the middle of the night.

Answer 8

hi, waking up at night means his stomach is not full. he might be hungry. so give him something solid, since 9 months old. my son too did the same. i increased his quantity and now he wakes up early morning only. so u too try it.
also, u get up in-between to check if his diaper is wet. if so change it before he wakes up, without disturbing him.
if still he wakes up, check with his doc. he might be disturbed due to teething. his doc might have some solution!

Answer 9

At 9 months he's probaly cutting some teeth, maybe the big molars......he will get better ....trust me.....Something is probaly hurting him, Try giving him some baby tylenol one night before bed and see if that helps....

Answer 10

i wish yahoo answers was around when mine was waking up. he woke up every night from birth to 18 months. Ah! it was horrible. Praying my next doesnt do it. Good Luck.