my son was never quite sleeping thru the night...but i had him to one wake up that was 5 to 10 min long...now at 9 months all of the sudden...he is waking like 3 times and crying for longer stretches...i suppose he is practicing pulling up and moving?? this happen to anyone else?
2006-10-23 09:31:04 · 9 answers · asked by H F 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
This can be caused by a variety of things. Being too cold, being too warm, or having a wet/messy diaper. Since these are the most common things that we look for, other causes might be causing his discomfort.
Your son is most likely teething. He's probably waking up because his gums hurt and then he's moving around because he's ansty and upset.. it's kind of like how adults pace around when they are bothered by something. Contact your pedatritian and ask what they recommend for you to use, such as baby tylenol or motrin and find the correct dosage to give to your son. The topical baby orajel isn't a good idea to use because your son's spit will wash it right out of his mouth and then he'll be in pain again.
If you're concerned it be because he's hungery, I would recommend giving him feeding him dinner later at night. We used to feed my daughter (who is almost 11 months old) dinner around 5.30 pm and then nothing else but breastmilk until she goes to bed, and she would wake up hungry around 3 am or so. We've been feeding her later at around 7:30 pm, (her bedtime is 9:00 pm), and feeding her dinner at a later time has helped, as well as small snacks such as baby crackers between lunch and dinner. If you try this and then your son is still waking up hungry, you can also mix a bit of baby cereal (oatmeal is the best if your son will eat it) with water and try feeding him that out of a bowl with a spoon. Cereal feeders are not recommended especially if he's used to eating out of a bowl. If you do that, try to fix it in dim lighting and without too much noise.. just to keep the envronment calm and tranquil so he doesn't get over excited. I've had to do this with my daughter a few times -around that age believe it or not- and it works wonders. I recommend oatmeal because it doesn't have alot of flavor, and because it keeps them fuller longer. Of course, rice or barley will work as well, just depends on your child's preference.
It could also be that he's not tired or something. Look at what time you put him to bed. I saw on Dr. Phil a while ago with a family who had problems with their son sleeping through the night, and they put him to bed at 7:30. Personally, I think it's a bad idea to put your baby down to sleep for the night when the sun is still out, because then they associate sleep in the daytime equals naps, so he's probably thinking that you're putting him down for a nap. Try adjusting his bedtime to see if that helps, like putting him down a half an hour later or so. If we put my daughter down around say 9:30 instead of 9:00, I find that she sleeps an extra hour.
If you try all of these and still have problems, contact your pedatrician.
2006-10-23 10:18:23 · answer #1 · answered by Amber H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How are you feeding him. Hope you're not listenening to the crap the doctors tell you about no solid foods until they're a year old. My baby has been eating table food since he was 4 months old and sleeping through the night. They usually wake a lot when they are hungry and only getting the bottle. Also are you making sure that he burps before you lie him down , that can cause irritation just like it does for grown ups who eat and lie down right away (gives me heart burn)
Get you some gas-x for babies and feed the child. By the way my son is now 8 and tall and lean - feed that baby!!!!!!!!
2006-10-23 09:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies go through all kinds of developmental stages and when that happens they tend to wake up more during the night. He may also be teething. If you're breastfeeding, he may be hungry. Basically when he wakes up, make sure his diaper's clean, he's not hungry, give him some infant Tylenol and maybe some teething gel, and comfort him. He'll go back to sleep eventually. It's hard, but it gets easier. Hang in there!
2006-10-23 09:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by shrink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's happened to my baby. Since 2 months old he already sleep through the night, suddenly on his 3,5 months he started to wake up 2-3 times at night.
Soon I knew that he was teething.
2006-10-23 09:37:37 · answer #4 · answered by cutebluesea18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happened to me. I think around 9 months when they start pulling themselves up and cruising around furniture, they are working more muscles than ever before. My daughter would wake up and want a bottle. I think she needed the extra calories because she was burning them up during the day. But it could also be sore muscles too. They grow out of it.
2006-10-23 09:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH YEAH!!!! My son is sixteen weeks and used to sleep a 5 hour stretch then in basic terms awaken a million greater time formerly daylight hours. for approximately 2 weeks he's up a minimum of each 2 hours to eat then go top back to sleep. i'm hoping this boost spurt ends quickly! solid luck inclusive of your lil female :)
2016-10-02 21:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by lavinia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.....my oldest started this around 8 mos. It kept up until he walked (11 mos) and then he slept better. Working on developmental milestones can really mess with their sleep rhythms.
2006-10-23 09:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like hes getting bigger/hungrier.... try giving him a little more to eat before bedtime.... that helped with mine....good luck.
2006-10-23 09:38:36 · answer #8 · answered by pretty_amazing_2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried a cereal bottle??
2006-10-23 09:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋