My almost 10 month old baby wakes up all night!?

Question

And she isn't crying, but is just AWAKE, standing up in her crib, basically looking for us. We don't even know she is awake until she makes a couple sounds (fusses) and we go in there and she is just standing up in her crib. She doesn't really act scared, but just wide awake. We pick her up...within seconds she is back to sleep...and then it happens again and again. We DO wait it out sometimes to see what happens and she usually ends up conking her head on the railing or something and then crying. What happened to our BEAUTIFUL sleeper? She IS trying to walk and is cutting back molars....not even sure that is what it is....just desperate for our perfect sleeper again. How can she self-soothe if she is WIDE AWAKE??!

Answer 1

Pad the crib and make sure she can not hop out and leave her be if she knows that you will come it will be hard to break this habit pay att. to her during the hours you want her to be up and don't when you want her to sleep she will get bored and go to sleep and if it is because she is cutting teeth she will get back to her old ways soon but if you change her habits and get her up during the night she keep doing that good luck to you

Answer 2

If she is cutting her back molars you may want to see if she has an ear infection. My son was prone to them and the ONLY indication I had that he was having a problem was that he wouldn't sleep through the night and would do pretty much exactly what you describe.

You may temporarily try a night light so that she knows where she is and can see a little. I would try and wait it out if you can. I would also recommend only picking her up if she's actually unhappy. Encourage her to lay down, tell her it's time for sleeping. Give her a blanket or other favorite thing and then leave the room. Don't turn on any lights and speak to her in hushed tones so she'll begin to get the picture that just because she's awake doesn't mean everyone else is.

The only other thing I can think of is that you may need to adjust her nap time and/or bedtime so that she's a little more tired for nighttime sleeping.

Answer 3

Sleeplessness could be due to gums that are bothering her. We bought our baby girl "Gummi Crib Rail" from onestepahead.com. It's non-toxic, medical-grade rail cover has a unique chewy texture that soothes sore gums.

There are also other things you can do to ease baby's discomfort. Every baby is different, so you may need to experiment to find what works for you.

*Let baby indulge his desire to chew by providing baby-safe teethers in a variety of textures.

*Offer baby something cold-a wet face cloth, chilled applesauce, a bottle of cold water.

*Try rubbing a clean finger over baby's inflamed gum. There's nothing more soothing than a good massage.

*Distract baby with multi-purpose teething toys that amuse while they soothe.

*Give baby a change of scene: go for a brisk walk or take a ride in the car.

*Try a topical pain-relieving gel designed for teething infants. We used Baby Orajel. But we only used it when our baby was willing to have it; we noticed that sometimes, she'd let us --- and sometimes, she wouldn't. She'd want it only when she couldn't handle the pain.

*Ask your pediatrician to recommend an over-the-counter pain reliever such as acetaminophen. We used to give a small dose of baby tylenol before bedtime! That of course depends if your baby had a hard time teething during the day...

*Soothe baby with rocking, soft music, and other calmers.

Just remember: no matter how awful it seems at the time, teething is temporary!

Answer 4

if she is not crying and she is safe just let her be. maybe u may need to cut back on her nap time,for instance if she naps for 3 hours, cut it back to 2 1/2 hours and see if that helps. it could also be that u r putting her to bed to early. last year i had to cut back my son's naps to only 30 minutes because he was going to bed too late.