My 6 month old son wakes up at 4 in the morning.?

Question

he eats 4 bottles a night, and he wants to play...AND THIS IS EVERY MORNING!!!!!!!!! what's wrong with him?

Answer 1

There's nothing wrong. If you don't want to get up at 4 in the morning, check on him to be sure he is warm and dry, give him a safe toy and go back to bed.

Answer 2

i had the same problem with my 8 month old (some nights she wakes up at 4:30 am).
every book i have read has said that WE are the reason they are eating at night, waking up early in the a.m., etc.. Basically we are allowing them to be night feeders because we are giving them the bottle...
so what i have tried to do is ignore her whining, unless of course she gets really tuned up, and allow her to go back to bed.
maybe try a pacifier?
i think your son has his days/nights confused. just try to break the cycle and let him figure out on his own that he won't have a play buddy in the middle of the night nor a bottle if he wakes up.
good luck. i know it's easier said than done. but remember that he is safe in his crib and is able to fall asleep on his own now.
also, when you go into his nursery, don't talk to him and DON'T stay in there long. just cover him with his blankie or do whatever it is that you do, and get out of there:)

Answer 3

Nothing is wrong. Don't compare your son to any of your friends kids either because they are all different. You find that when you get used to this routine with him it will change again. The life of parenting for you.
What time is the last feed you give him. You could try making it a later feed or putting him to bed later depending on what time he goes down now. I use to get my son out of bed without waking him up to give him his final feed at 9:30pm. Put him back to bed when he stopped feeding. He never stirred.
Also it could be that it gets to light in his room at that hour. I know as soon as summer arrived my boy started waking an hour earlier than what he had been.

Answer 4

He's too old to be eating that much at night. It sounds like he's gotten used to you and a bottle helping him go back to sleep. You need to wean him off them. Just let him cry for a little while before getting up to feed him. Then try giving him water instead of milk. If you keep doing that, he'll eventually quit waking up so much and learn to go back to sleep by himself. It may take a week or so, but it can be done. Good luck.

Answer 5

first, there is nothing wrong. every baby is different. right now he is going through a security stage and needs to know mommy and daddy are going to be there when he wakes.

i know some have suggested a later bedtime, but that doesn't alway work. my daughter goes t bed at 10pm and still liks to wake around 3am. what size bottle are you feeding him? i suggest a 8oz bottle. try giving it to him while he is still in bed, but only the one. and if he starts fussing, let him cry it out. but be sure to check on him about every 10 minutes to ensure he is k.

over time give him smaller bottles, and let him fuss it out longer before checking on him. this may or may not help. if you are ever concerned call his pediatrician. they are always available to answer your questions and do so with care.

Answer 6

there is nothing wrong.My son is 18 mnths old and he still wakes up at 4 in the morning and he doesnt go to bed till 8 or 9 at night.As for the many bottles during the night.Is ur son on solids??solids will fill his little tummy and he will sleep longer.The more bottles he has during the night he is goin to keep waking up relying on them u need to cut that down.As i said try the solids.

Answer 7

my son used to do this, the healthvisitor told me that once my son was 6 months old he no longer needs a feed in the night if he is fed enough in the day. your baby has just got used to waking up and getting extra bottles of milk. make sure he is having enough to eat and drink in the day, when he wakes up at night offer him a bottle or beaker of cooled boiled water - i suggest making it before u go to bed and keeping it in the fridge, then u can just warm it up. when he cries, don't talk to the baby, just pay as little attention as you can , give him some water - he probably won't like it - which is the whole point he'll realise that he isnt getting a reward for waking up and will eventually stop waking up so often, dont go straight to your baby when it cries, leave him for a couple of minutes. he should sleep longer after a week or 2. Also make sure he is getting himself to sleep, don't rock hiom to sleep or he wont get into a deep sleep, place him in his cot the same time everynight before he is asleep, he will probably cry for a while just sit in the room but dont pay any attention, he will learn to get himself to sleep which will put him in a deeper sleep. it worked with my 2!

Answer 8

Have you tried putting him to bed a little later at night? He may sleep a little later than 4am. At 6 months, not every baby is sleeping through the night yet. But if your baby is sleeping 5-6 straight hours at night, that is a full night sleep for a baby.

Answer 9

He is six months old that is what a six month old does, he is developing his normal rhythm cycle. six months from now you will have forgotten all about this and will be worrying about teething pain. Enjoy this time with your son at 4 in the morning and play with him and take a nap in the afternoon to make up for lost sleep. Years from now you will look back at this with fond memories, take some pictures. Don't fight life live it.

Answer 10

Nothing is wrong with him he is a completely normal 6m.o. 4 bottles a night doesn't sound quite right. Is your 6mo on solids yet? Perhaps it's time to lay down the law!!!!!