Why does a 7 month old child scream and yells in protest (almost for an hour) before she falls asleep ?

Question

Is this common or something is wrong ?

This happened yesterday at between 3 AM and 4 AM, before she finally slept peacefully after 4 AM

ALL RUDE RESPONSES HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YAHOO.

One thing I forgot to tell was that the child was rocked with sweet lullaby's in her mother's arms for the entire duration.

Answer 1

If the baby has been left to cry for an hour in the past she has now learned to associate her crib with a horrible experience of being left upset and without someone coming to comfort her. If you were somewhere horrible where you were upset or frightened or frazzled you would not want to go back there. Babies are helpless and susceptible to being made to felt upset or afraid or insecure far more easily than older children or adults, and mothers need to be tuned into that.

If it hasn't happened in the past it most likely means she isn't ready to sleep and is upset at being left in her crib. No baby should be left for an hour to cry. Whether they cry because they're hungry, bored, wet, cold, hot or just too frazzled, a mother needs to comfort her baby and find a way to help the baby calm down.

The baby's brain is developing, and if she spends x number of hours in that extremely upset state not only will it damage her sense of emotional security, but it could actually get "stress hormones" going in high levels, which could affect the way her brain and immune system development (www.zerotothree.org).

Babies often cry just because they're frazzled. The longer they are frazzled, the more and longer they will cry.

If you have a lot of "frazzling" activity (people, noises, lights, jossling her around, etc.) in your home your baby will have trouble being calm and going to sleep. If a lot of people are passing her around, or if she's with older siblings, or if she senses tension in her mother she will not be able to be calm.

Finally, there's a chance she is eating or drinking something that is giving her belly problems and causing her to cry. Teething is another possibility.

P.S: I find it hard to believe that, as someone else said on here, any pediatrician would say "it is good for the lungs". That is an old fashioned thing that some non-professionals cointinue to believe, but it would be a very, very, rare pediatrcian who would say that. Maybe the person who said that should find a more informed pediatrician as well.

Answer 2

It could be what the first answerer said, or it could be that she has a tummy ache from gas,colic, and by laying her down her tummy hurts more. It could be many things, you could try just soothing her until she feels comfortable, or sing her a song to calm her down. I am one of those mothers that do not like my children to cry too much. I would just stand with her own my shoulder until (patting her on her back) and see if she passes gas. She could have a bubble hurting her and if that is what it is, the have drops for that. If this continues, you might just tell your pediatrician to see if he can suggest something else. Or either just ask other mothers, to see what they do in a case like this. She might not want to be alone. There are too many things here that can be wrong, or just it could be that she wants just someone to rock her sleep. I am afraid I did not give you any good answers because all babies are not the same. The main thing is to check if she has gas, because that hurts a baby a lot, if not that,.well she just might not want to go to sleep. I hope you can find the answer quickly, my last baby was like that but it was gas and the doctor suggested the drops, and everything went well after that. I do not think though that it is anything serious. So stay calm and calm her, and with patience you will find out. God bless your family.

Answer 3

My son is 8 months old and has begun to cry the hour before he goes to bed. But in his case its because he is tired, he's made his own schedule we can tell by the screaming that it is 8-830 without looking at the clock. Maybe your daughter isn't tired? Maybe she is over tired? With my son we have a routine I snuggle with him on the couch while he drinks his last bottle, and he'll fall asleep but he wont do it for anyone else. And when he's done with the bottle he will sit up and try to turn around to lay his head on my shoulder then he is out. Make sure she's not hungry, that she isn't over tired, that she has a routine, and that she is in fact tired.

Answer 4

Good question! My 7month old does the same thing but he wakes up in the middle of the night yelling too and i'm still trying to figure out why!

Good luck with your baby! Hope she sleeps well soon!

Answer 5

Just tired and frustrated. Maybe she feels like the grown ups are not satisfying her needs? Are you reading her right? Teething? Gripe? Could be a number of things. Just pay attention. Good Luck.

Answer 6

My son did that round 4 months -- I hated that month! He would take 2 15 minute naps and communicate to it an afternoon! truly commence to pay interest for your sons signs and indications of sleepiness. If he rubs his eyes, take him, feed him his bottle, rock him and placed him in his mattress. Do your similar recurring for all his naps, even if in case you purely get the a million/2 hour out of it. make advantageous his room isn't too dazzling, get some good blinds in case you do not have them already. in case you do not have a fan in his room, placed one in to drown out the loved ones noises. He needs to maintain in mind that particular issues propose it is nap time. it will get more suitable!! To get a good morning nap often times i'd manage morning like nighttime, and promises him a bathtub, feed him, rock him and placed him down. do not hardship about co dozing, if it truly works for you and your infant, then tremendous! bypass for it! more suitable nights are advantageous to go back! you do not ought to enable him cry it out in case you at the prompt are not delicate with it. i'd enable my son fuss, yet when he become truly indignant i'd bypass in and get him. good success, I thoroughly sympathize with you! My son become (and nonetheless often times is) a terrible sleeper and he purely grew to change into a million. at present he's been taking 2, a million/2 hour naps also! Soo perplexing! some little ones purely go by ability of sleep ranges, a more suitable robust section is advantageous to go back alongside quickly! carry in there!

Answer 7

It is very normal. Some children have to allow themselves to calm down which includes screaming and crying before bedtime. She will eventually grow out of it. However, if you are still concerned than consult her pediatrician. There is a wonderful website that involves Parenting Magazine....www.parenting.com. This website may also have some issues that can help you out! Good luck!!

Answer 8

With someone as precious as a seven month old baby you should be asking your doctor what is wrong. Do you burp her well after a feed, she could have some wind or be suffering from colic.

Answer 9

My son did this I moved his bath time earlier and started a reading time at night instead of just at nap time now he calms down and even giggles when I'm carrying him to bed.

Answer 10

OH THE FUN YOU"LL HAVE! Yes yes they will and they will continue to do that untill they are 2-3ish. The best advice is to let them stay up longer, and get up earlier, but only let them nap or 1-1.5 hours and make it an early nap. Good Luck!