7 month old waking up too many times per night?

Question

Hello my Friends,
My 7- month old son wakes up 3 -6 times per night. Even though he always goes to sleep at the same time ( 8.30 PM), he wakes up at very different times afterwards. I never know what night to expect. He already knows how to fall asleep on his own, and cries only for a minute or two when being put down to sleep. Do I feed his 6 times a night?? Do I ingore him? What shall I do? Please advise.

Answer 1

Sounds like he is teething. If he is not crying for too long and sleeping on his own then its ok. Just check when he cries and if he is sleeping withing minutes it must be cuz he gets disturbed due to some pain in his gum due to teething. If he cries for long, then may be the intake of food is not sufficient. He should be having solids now... milk alone wont be enough. So if the intake is not sufficient, that may also be the cause of a disturbed sleep. Also check his diapers if they are wet. Some babies dont like wet diapers as they grow big. Also try giving him a nice wash before his bed time. That might help him sleep better. Overall i feel there is nothing much to worry as far as he cries just for a few minutes and then goes of to sleep. May be a growth phase. Things will be fine soon.

Good luck :-)

Answer 2

I will give you some advice that worked for my daughter (who will be 7 months in 4 days.) Syrie was waking up all the time last month and I couldn't figure it out. I started to feed her cereal at night which helped some. But she continued to wake up. I had just started back to work so I thought maybe that was it. One night she woke up she had knocked off all of her bedding and she was freezing cold. I put her in our bed and she fell asleep shortly after. So I went to the store and bought some warmer PJ's, hand mitts (I had never used these before...she had always pulled them off before) and started to put her in bed with a onesie and her PJ's, a hat, and mitts after she fell asleep. Then I put two blankets on her (not above her armpits.) I know you aren't supposed to put on blankets...but she's on a breathing monitor and we can't put her in a sleep sack because of that. Since I did that, she's been sleeping through the night for us. Good luck. Oh, and your little one doesn't need to eat more than once in the night...and they may not even need that. Poor thing...you must get no sleep.

Answer 3

http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleepstudies.html
Sadler S. Sleep: what is normal at six months?
Prof Care Mother Child 1994 Aug-Sep;4(6):166-7.

In this study, part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC), researchers surveyed the parents of 640 babies. Some of the results:

* Only 16% slept through the night at six months old -- 84% were not sleeping through the night at 6 months
* 17% woke more than once per night, ranging from twice to eight times
* 5% woke once every night
* 9% woke most nights
* 50% woke occasionally
* 16% of six-month-olds had no regular sleeping pattern

Answer 4

For the first six to eight weeks, your baby won't be able to stay up much more than two hours at a time. If you wait much longer than that to put him down, he'll be overtired and won't be able to fall asleep very easily. Watch your baby for signs that he's sleepy. Is he rubbing his eyes, pulling on his ear, or developing faint dark circles under his eyes? If you spot these or any other signs of sleepiness, try putting him down in his cot or Moses basket. You'll soon develop a sixth sense about your baby's daily rhythms and patterns, and you'll know instinctively when he's ready for a nap.

How you can establish good sleep habits ? - Please click on the link below.
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/sleep/habitsbyage0to3months/

Answer 5

my 6 month old wakes up about 4-5 times a night. he is not really "waking" up. he cries until we put his paci back in his mouth. i guess at some point he realizes that it is not in his mouth and he tries to find it but cant, so calls us for help. it sucks! but we dont like the method of crying it out. good luck

Answer 6

I have a 3 month old baby and she would wake up almost about 5 times.Dont ignore her because i tried ignoring her and she just kept crying and crying untill she threw up of so much.So that isn't a good idea.

Answer 7

If you haven't already, I would introduce some solids into his diet. Try giving him half of a jar of veggies before bed, or make bathtime within 30 minutes of bedtime, using a lavender soap which helps calm and relax.

Answer 8

When he wakes up what do you do?Do you take him on your lap?If you do you should stop it.Try to let him cry for a minute or two.He may fall back asleep.If he's hungry of course you should feed him.I think it's a face he's been through.Maybe it's his teeth.Good luck

Answer 9

Are you feeding him solids before his bedtime? Rice cereal (From a spoon, not in his bottle) helps keep them full longer. If this is something that has come up just recently he could be teething. Take a look at his gums and see if there are little white spots on his gumd.