Baby Waking at Night

She might be doing it for attention or she is doing it in her sleep and doesn't realize it she might even be having a minor night fright terror. I would calm have her wake up and if its a night fright terror she will fall right back out and won't remmeber it in the morning.

Okay, I wrote you a big long response but the darn site lost it. Grr!

Anywho, the gist of it was this: My daughter and every other child I know of constantly changed her sleep routine. As soon as we would get used to one thing, something would happen that would change it (even if it was just temporary). That stopped around 2 years old. A couple of things that changed it were if she was getting a cold/sick, and if she was going through a growth spurt. She very well may be hungry from growing! You could try doing a "bedtime snack" just before putting her down and see if that helps her to stay asleep for longer.

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Good luck!

I'm going through the same EXACT thing with my 6 month old. He started sleeping through the night around 11-12 weeks. But then he got sick and started teething and it got rough (same thing you explain - waking in the middle of the night, etc). I feel like we're finally coming out on the other side (he's starting to sleep better). I think the best thing to do is to keep doing what you are doing. If she's crying, go in her room and comfort her but try to avoid picking her up if you can. And if she's just talking to herself, try to let her go and see if she'll talk herself back to sleep. If she is starting to get worked up, just go in and give the pacifier. Every once in a while, kids that age may hit a growth spurt and may want to eat in the middle of the night but most don't need to eat in the middle of the night as long as they are otherwise developing and growing. I know where you are at though! I have a 3 year old daughter and 6 month old son so I feel your (sleepless) pain :) It's hard to think clearly in the midst of it all (especially when you are sleep-deprived) but it should get better... My son just went through 2 months with very few nights where he slept through but he's slowly getting there (sleeping a little better each night with a bad night still thrown in there from time to time).

Teething maybe?? Try giving her some Motrin before bed and see if that helps. 7 months is very typical for teething.

It could be a combination of things and crying is one way even a seven month old will communicate with you. I would not give any medication unless there is a requirement for it - meaning a temperature. It is not good practice to just medicate your child w/o due cause.

If she falls back asleep, then let it be. She could also be in a growth spurt, in addition to a change in sleep patterns, having a dream/ nightmare or just woke up as she was tangled (hey - I wake up when I'm bound up in the sheets, too. LOL!).

I feel if you are overly concerned, you should check in w/ the pediatrician (that's what they are there for) and just keep an eye on her. Sounds like so far, you are doing it right.

Sounds about normal. Check to see if she is teething, that would be my bet. Don't, for goodness sake, don't start feeding her at night or anything, unless you know that it is something physical, like teething. Keep doing what you are doing, maybe pat her back a little to comfort her, but you don't want to start any bad habits, like rocking for 45 min or sleeping with you, or you will be doing for a long time. It's probably time to take the paci away. I know it sounds early, but we did it for my son at 7 months and it is so much easier than if you wait until they know the word and can say it. That's why you see kids that are 3 with a paci. Ours was actually an accident, we left home and forgot it, he didn't even miss it all day. There was a little crying for the first night, but that was it, we just conforted with pats on the back. Good luck, this will pass, as long as she is happy, then don't do anything.

If it isn't anything physical, then she probably needs fewer naps during the day. My guess is she takes one in the am and one in the afternoon and maybe one in the evening, or, have an early bedtime. She is probably transitioning away from the evening one. or switching to just the afternoon nap, dont' worry you will be fine with just one nap, it will probably last 3 hours. Good luck.

Hey there!
I feel your pain. My 7 month old boy has been doing the same thing for almost a month now. When he first started wakeing multi times in the night, a week later 4 teeth showed up! So I figured it was from that. But he is still doing it. but now I think he wakes up and is on his tummy and is practicing crawling and sitting up. At first I would go in everytime and help him but I think it almost made it worse. I noticed that for the most part he was still pretty much sleeping just crying in his sleep. So I have been trying to let him solve his own problems. If he does cry for very long I will go in there and make sure he is ok but for the most part he has been able to fall asleep on his own after a few tears. I just hope that this like other things will pass.
But I wonder if she is teething, waking up from being on her stomach and not liking it (thats what happens a lot with my son) or just changing her sleeping habbits. Good luck to you. And you can always call your pedi for help.

i think this is normal...i remember that exact same thing happening to us!! we could never figure out why she was waking! it only lasted a couple months, but it seemed like forever at the time!

i think your doing everything right...especially not wanting to start bad habits! looking at the nap schedule is a good idea too...maybe the afternoon nap is too long or something...good luck!

it's normal. i have a eight month old baby girl. some nights she does the same thing. with my daughter she's been teething. you're better off feeding her a bottle right before she's getting ready for bed. it seems to help my daughter sleep throughout the whole night. i also have her on a schedule. i started it when she was a couple months old. i love it. it's always worth a shot. :)

It sounds like she's changed her sleeping needs. We've talked to our pediatrician a lot about this as we had some similar issues.

How many naps is she taking a day? What time is she taking them? My guess is that she's getting enough sleep during the day that she's not needing as much at night. Perhaps if you can change her napping pattern, she'll go back to a better nighttime sleeping schedule.

Just a guess, but that's what I'd recommend.
Good luck