Sleeping - Poughkeepsie, NY

It could be a whole slew of reasons.
He could be teething, could be going through
a growth spurt.
Make sure he's warm enough and for a night or two, you
may just have to let him cry through it.
My 2 1/2 year old goes through this just about every 4-6 months.
It's not easy, but if you give in to him everytime he starts crying, he's going to know that if he cries, you'll pick him up. It's one of the hardest things, I think, to let your baby cry through it. I never let my son go more than 20 min though!
That was my limit. If after 20 min he was still screaming/crying as much as before, I'd pick him up or go in & just rub his back till he fell asleep.
Good luck!

I had the same problem with my son. At 6 months he should be able to fall asleep on his own in his crib. When he use to wake up crying, i started to put him in the bed with me because I was soo tired. Then i realized that he woke up more often in the night. Then it got to the point where he would wake up whenever i put him in his crib. I then started to wait until i knew he was really tired. I then put him in his crib and he would start crying. All of a sudden he would seem as if he was wide awake. I did not pick him up, i just left( well I stood where he could,nt see me) within a couple of minutes he was sound asleep. He was so tired he was not able to stay awake crying long. Then i started to pat him back to sleep at night, I stopped picking him up. Yes it took a little time for him to settle down, but he did. I also had to do this for a couple of nights in a row,which was exhausting. However we have both been sleeping through the nights ever since. There are times when something actually is wrong and as long as you check your child and make sure his/her needs are met your child will be o.k. Also it could be that your 6mnth old is teething and that may be what is hurting him in the middle of the night.

Is his crib mattress cold? This recently started happening to us, and I realized that his crib was freezing! The second his head hit, he was jolted awake! I try to warm the crib with a hairdryer, but sometimes I also bring a little blanket up when I put him down-it goes under his head when I lay him down. It works very well! Your baby could also just be missing your scent, so try putting a shirt or something else that smells like you in there with him.

we always swaddled them. even when they were getting older, we just bought bigger blankets to accomidate their size. we also let them cry a bit. it made them able to lear to get themselves to sleep.

Read The Family Bed and let him sleep with you in your bed. I have been doing it for years and find we all sleep better.

G.

I had the same problem when my son was around 6 months old too. He started sleeping through the night at 3.5 months and sleeping in the crib in his own room too. But then at about 6 months old he'd wake up and I'd rock him back to sleep. But after one or two wakings, especially at three in the morning I'd be too tired to rock him back to sleep. Personally I can't lie in bed and listen to him cry. That wasn't an option. So I brought him back to the bed and he slept with my husband and I. But then after a little bit he'd start squirming so I'd bring him back to his crib. Every night it seemed like I was rocking, taking him back and forth from our room to his. But now at 9 months he's back to sleeping all night in his crib again. And to tell you the truth, I miss those 3 AM snuggles. Maybe its the teething. Maybe its the attachment to mommy when he was starting to crawl. Dr. Sears writes that its an evolutionary adaptation that they get clingy at the same time the start crawling, you know to keep em coming back. But they're only young and cuddly for a little while. Enjoy it. And if you need sleep, in my opinion there is nothing wrong with them spending a little time next to you in your bed. Then when they fall asleep you can carry them back so that your husband gets some time alone with you too. It's a balancing act. Good luck.