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7 month old waking up A LOT in the night

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Gabriella13 · 04/04/2010 10:06

Hi everyone,

Over the last few weeks my LO has been waking up 3-5 times a night after having been sleeping through the night. She would occassionally wake up once for a quick feed (she is breastfed) and would go down straight after but now it is getting too tiring. Her two bottom teeth have come through a month ago so would it be her top ones now giving her grief? she seems the same during the day, not at all whingy or clingy etc. surely if it was teeth they would bother her during the day too??

HELP!!
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TigerFeet · 04/04/2010 10:09

No advice really but I am in the same boat
I have a 28wk old cutting her first tooth and she wakes 3-5 times a night too.
Also I think there's a growth spurt at around this time so that could be a factor too.

ime teeth are less bother during the day as there are plenty of distractions to keep them occupied - not so at night obviously

I'm knackered too. Can I pour you a coffee?

belindarose · 04/04/2010 10:12

Same here with my 7 month old. Sympathy!

Mouseface · 04/04/2010 13:46

They could be hungry? Teething yes, a def poss but are you weaning too? Maybe a hungry baby milk if giving formula?

DS went through the same, lovely peaceful nights turned into a nightmare, like he became a differnet baby! He was teething and hungry as he was having a growing spurt. Maybe a few extra calories?

Octaviapink · 04/04/2010 14:25

DD decided at about 7 months that sleeping for 40 minutes at a stretch was ample... It was just a phase though!

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Gabriella13 · 05/04/2010 17:02

good to know i am not the only one!!i am starting to think it is mainly hunger but because the LO is tired in the night she does not take enough milk every time and as a result wakes up often. And that's with having solids during the day too, I guess fruit and veg isn't overly calorific, unlike my milk. Now she is 7 months I am going to start giving her carbs and protein so hopefully she will get better again. Keeping my fingers crossed for all of us girls!!! in the meantime I will stock up on coffee....

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fidelma · 05/04/2010 18:30

I am in the same boat with my 6 month old.

mumtojoe1 · 12/04/2010 19:04

Ah I have just posted a question about the same kind of thing, son is 7 months but was 5 weeks prem & after having slept thro for last 2 months or more is now waking about 3 times a night and not crying juts lying there chatting to himself then building up to a cry after30 to 60 mins. I know its not half as bad as having new born wanting feeding all night but driving me bonkers after having got used to sleeping through the night for a little while
He is also very clingy & whingy in the day this last week and not much consoles him at all, after having always been the perfect happy baby :-(
Nice to know this is kind of normal

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Gabriella13 · 13/04/2010 21:07

Hi Mumtojoe,

It is hard isn't? sleep deprivation over a long period of time is a killer. i can't wait till my DD starts sleeping through the night again, if ever. in the past she used to do this every 4 nights so it didn't matter much now that it is every night my DH and I are really struggling. i am starting to think she is teething, may be your DS is teething too. has he got any teeth yet??

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mumatreacs · 14/04/2010 11:36

im so glad i came on here i feel so much better after reading all the posts, my 7 month old has slept through since she was about 2 months old but has suddenly started waking in the night and just babbling which gets louder if i dont hear her, she is sleeping more in the day to compensate, should i wake her, does anyone think this would make her sleep better again at night, not sure also if she is teething as she hasnt yet go any or maybe just an anxiety thing, it doesnt really stress me having to get up as im not working but its starting to affect my hubby as he gets up at 5am for work
please help

MrsMcJnr · 14/04/2010 22:01

My 10m old DD has never slept through the night. She is breastfed and has 10 teeth and is cutting her 11th & 12th and she does suffer with teeth. I have been reading and implementing the "No cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley over the last few weeks and think that it contains some great ideas and is well worth a read. Two things she said which really struck me were 1) daytime naps are vital, sort them and the nighttime becomes much easier 2) food doesn't really have as much of an impact as we think, it is more the sleep associations that are formed.

mumatreacs · 16/04/2010 09:53

thanks for your advice mrs mcjnr i will certainly have a look for the book, i think she does well in terms of sleep, we dont have a problem getting her to sleep, its just a shock to the system when shes slept through all these months and suddenly waking up, had a better night last night she didnt wake up til 4am. i breastfed until she was 4 months but shes so much better now shes on formula ( i never thought id say that as i was totally against formula) but i now dont regret it, as she doesnt suffer with wind anymore

MrsMcJnr · 16/04/2010 11:58

I have to admit that my DS slept so much better when I started giving him some formula instead of breast milk before bed but with DD I missed the boat on bottles, she just won't take one!

mumatreacs · 16/04/2010 14:59

at least shes getting the best milk and the best start in life though, be proud of yourself not msny mums get that far lol, my lo wouldnt take the bottle at first but then i think it got to a point where she wasnt getting enough and fast enough so think it was the right time although hv kept saying stick with it!!

Poppet45 · 16/04/2010 16:45

If they are only feeding a tiny bit when they wake then nodding off again it sounds highly unlikely to be hunger, more like they're using the boob/bottle to help them nod off again after they were woken by another niggle. I'd reckon it was teeth - try giving nurofen one night and see if it stops. If it does it wasn't hunger but
pain that's what we found when DS was cutting his top two teeth - many many night wakings and Calpol didn't touch the pain.
As for hungry baby formula it doesn't contain a single extra calorie than the normal type - it's just super difficult for baby to digest

oliviabrook · 15/05/2010 11:52

Hi everyone
Same with me. Much sympathy for all!
I read on a website that when they go through milestones - rolling, crawling, walking etc - it can affect their sleep for the length of time it takes to master it. My LO started properly rolling over and back recently and gets herself into all kinds of shapes in her cotbed. Thought that was waking her but not sure. Will increase food too and see!

londontj · 16/05/2010 11:47

Me to. Going back to work in a week and starting to despair that will be asleep at my desk on the first day. My 6.5mo is just starting to roll over and spends all her time practicing (including in bed) so I wonder if that's it Oliviabrook. She doesn't seem very hungry - more keen to play at 4am and get herself into increasingly weird positions. Grrr.

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