Shocking herself awake

[psmyt]

My little niece sleeps wonderfully throughout the night but not throughout the day. What is also interesting is that when she wakes herself up during the day it is as if she has shocked herself awake. Has anyone experienced this type of 'shock waking' before? My sister-in-law has said that, as the baby sleeps during the night for long periods she wouldn't be worried about her staying awake most of the day, but it is just that she seems to be wanting to sleep but then shocking herself out of it. My niece is only 3 months old.

What do you mean? Do you mean she flings her arms out? That's just a totally normal reflex in young babies that she will grow out of.

DS does it all the time - it is that particular sleep pattern at that point, I still do the same sometimes if I have been awake in the small hours and then sleep takes over but not completely . . .

Sounds like a normal variation in behaviour....I would say virtually all babies do it at some point or other, and I suppose some babies do it more than others,

No big deal