Is this normal?

[cherrybl0ssom5]

My daughter is almost 6 months old & has developed a really annoying habit. Ever since she learned to roll she rolls from her back to front to sleep, fine. But then she will wake out of her sleep to lift her head and look around then put it down again and repeat!! She’ll do it I kid you not, a good 20 times back to back, to the point that she completely wakes herself (and me!) up. Is this normal? Please tells me it goes away soon, i’m at my wits end

Why is it bothering you?

She isn’t crying, not making a noise. Just… curious and settling to sleep. Leave her be.

I’ve literally said why it’s bothering me. It completely wakes her up.. so she’s not getting proper sleep and neither am I.

”completely wakes her up” and she starts crying out?

Time for her own room if not already

Move her to her own room

Sounds totally normal to me, although mine are much older. Natural curiosity and learning new skills. Lots of babies don’t sleep well when they are going through development leaps. Have you tried the wonder weeks app?

It's normal for babies to wake in between sleep cycles. Will she settle herself back to sleep again or is she awake for the rest of the night? You could try popping her into her own room.....I don't know what the age guide is now but mine went on their own at about 6 months and then slept through.

My ds used to rock his head quickly from side to side to get to sleep, it was crazy to watch and looked like he was possessed. Babies do a lot of odd things.

@watchuswreckthemic
i haven’t, but will take a look thank you!

@WonderingWanda hahaha love that, they really do!

there are points in the night/early morning when she’ll just do it once or twice then go back to sleep & then there are others where she’ll be up and eventually start crying, so have to settle her.

My health visitor advised at least 6 months so I guess she could move into her room soon

I wouldn't worry about hitting the 6 month mark before moving her into her own room. If it's no longer working I would move her.

My son started doing this after learning to roll. I presumed its just their brains figuring out new skills and such. Realised we needed to move him to his own room to limit distractions. Is she in a cot or smaller crib? My son was still in a smaller crib and he didn't have enough space to move as much as needed so that was part of the problem.