7 month old constantly wakes himself up

[Olivia1987]

Yet again I’ve been woken up by my baby not by him crying for feeding in fact he doesn’t even have his eyes open.

He has kicked himself awake. He has started to kick his legs so much when he’s asleep that he wakes himself up and then gets so angry at himself that he kicks more and more. He doesn’t cry until he’s fully awake which is sometimes never because I get up and go and gently hold his legs down. Sometimes he goes back to sleep straight away other times it just pisses him off more.

The annoying thing is that some nights he sleeps 11 hours straight without waking then the next he wakes every 2 hours because he’s kicking so much.

Does anyone know why he’s started doing this? He’s very active with his legs in the day. He hasn’t learnt to roll over yet or sit up unaided. He just seems so lazy other than kicking his legs.

I’m so fed up Because I don’t know how to help him.

He’s only recently dropped his night feed. It’s not a case of “I have to have my baby sleeping through the night” I know he can sleep through it’s just exhausting to continuously be woken up by a baby who is literally just thrashing his legs. I don’t know how to settle him. It’s like all he wants to do is be asleep too.

My baby is 6 months and keeps wakening up for her dummy. Think it's all normal with the moving as my little one is throwing herself about but she's sleep in her sleepyhead so maybe it restricts her. I've dropped her night time feed too and she's not feeding all night. It's great 😀

What temperature is it in the room? Perhaps he is a bit hot?

Does he wear a sleeping bag?

Does he have many dirty nappies, it could be constipation?

The other thing is maybe teething?

Mine started sleeping on her front sbout this age so he may be trying to roll over. I imagine you are already, but maybe try to teach him to roll over by placing toys out of his reach during the day when lying down.

Best of luck

I read somewhere that this is something to do with them learning to crawl. My baby did it for about three weeks when she was learning to crawl. Now she can crawl she has stopped doing it. Hope it stops soon.

He’s just woken up again after half an hour. All night he’s been doing this. I’m fucking exhausted. I’m just feeding him because I don’t know what else to do. He’s in a 2.5 you gro bag his room is 16 degrees. He doesn’t feel hot and his nappy wasn’t full when I changed him just now.

He had 3 poops yesterday and he always had one first thing. I do worry about feeding though, since weaning he has dropped two bottle, he had dinner last night then only had 3 ounces of milk before bed. He’s quite easy to read when he’s full he just refuses any more.

He is starting to arch his bottom up during tummy time like he’s getting his legs in the right position to crawl. I always give him toys and I’ve used my phone to try and intise him to roll.

It’s so annoying he just doesn’t want to settle some nights then others he’s out like a brick.

I’m one very tired mummy today. I’m hoping he’ll go down better after s feed but I doubt it. He’s gone from 11 hours sleep a night to 6.

Poor you, tomorrow is going to be a long day! It’s probably trying to roll over and/or crawl. If you suspect it’s this and as you say he often goes back to sleep I’d move him to his own room if he isn’t there already and set the baby monitor to a volume where it will register crying but you won’t hear every movement. And basically ignore anything that isn’t actual crying. We went through the same and found she was actually better at putting herself back to sleep when we stopped intervening. However, as I’m guessing you recently started weaning, is it possible he’s eaten something that day that could be causing digestion issues? I suspect this is less liking than the crawling but might be worth tracking what he’s eating against these bad nights and seeing if there’s a common theme. Hope it improves for you soon.

Thank you. After a couple of people have said I reckon it’s the crawling and rolling over. My friends baby is 4 and a half months and he’s already rolling over. My little boy just seems so lazy when it comes to doing anything lol. He just lies on his back and kicks.

It’s so frustrating, he is in his own room. Sometimes he’s ok at getting himself back to sleep others he does cry out. I just think he gets so upset about it all he wakes himself up fully and cries because he’s so tired. He just wants to sleep.

Today is going to be a very long day.

He may be a bit cold - my daughter was born in the heatwave last summer and wakes lots unless the room is 18/19 and she has a vest, baby gro, sleeping bag and a blanket some nights! Perhaps add another layer? But yes, likely to be developmental.

Ignore housework, stick the tv on, sleep when he sleeps. Just get through today best you can.

Yeh maybe. I’m awful at telling if he’s too hot or too cold. He always kicks blankets off. His feet can be freezing 🥶 but he hates anything on his feet. He pulls socks off, that’s why I use the baby gro. He’s not keen on it though haha. He was born in the heat wave too. He wear pyjamas in bed.

I was thinking he gets a bit hot. His chest can get a bit sticky. He feels very warm. His room is currently 17 degrees. I thought 16-18 was the best for a baby?

What do I know. Today has been tough. I’m glad it’s over. Just hope tonight goes better. He’s asleep now so I’m going to try and get some. He likes to wake as soon as I’m drifting off! Typical

I think they say 16 to 20 but yes, sounds like he is warm enough.

Mine seems to sleep well between 7 and midnight then can be up a lot. I sometimes go to sleep at 7 as I can maximise sleep that way! I also sleep during her naps. The house is a state and I ordered a take away last night as I couldn't be arsed to cook. You gotta do what you've gotta do

How is it possible for a 7 month old baby to still not sleep!!

Hahaha @ poppy. Very much looking forward to you having your children. May they be awake all night and all day for you 😂

@Reccy2018 I have a 7mo who doesn't sleep..... that's what's I was saying. No bed to be nasty.
Iv been asking for advice for months on here.

Very sorry poppy, your post read like you were saying all 7 m/o should sleep through and it was our fault they weren't. Sorry, think I'm too sleep deprived!

I’ve been most of last night with my little boy. He’s teething I can see a little white dot coming through. He’s really struggling.

I’m so tempted to just put him back in my bed just to see if he sleeps better there. He’s in a right state. So am I.