Seven month old baby frequently wakes up at night

In general, babies wake up frequently at night when they are under 3 years old, especially babies under 1 year old are more likely to have skin night awakenings. When babies wake up frequently at night, it is often caused by some reasons, such as the baby urinates or defecates, the baby feels too hot or too cold, the baby will also wake up at night because of hunger. No matter what the reason for the baby's night waking, the baby must be comforted and let him fall asleep again as soon as possible.

Recognizing your baby's tiredness signs

When the baby rubs his eyes, pulls his ears, yawns, becomes irritable, etc., it means that he is sleepy. Parents should take him to bed when the baby is sleepy but not too tired. This way the baby's sleep quality will be better and the frequency of waking up at night will be greatly reduced.

Establish a bedtime routine

Before your baby goes to sleep, in addition to not over-exercising or eating, doing the same things in the same order every night can also help him calm down as soon as possible and prepare for sleep. For example, you can bathe your baby, change his pajamas, sing a lullaby, etc. before going to bed, and then you can go to sleep.

Establish a regular bedtime schedule

Going to bed on time every night can help your baby's biological clock become more organized. It is recommended to guide the baby to sleep between 8 to 8:30 every night. This will form a sleeping pattern, and the baby will sleep more soundly and wake up less often at night.

Teach your baby to distinguish between day and night

You can start teaching your baby to distinguish between day and night when he is 2 weeks old. For example, you should play and communicate with him more when he is awake during the day, but do not play or talk to him when he wakes up at night. At the same time, parents should pay attention to keeping the lights dim, speaking softly, and let the baby fall asleep on his own.

Should I feed my baby if he wakes up frequently at night?

Once the baby wakes up at night or even cries, many parents are at a loss and often use the simplest "stop crying" method, which is to feed the baby. Although midnight feeding can satisfy the baby's need for milk, it should not be too frequent, because frequent midnight feeding will make the baby overfull and make it more difficult for the baby to fall asleep.

Choose the appropriate number of night feedings based on your baby’s age:

There is no difference between day and night for breastfeeding newborns. When the baby is hungry or wants to breastfeed, the mother should feed him/her, but the interval between two feedings should be about 3 hours.

Babies aged 2-3 months have an increased demand for milk. If the baby is fed enough milk before going to bed, he can be fed 1-2 times after waking up at night depending on the actual situation.

Babies aged 4-7 months can be fed once at most after waking up at night. However, mothers may stroke the baby's forehead or pat the baby's shoulder before feeding. The baby may fall asleep again after his emotions calm down.

Babies over 8 months old can be considered for weaning. It is not recommended to breastfeed after waking up at night. Mothers can refer to the above methods to comfort the baby and pay attention to whether the baby is sick or has other abnormal conditions.