Six-month-old baby wakes up frequently at night

During the baby's growth process, there are always some things that surprise the mother. The baby will have different symptoms in different months. When the baby reaches 6 months, he will suddenly wake up frequently at night. This phenomenon will make many mothers feel confused. They don’t know why the baby has such a phenomenon. The baby’s frequent waking up at night will make the mother worry about the baby’s development and will also affect the mother’s rest.

Teething pain

Babies who were very angelic in the first few months suddenly wake up more often at night and start biting people or being irritable when they are five or six months old. Most of them are suffering from teething pain, which usually lasts for several months or occurs intermittently.

Personality issues (high-need babies)

"Mamabaobangbangbang" once wrote an article that about 1/5 of babies are high-demand babies. They are full of energy, have constant needs, and are addicted to milk. These characteristics will affect their sleep. They seem to be full of energy all the time, even at night.

Separation anxiety

Sleeping in a separate bed or in a different room from mom and dad can make some sensitive babies feel insecure. Another situation is that the mother is worried that breastfeeding at night will affect the father's rest, so she lets the father sleep in another room. Some babies will feel anxious because of this.

Family problems

Will constant quarrels between parents and conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law affect the baby's sleep? Of course. Harmonious family relationships will give babies a sense of security.

Mom or dad is in a bad mood or depressed

Many new mothers fall into postpartum depression and find it tiring and annoying to take care of their babies. Especially when the baby wakes up frequently at night, mom or dad will complain or even criticize the child. Can such a baby sleep well if he falls asleep in fear every day?

Wet diaper

The benefits of diapers are obvious. Traditional cloth diapers will increase the discomfort when the baby urinates at night, but diapers with poor absorbency will also increase the baby's night waking. Diaper rash and urinary tract infections can also make it painful for your baby to urinate at night.

Practice the skills you learned during the day

Many mothers told "Mama's Helper" that their babies roll over or crawl when they wake up at night, which is actually a normal phenomenon in their growth.

Hungry

The reason why this item is placed at the end is because there are not many cases of frequent night awakenings due to hunger. Every time the baby wakes up at night, mothers think that the baby is hungry, and fall into a vicious cycle of waking up at night - feeding - waking up at night to urinate, cry - feeding... If a child falls asleep after eating just a few bites, it means he is not really hungry.

Too cold, too hot

Being woken up by cold is easy to deal with, but being woken up by heat is more common. The mother needs to check whether she is overdressing her child. In addition, uncomfortable pajamas and bedding can also cause more night awakenings.

Nasal congestion, respiratory irritants, ear infections

The baby's nose is blocked by nasal crust, or nasal congestion caused by other conditions such as sinusitis, colds, etc. can also cause the baby to wake up at night. In addition, the lingering smell of cigarettes, perfume, cotton wool, and excessive dust in the room can also cause the baby to wake up more often at night. If your baby wakes up frequently at night and frequently shakes his head or scratches his ears, you need to pay attention to whether he has an ear infection, which may be caused by bath water entering his ears.