reason for night wakenings?

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what are reasons for a baby (7 month old) waking up during the night. Hes waking up soooo much, its exhausting!!!! i was up every 30 minutes last night. some of the times to put dummy back in and others he was just wide awake and when i pick him up he falls straight asleep back on my shoulder (i try not to pick him up too much though).

could too much sleep during the day be causing this? he has 3 naps. (wakes for the day at 6am ish)

1= 7-8am -1 hour
2= 10am-12pm - 2hours
3= 2pm-3pm -1 hour

he really struggles to stay up more than 2 hours. he was up to 2.5 but is now back to 2 hours. im beginning to wonder if hes so tired during the day (constantly rubbing his eyes, apart from maybe the first 30 mins when he wakes up) cuz hes not sleeping at night but hes not sleeping at night cuz he naps so much during the day cuz hes tired? all a vicious cycle? what do u think?

im considering moving him to this:

1= 8am-9am - 1 hour
2= 12pm-2pm- 2 hours
and then a cap nap if he needs one later? i dont know!!

what do u ladies think? or should i just leave him and let him change it when he wants? he doesnt fight his naps.

ETA: he has also just dropped his night feed (which he didnt have from 4-5 months but started again but thats him now dropped it).

 

[Dory85]

My 7 month old naps similar to yours. If I cut down to 2 naps she would fall to pieces! We are also getting up 4 or 5 times through the night and from what others have said its quite normal (although a killer). They are starting to become self aware so are developing separation anxiety and also learning so many new skills. Hang in there x

 

[fingers_cross]

ok thanks!! i think its just cuz i cant find a reason as to why hes waking, i did consider anxiety as he does love being with me 24/7 (and is cuz im a single mum). good to know its normal. i think its just worrying me a bit that hes sooo tired during the day.x

 

[Zephram]

Wow, I know the night wakings suck but 4 hours of naps a day! Think of all you could get done!

My 7 month old only has two naps a day and they really vary in length, anything fron roughly 45 mins - 1.5 hours starting at around 8:30am (he wakes about 5:40-6am) and then a nap about 1 or 1:30pm for about 45 mins - 1 hour 15. So he naps on the lower end of things and has his whole life. He dropped the third nap at the end of his 5th month when he stopped catnapping. Then he is usually awake until 5:40-6 pm bedtime.

He wakes up about 4 times average at night to feed, he is a hungry boy. But it old be up to 8 times when teething or less. Before this last teething round he went down to 2 wake ups, it was awesome!

Is your baby teething? That would be my guess. Also maybe time to drop the dummy if you're having to get up to replace it.

You could also try less naps and see what happens.