My baby wakes up every hour at night
By Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14916)
Malaysia
February 23, 2017 7:18am CST
My baby is going to be 9 months old soon, though he hasn't been sleeping through whole night, he started to become worse lately. He wakes up every hour now, almost exactly an hour after his last wake up.
I am fine if I just nurse him and he falls back to sleep easily, but these few nights he has been crying for some time then only he settles down. So after I finish nursing him and putting him to bed, it takes about 30 minutes until his next wake up.
Yes, I am tired but what I concern most is if he is feeling well. He seems alright during the day, and does not look like he is sick. I am worrying he might not get enough sleep too. Though my little girl woke up frequently when she was younger, but not as frequent as this.
Hope my little baby will sleep more and better soon, I don't really look for sleeping through the night. 
Did your baby sleep well at night?
Picture by me: My baby learning to stand
Did your baby sleep well at night?
Picture by me: My baby learning to stand16 people like this
17 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Feb 17
the sleeping pattern will eventually change as your son grows older in months. so be careful too if you sleep when he stays awake.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 17
Yes, I believe in that. My little girl (second child) used to wake up frequently at night and can be easily disturbed by noise. I am glad she can now sleep better, so even the baby cries, she is not waken up most of the time.
My baby already does that - he wakes up and plays on his own while I am sleeping.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Feb 17
@kaka135 my mother (+)suggested to me that when my son as a baby sleeps, i should sleep with him too. because when he was awake, there will be lots of action. do you do that too? you sleep when your baby sleeps?
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Feb 17
You let him do that? Maybe he needs to fuss a bit. At nine months my daughter was sleeping the night through.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 17
I didn't let him do that, but he just does.
I guess it depends on kids individually. My eldest son slept much better, and my second child didn't. My baby (third child) is somewhere in between, but perhaps he is feeling not so well at the moment. We suspect it might be caused by teething, otherwise he wouldn't just cry like that.
I guess it depends on kids individually. My eldest son slept much better, and my second child didn't. My baby (third child) is somewhere in between, but perhaps he is feeling not so well at the moment. We suspect it might be caused by teething, otherwise he wouldn't just cry like that.1 person likes this
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Feb 17
@kaka135 .....Yes, they are each individuals. If it doesn't interfere with the other kid's night sleep and you don't mind it then perhaps he will grow out of it. My concern is that this is growing his dependence on you. Are you willing to put up with no sleep for a ongoing basis? I don't think I could do that.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Feb 17
My child was a trouble maker was he was a baby. Every night my husband brought him outside so that he could fall asleep well. He prefers to stay outside. Fortunately when he was about six months old, everything got better. He could have normal sleeping time. I also wonder whether your child has some physical issues so that he wakes up at night so often. Perhaps he sleeps more in daytime and therefore he is energetic at night?
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
23 Feb 17
My kids went through stages like that I remember so I gave them warm oatmeal before bed assuming maybe they kept waking up because the milk was not filling them up enough. It did the trick.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Feb 17
There has to be a reason for this cute little guy - is he there in the photo? - to wake up like that. Could it be his clothes? Is he comfortable in them? Just a thought.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 17
Yes, he is the one in the photo. I think there must be a reason for that, for him to cry like that every hour at night. He doesn't really wake up consciously, but just cry for awhile, then I nurse him and he will just fall asleep. Usually he is not fussy about clothes, but I will check on that too. Thanks for reminding, as I really didn't think of the clothes.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Feb 17
@kaka135 That's him then. He has grown up I must say. Do check and see if it has anything to do with his clothes.
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
23 Feb 17
Aww welcome back nice to see you again :)
I don't have any babies but for my sisters kids she sleep trains them to sleep throughout the night
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 17
Thanks. I am trying to spend more time here.
I heard that some babies can naturally sleep through the night, but not mine. I think some people are good at training the baby to sleep too. I am not either. I guess I am just not a good trainer.
I always believe the babies/kids are telling us something when they cry. I hope I can help to find it out, so he will have better sleep, and so do I.
I always believe the babies/kids are telling us something when they cry. I hope I can help to find it out, so he will have better sleep, and so do I. 1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Feb 17
@kaka135 I don't know much about babies. I know my sister mentions when my niece started rolling she had a harder time sleeping, because she was so happy to roll around
Then the phase goes down. I hope your baby gets to sleep smoothly into the night!
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Feb 17
Yes, there were challenges with my daughters but those days are way over now as they are now in their 40ies. Cherish every day as life goes by fast. If you are concerned then have him checked by a doctor.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Feb 17
My children were all excellent sleepers and after about 2 months slept through the night.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
23 Feb 17
My children were not all good sleepers. Teething could be a reason for the frequent night time feedings. It also could be time to start adding more foods to the babies diet.
@JudyEv (325348)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Feb 17
We ended up getting a mild sedative for our second child. Once we broke the pattern of waking so often he began to sleep through.
@rina110383 (24495)
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23 Feb 17
Such a cute baby. I hope he'll be sleeping better tonight and the succeeding days.
