Babies: 6 - 9 Months

6 month old pulling out hair

I am at a loss. My 6 month old about 3 weeks ago started scratching at her face, rubbing her hair off and even breaking skin in her sleep. She starts around 5am and I dont know why. We have to hold her arms down for her to fall asleep. We have used the Merlin Suit and even arm braces to stop her from reaxhing her face...but nothing works. We have done sleep test but all come out normal. I'm losing my mind...can anyone give insight????

Re: 6 month old pulling out hair

  • Hello,
    That sounds stressful!
    I heard about something called a startle reflex that's really common, and that it will eventually go away and the scratches will heal.  I heard mittens on the hands can help in the meantime.
    With our 9 month old, when she was a bit younger and we were trying out different formulas to supplement, i noticed she would scratch a bit depending on if the formula had corn syrup. I think it made her gittery. We switched her to Earth's Best and it stopped. Best of luck! 
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