Babies: 6 - 9 Months
LisaLisa1980
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Still has startle reflex
LisaLisa1980
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Why does my almost 6.5 month old still have the startle reflex?? This can't be normal. He startles when falling asleep sometimes or while I'm putting him down.
In other news, so far tonight the zipadee-zip is not working for us
In other news, so far tonight the zipadee-zip is not working for us
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Re: Still has startle reflex
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I feel your pain, unfortunately I do think still have a bit of startle reflex is normal at 6 months, I read it can last up to 9 months. We've been using the magic sleep suit but now even in that DS is waking up at least once if not several times a night, I think he has realized he can sleep in other positions and not just on his back anymore.
As PP mentioned, its best to just rip off the bandaid, try to find a few days when you have nothing going on and can deal with a few sleepless nights, it may take more than 1-2 (we've tried 3/4 times to rip the bandaid off and haven't made it more than 2 nights w/o sticking the suit back on) But eventually he will figure out how to settle down and sleep. DH and I were just discussing when we can try again this morning.
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