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6 1/2 month old waking?!

Sreed2292Sreed2292 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Hi, I have a 6 1/2 month old who has been recently waking up between 1 and 3 am refusing to go back to sleep. It will take me and my bf anywhere from half an hour to two hours of rocking/putting her down back and forth until she finally falls asleep. If we left her to cry we'd be up all night and I dont believe in CIO so please none of those speeches. Im just wondering what the heck is going on? She naps fairly well during the day getting from 2-5 hours of sleep. We have a little more trouble at night putting her down because she seems extra fussy. She'll sometimes wake every 45 min for the first two hours of bedtime and then she's down soundly until this 3 am wakeup call when it all goes to hell. I mean to be honest most of the night does not go smooth at all but I can handle frequent wakeups. What I cant handle is when it seems like she's fighting going BACK to sleep with every fiber of her being and it takes hours :neutral: PLZ help. Any thoughts? Ideas?
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Re: 6 1/2 month old waking?!

  • PrimRoseMamaPrimRoseMama member
    I'm not a fan of CIO anyway, so you and I are on the same page there.

    Can you move her bed time a little bit later? Maybe she doesn't require as much sleep? What time does she go to sleep?

    Also, maybe some nice quiet music to help? I hate to tell desperate people this-- but you might have to ride it out.

    I have a mom friend that insists on a 6pm bedtime for her 2 year old. Then the kid wakes up at 4am every morning-- she asked me what to do & I said the same-- later bedtime might solve the witching hour wake up.


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  • Sreed2292Sreed2292 member
    edited January 2016
    Yeah I figured there wouldnt be a magical formula to remedy this. Maybe things to help but I thought Id try asking anyway. She normally goes to bed between 7 and 8 but she takes 2-4 naps a day because it seems as though she cant stay up for more than 2 hours and rarely naps for more than 2 hours at a time. That might have something to do with it. I just dont want to force her to be awake and then have her become overtired because thats a whole other issue to deal with on top of this. Thanks for the input :)
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  • BigboobsmcgeeBigboobsmcgee member

    Is she hungry? Does she still wake to eat in the MOTN?

    Probably a phase or growth spurt (and maybe she's hungry) so I'm sure it will pass but with that being said, she knows that when she wakes up, either you or BF will come in and hold her so she is going to keep waking expecting that. You only have a few options 1) keep doing what you are currently doing and hope this passes, 2) feed her when she wakes 3) go in and pick her up, cuddle her a bit, reassure her you are there then leave the room. Do interval checks but don't take her out of the crib.

    Whatever you do stay consistent. Good luck.

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