crying in the middle of the night, why?

Is he teething? Run your finger over his gums and see if you can feel any teeth poking through or close. If that is the case, give him something cold to chew on. Put a teething ring in the refrigerator to give him, or wet the corners of a washcloth. Also, check his diaper, if he is very wet, he is probably uncomfortable. Here is an article with more information that may help. http://www.helium.com/tm/250628/having-means-losing-sleep

it could be due to a number of reasons. firstly, it could be because of what you as well as someone earlier said. if he still doesn't settle down after feeding, then change his pampers. he could be feeling wet and uncomfortable. always make sure to check his pampers after feeding him. remember to make sure that he burbs too after feeding him. to do this, you just sit him up and pat his back till he burbs. it'll make the milk settle down or something like that, thus he'll be comfortable. it could also be due to colic. this could be because there is air in his stomach. this occurs when you feed him incorrectly. make sure the milk fully covers the bottle's teat when he's drinking. if not, he'll be drinking in the air as well from the space together with the milk. gas could gather and this will make him uncomfortable in the stomach, and sometimes, it might be a little painful for him. there's no sure way to know if he has colics so if he keeps crying even after you fed him, changed his nappy and all, then carry him upright on your shoulders. i hope you get what i mean. then pat his back. some children might want you to walk about while carrying them that way. it depends on what your son wants. but they do say that sometimes, children also cry for no reason so there's not much reason to worry. for some superstitious people here, they believe that young children, especially newborns and kids around that age tend to get targetted by 'ghosts' should i say. thus, they always keep something sharp, preferably a knife under the bed of the baby and mother to kind of protect them. but if the crying still continues, then i'd suggest you had better bring him to the doctor to get some advice. i hope this helps. good luck with your son.

A babies cry is a warning. This is how they communiate with you and alot of times you have to keep trying different things to get them to settle down. First you change their diaper, then you feed them. If this isn't working, take their temperature, maybe they are ill, rock them and sing to them, or whatever you can do. If nothing works then take them to see the doctor the next day, it could be something internal. Maybe it's just gas, so try and burp them. With babies you just never know, so you have to keep trying to figure it out. that's babies for you!

He could be teething, he could have reflux. This is also a stage where he could have separation anxiety. He could be going through a growth spurt. Maybe what your wife has been eating in the past few days has made him gassy? He could possibly be wet in the diaper or constipated. It could be a number of things. Most babies go through phases of crying this way. Has he had any fevers? Teething could also make his ears hurt. I am sure everything will be fine. I have had 4 babies and they have all gone through crying periods. Just sooth him as best you can and make sure he isn't sick, wet or hungry. :)

May be he is colicky. Just check it out with your doctor. He might be also be uncomfortable in his bed. Check out the bedding and also the amount of milk he is intaking. As he is 6 months, have you started giving solids? Probably he is more hungrier than before.

How offen does this happened? Serval times per night or just once a few days? Normally, if it's like you said, he is hungry, that means the way you feed him is not correct, the milk is to thick or too few. Also maybe he don't like the milk, try to change another band. Also try to check is there something make him uncomfortable. If it still happens, you need to find a sleep expert. When my son was young, there was a period of time he don't like the milk, and at the beginning, he drunk a little less and then, he rejected it at all.

Has he begun teething yet? That can make a child feel very unwell and can be very painful for them. It might also explain why he's not drinking much of his bottle as it might be hurting him. There are of course many different possibilities, when my kids cried, I would usually check things in order eg. milk, nappy, teeth, tummy. so I'd try them with a drink then change them then if they still cried I would put bonjela on their gums and leave them for a couple of minutes. If they were still crying after about 30 minutes (it is ok to leave a baby to cry!) then I would maybe rub their tummy and give them some calpol. These are only suggestions and there could be something else. If you are worried about it then try talking to your midwife or doctor who can give you advice and let you know if there is anything to worry about (which there probably isn't)

I think you can consult the doctor. there may be some reasons. I have recently seen a similar discussion here where the user says that the doctor has said its normal for babies to cry at middle of night. still better to consult doctor.

Oh dear I am awfully sorry to know that your baby is just 6 months and cries.But don't you worry because day by day it will get louder and LOUDER

It sounds like he has started teething. Some signs of teething are drooling, irritably, sleeping problems, refusing food although they act like they are hungry, and biting on everything. My 4 month old son has started teething. Some ways I try and make him feel better is massaging his gums with my finger and letting him chew on cold teething rings or toys. There is also some topical application but I haven't tried that yet. You can ask your son's doctor about that. Good luck and I hope this helped.

It could be a number of things when it comes to a little one, as they grow older if they wake in the night, sometimes they can feel insecure, or he may have colic through drinking too much milk at night, a loud cry and refusal to eat could be that he might be getting tummy ache. My daughter used to have colic and we had the same problem. You could try to get some drops that you can put in his milk if it was colic and these did the trick for me.

If he eats his bottle and still is fussy make sure hes not wet or still has a burp in him. He could also have gas or is just fighting his sleep. If it is gas try Milicon. If its none of this talk to a dr about it something inside of him could be hurting.