Baby changed sleeping habits overnight
By jureathome
@jureathome (5361)
Philippines
January 14, 2013 9:54am CST
She used to sleep soundly starting at 6 or 7 in the evening, and would only wake up 2 to 3 times to feed. However, since last week, she just started staying up late. She would still be awake and active until about 9pm. It worries me because she also wakes up early around 6 to 7 in the morning. She's not getting as much sleep, anymore. She doesn't take long naps, either, just about an hour, 2-3 times during the day. She seems very sensitive to any sound or noise around, when she's supposed to have already gotten used to it. Suddenly, she's become a light sleeper.
Is this normal at her age - 7months old?
9 responses
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
14 Jan 13
My grandson is 11 months old and a couple of months ago his sleeping pattern changed too but for the better. Now that he's eating solid food he seems to be sleeping longer and still taking mid day naps. I think my son and d/i/l are lucky!
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Jan 13
Don't worry she is sleeping enough for what she needs. You can't make a baby sleep 8 hours to 12 hours a baby is just like an adult we sleep as much as we need too babies are the same way and will change there sleeping routines all of the time. My oldest does this she will go to bed at 9pm some times 10pm because I can't force her to go to sleep, then she'll sleep till any where between 7am to 9am. Now with my 4 month he will sleep all kind of crazy times nothing really routine just yet. But most always when his sister is a sleep he is but there is a few more naps that he takes that she doesn't. Babies need to be a wake more as they get bigger it's part of them growing up. Take it as one step closer to her sleeping throw the night with out a feeding.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
Well, when she feels sleepy, she does sleep soundly, but not too long as before, during the day. At night, she wakes up only 2-3 times, to feed, but not very long feedings either. Right, I guess she knows her body more, and when she needs to sleep, she will get it.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
18 Jan 13
Babies are always changing there habits. She'll probably change it before her first birthday again. Very rare that a baby won't change there there sleeping patterns. my oldes would sleep every 3 to 4 hours for a very long time and then wake up and feed small amounts as well and then back to bed. JD is different he will sleep long time eat a lot and then right back to bed. It's funny how different they are but also how the same they are.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 13
It is best to have your daughter's bedroom light in the daytime and dark in the night time. You shouldn't talk when it is night time when she wakes for a feed. Due to her being a light sleeper and sound sensitive you should make noise in the day but keep all completely quiet. You try to avoid her having anymore than a short snooze in the daytime. Your daughter might be sleeping poorly when she is teething. Good luck.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
It may be her teething, although, it's been more than a month of symptoms showing, but no tooth has come out, yet.
Do you think it could be her environment?
The thing is, we stay in the bedroom most of the time, may it be day or night. We only go downstairs to the living room when I need to feed her with solids, or when I need to do something. Most of the time, we stay inside our bedroom where we have the AC on.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
There could be various sleeping patterns that your baby will have. If you feel that your baby seemed to be waking up often even with slight noises, maybe you should let your baby sleep in a place where there would be barely a sound that can reach her. Don't worry! It's just a phase. Everything will be fine.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
Don't you think getting her too used to sleeping in very quiet places, would just make her being a light sleeper worse? Then, she won't get her self adjusted to the normal noise around daytime.
@toyota4k (1208)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
My grand daughter is more than a month old. Ever since she was brought home from the hospital where she was delivered, she had no regular sleep schedule. My son and his wife take turns during the night pacifying and making her sleep. That is why my cousin has to come during the day since my daughter-in-law would lack sleep and my son has to go to work. I wonder when her body clock develops. By the way she is my first grand child.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
Oh yeah, newborns changed habits in a snap, because they are still adjusting to the outside world. I didn't have enough sleep and rest on her first 3 months. I didn't have much help that time, because my husband is working and we're living far from my mother and sister.
@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
It is normal for babies. Their sleeping cycles tend to change always. Sometimes they sleep early and wake at midnight or sleep late and wake up in the afternoon. My son is like that too. Parents should really sacrifice for this. Anyway, they say it would normalize when they grow up already.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
That's true. My eldest daughter, who is 4years old now, falls asleep at around 9pm, and wakes up at 7am. She never takes a nap in the afternoon, though. I hope that won't stunt her growth.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jan 13
By the time all of my children were 7 months old they were sleeping through the night and not feeding anymore through the middle of the night. They stopped that at about 4 months old. So to me 7 months old is too old to be feeding through the night!
That said, all babies are different and have different sleeping habits. Some sleep a lot and some don't. Just like things are different with kids. They do different things than other children...
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
Oh that's good for you. I guess my baby doesn't get to store enough milk before she goes to sleep to be able to sleep through the night. She's still on her first stage of solids, too.
@gopalisat (75)
• India
15 Jan 13
Don't worry, its natural thing.Babies will change their sleeping time occasionally
Most of us would have experience children s crying all out through nights for weeks
This will happen, try to adjust with them
@chandan00 (3)
•
14 Jan 13
never worried about it. it a natural phenomenon.please adjust your time with you baby
