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Is It Common For Babies To Start Waking Up At Night?

My son is 19 months and every night starting around 11pm to 4am he cries and tosses. It gets so bad that I have to put his right next to me in bed just to get him to stop crying for 30 min so I can get sleep in between every 30 min. Around 4am he falls into a deep sleep until 7am. This has been going on for months and I'm really getting drained.
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Hello.
Thank you for contacting HCM.

I have gone through your question and I can understand how exhausted you must be because of this routine.
Babies sleep habits can be disturbed due to multiple reasons such as any change in daily routine or surroundings or achieving a new developmental milestone which causes them to remain awake at odd hours as they can not calm themselves. Always check that the baby is not hungry, wet, feeling hot or cold.
Establishing a proper bedtime routine such as shower, changing in loose fitted pajamas, dimming the lights and if possible a bedtime story or lullaby helps in drifting to sleep.
Babies routine may also be disturbed by underlying infection, so if you observe any unusual behavior or symptom associated with restless at night then I would recommend you consult your local pediatrician for clinical evaluation to rule out any disease and further management accordingly.

I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to contact HCM again if you have any concerns.
Wishing you good health.
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Is It Common For Babies To Start Waking Up At Night?

Hello. Thank you for contacting HCM. I have gone through your question and I can understand how exhausted you must be because of this routine. Babies sleep habits can be disturbed due to multiple reasons such as any change in daily routine or surroundings or achieving a new developmental milestone which causes them to remain awake at odd hours as they can not calm themselves. Always check that the baby is not hungry, wet, feeling hot or cold. Establishing a proper bedtime routine such as shower, changing in loose fitted pajamas, dimming the lights and if possible a bedtime story or lullaby helps in drifting to sleep. Babies routine may also be disturbed by underlying infection, so if you observe any unusual behavior or symptom associated with restless at night then I would recommend you consult your local pediatrician for clinical evaluation to rule out any disease and further management accordingly. I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to contact HCM again if you have any concerns. Wishing you good health.