6 Month Old and Night Waking

*Oh okay I read your Edit. She is just waking and not taking another feeding/nursing. Just waking. Even when you hold her.
Still, could be Teething.
Both my kids started teething from 6 months old.

Teething?

It could also have to do with the REM sleep patterns in a baby. It is still, forming.

Also, this is a growth-spurt time.
Thus, their intake AND frequency increases.
Feed on-demand.
Sleep, is never static in a baby.

Also, since you are nursing, I would nurse her BEFORE solids. Do not replace nursings, with solids.
Per our Pediatrician, for the 1st year of life, breastmilk/Formula, is a baby's PRIMARY source of nutrition. NOT solids and not other liquids.
And to feed on demand.
Because, intake has to keep pace with baby.
-Your baby goes to bed at 7:30. Then wakes from about 10:30. This is 3 hours later. Time for a feeding.

- also, I would make sure you are producing enough milk?
- if you are feeding mainly by bottles of breastmilk, or breastmilk being mixed into her food, then, your direct nursing is probably not as often? If so, this can decrease your milk supply.
It seems, from your description of her feeding, you only direct nurse.... once .... before she goes to bed?
And other than that, she gets breastmilk mixed with her food or a bottle of 4-5 ounces at mid-morning and lunch.
-So, that means, that within a 24-hour period, she is getting 'breastmilk' 5 times a day. That breaks down to 4.8 hours, she has a feeding, of her breastmilk. About. But she has nothing all afternoon.
- She has 2 oz. with her cereal, then 4 oz. bottle, 5 oz bottle mid-morning, and another at lunch. So that is: 17 oz. 4 times, of breastmilk.
Then, she has nothing. Until dinner time. At which time she nurses, before bed.

All I know is, when my kids were that age, I nursed on-demand, even if they were on solids, and they nursed every 3 hours. Or less when having growth-spurts. And they grew like weeds. And, had GINORMOUS appetites.... for nursing.

Also, babies often do what is called 'cluster feeding' which means the get hungry and need to feed even every single hour. Normal.

I would, increase your nursing... on-demand. Maybe she needs more intake. 6 months, hitting a growth-spurt and many developmental changes.

Your baby, seems typical.

Or, maybe because she sleeps with your other child in the same room, the other child may be making noise in her sleep, and waking baby???

Or maybe, move her crib, back into your room.
Baby is waking your other child.

Also, at this age, per our Pediatrician, babies can start to get 'separation anxiety' and yes, when they wake, they want to see you, and they cry. Both my kids did that, from 6 months old. It being a developmental phase.

I feel your tiredness. My son is 10 months and does not sleep at night either. Could you put the crib in your room for a while until she gets used to it? It could be her teeth try some Tylenol or Motrin.

It sounds like she's missing Mumma. You say she wants to cuddle or play... maybe she's making up for lost touch during the day? I find that the more I wear my baby throughout the day, the better she sleeps at night. This would be difficult when working, obviously, but is she getting lots of cuddles in the evening?
Other than that, the best thing to do is to wrap her in your arm, pop her on the boob and have a sleep! She won't always be this little and needy and you will miss it when she'd older.
I tried the NCSS at 6 months with no luck. Started trying again at 8 months and now by 10 months my daughter has 3 hours of naps in her cot and sleeps most of the night in there too. At 6 months she was waking every hour all night and hardly napping at all, so things do change, but only when bub is ready. I think CIO is definitely not the answer here.

My son is 6months old and I just posted a very similar post last Weds! I feel for you --there is nothing worse than getting up multiple times in the night and not knowing what causes it. Our son ended up with an ear infection so he has been sleeping longer and better the past few nights but he still is getting up. Check out some of the suggestions on my post from last week. You may find them helpful. Hang in there you are not alone!

Wow. I feel your pain. My daughter is in 7th grade now and I still remember how she did this and how exhausting it was. We had the 4 straight hours of screaming regardless of intervention early on, then just waking up screaming in the middle of the night (multiple times) until she was about 2. I wish I had an easy answer for you; we tried lots of things and eventually she outgrew it.

From my experience with 3 young ones, I'd say try co sleeping for a while with nursing while lying down. It saves you getting up and will settle her too.

this is normal. one thing that parents dont seem to know or understand is that babies dont ever maintain regular sleeping habits. however, adults dont sleep all night either! so why would an infant?
remember that she is an infant. her brain is extremely immature. she probably misses you. she wants you. she needs to be close to you, ESPECIALLY since you do work outside the home, and you are gone from her all day.

consider moving her bed into your room if its possible.
http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/turn-your-crib-into-coslee...

and no matter what anyone says, YOU know whats best for your family. if you feel like cosleeping or bedsharing, do it. if you feel like giving her what she needs, then do it. if you dont feel like making her cry it out, then dont. you will be better off following your instincts and listening to the needs of your baby. its amazing; listening to your baby helps your child to grow confident and independent instead of the opposite. trust me, you will never regret listneing to your kids needs. i promise i promise.
just do what you have to do, and relax; she will sleep someday, though im going to warn you, sleep interruptions wont go away. ever. you signed up for this when you had a kid. even when they are grown and graduated and moved out, you will still wake up at night wondering where they are, if they are ok, etc.

You may want to look at some of the material linked from these pages:

Alternatives to CIO: http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/sleep-training-review-of-r...

Healthy infant sleep: http://www.drmomma.org/2009/06/truth-about-co-sleeping-ho...