Is it normal for an baby to startle itself awake after about 10 minutes?

I would think this is normal. This happens to me sometimes eve, you kind of feel like you are falling as you are getting into a deeper sleep and startle awake. Kind of freaks you out a bit at first but then you go back to sleep. It usually happens within that time frame. My son will do that too sometimes, jerk and kind of startle a little bit and then go back to sleep. It's not super often but it does still happen, and he is 17 months old. I can only assume it's a similar thing for him. It is something that happens to lots of people that I have talked to.

I read that people shift to another level of sleep 10, 20, and 45 minutes after they go to sleep.

Adults don't notice it, but babies most of the time startle awake. Swaddling is recommended.

I've started holding my 5 month old in my arms up to an hour after he nurses to sleep and keep my hand on his arm so when he startles and jerks he stays still and doesn't wake up.

I hope this helps!

Startle Reflex While Sleeping

Hi there. My daughter is 3 months old and does this quite frequently when she naps. She doesn't do it as often as she did as a newborn though. However, when she falls asleep she will suddenly throw up her arms and hold them out for several seconds. My husband and I would joke that she looked like a magician or composer. Swaddling may help, although for my daughter at about 5-6 weeks she hated being entirely swaddled so we just do from waist down.

ComplEtely normal for infants to startle awake. It's due to an immature central nervous system. This doesn't fully develop until later. Startle reflex is typical in all infants. It's not anything from your diet or breastmilk. Even if your diet sucked, your baby would still take what it needs from you regardless of if you were replenishing what your body needs. It's not your fault. But I would express your concern with the pediatrician anyways...just so you hear it from a medical professional. =)

yes its normal its called the startle reflex its normal some babies out grow it by 5 months but my daughter is 6 month and she still has it( not as bad as it was when she was born though) we swaddle her during naps and bedtime still and once she has been asleep a good 20-30 mins we loosen it so she isnt swaddled all night and affecting her motor development

That happened with my son when he was really young. He would suddenly jerk awake and start screaming. Even now his arm(s) will have involuntary jerks while I am breastfeeding him when he is sleepy. The startle reflex is usually gone by 4 months old so check with your doctor to rule out something neurological.

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I've got a one month old at home and for the first 2 weeks of his life he did the same thing. Slept and slept and slept. I literally had to wake him up (which sometimes took half an hour) to eat, and he would usually fall back to sleep after only a few minutes of nursing. Finally just recently he out of the blue started waking up SCREAMING for the breast, and then wouldn't fall back alseep for sometimes hours. Enjoy her excessive sleeping while it lasts... she's stocking up now so she can keep you awake for the next few months!

How old is your baby? Newborns have a startle reflex. It will go way eventually, but until then you can swaddle her so she will be less likely to wake herself.

yes, my daughter is 3.5 months and she does the same thing.. we have to swaddle her when she sleeps so she stays sleeping and it works! i read they out grow it around 6 months!