waking up one hour after being put down for the night

[MomforAidan]

Hi my 4 mos old has been great about staying asleep after 8pm, he doesn't even wake for a 10:30p dreamfeed. A few times though he has completely woken up about an hour after being put down. Any advice as to why this could be? Also last night he woke a couple times and a soother wouldn't put him back to sleep so I ended up feeding him at 6am, which is very rare, he usually sleeps until 8am or later.

Thanks in advance!

[momofclaire]

Is this happening every night?  It could be that the transition from deep sleep into a lighter sleep wakes him occasionally.  Are you on easy?  Does he not take any feeds overnight anymore?  It could be a growth spurt causing hunger to wake him.  A growth spurt typically lasts 2-5 days so if it continues past that I would look into other things.