Face and head rubbing/hitting at night!

Mine doesn't have cradle cap but does the exact same. Wakes himself up by hitting himself in the face.

If I'm quick enough I can roll him onto his side and oat his bum until he settles. Sometimes I gentle rest Mt hand over his arms. It doesn't always work and he wakes then have to cuddle back to sleep again.

No Idea why but I feel you. Ita gone from two wake ups a night to over double due to this.

I could have written this myself my little girl is exactly the same at the moment and I was wondering the exact same! Hoping it’s just part of the sleep regression and it will pass

@Hayley hi Hayley. Its so frustrating isn't it, especially like you say, when the wake ups have doubled and you're used to the extra bit of sleep! Whan did your little one start doing this?

@Alice Gosden I'm hoping it will pass sooner rather than later. I'm like a zombie! Makes me feel so guilty on my other little one!
When did your daughter start doing this?

My little one is 14 weeks and the passed 3 nights she has started doing the exact same!! I was thinking it is part of the sleep regression! Going for sleeping 7pm - 7am to now up at 1am and 3am😴😴😴

@Crystal last night weren't as bad as the past 6 nights, my boy was still having a 3am night feed (took around 20 mins) but he's now added the 1am and 5am. With all the wriggles and face hitting in-between!
Hard to get used to it again isn't it!

My little one 15 weeks on Saturday and has been doing this for 3/4 weeks now 😴 it’s so exhausting! I was also like you wondering if she’d had a reaction to something I’d put on her head because of her rubbing of the eyes but she does it all the time even when nothings been used. I think she’s found her hands, and now found her face and eyes 🤦🏼‍♀️ she has also now started to wake up for a feed in the night rather than sleeping through… 😁 I’m SO tired. I dread the nights and the disruption .

Hey! I thought my little one had cradle cap, as he was doing the same as your wee one and was constantly trying to get to it at night. Turns out it’s eczema and not cradle cap - once we got a cream from the Dr to treat it, he’s stopped scratching and bothering his head and his sleep is much better! Dr said cradle cap shouldn’t bother them at all because it’s not itchy. Some babies also hit their heads to self soothe, hopefully you get some sleep soon! X

My 16 week old does this but rubs his face on the bed or if being held he runs on my boobs? It’s constant and wakes himself up a lot in the night. Maybe it’s a phase? But he’s only started doing in in the last few weeks! If anyone has answers I would love to know 🤣 x

My son is 15 weeks and on this too. I need answers because it's frustrating. You don't get to sleep when they are awake

@Laura-May my boy was 12 weeks Tuesday, it just started a few days ago.

Im sure i read somewhere it may be a self soothing method same with leg slamming although not sure how it's soothing.

We still have 1 and 5am ish feeds but was then up in between all those.

she only started a couple of days ago but I think it’s because I’ve unswaddle her for sleep now and she’s showing sign of rolling hopefully it’s just getting use to having her arms free