Why my 7 m/o baby begins to move after first forty minutes of each night sleep

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Our 7-month-old baby always begins to move after the first 40 minutes of his night sleep (at 9pm). If we can't manage to maintain him sleeping then this breaks his all sleeping routine and he sleeps very late which is bad for him (and for us!). We generally give him the feeding bottle. Although he drinks very little, the bottle helps him relax and he continues to sleep.
I wonder why this might be happening? Anyone with similar experience? Is there a way to prevent this?

Newbie12345 · Answer

Ours have been restless like this and it was due to some issues with reflux.
Do you notice him making gulping noises or seeming to swallow uncomfortably? If you do, you could talk to your pediatrician about a Zantac prescription.
Other safe alternatives that helped us and are over the counter would be:

A soothing formula
There is a product we used from Gerber called "Soothe". These are drops that you put in the bottle at night and it helps settle their stomach. I recommend these as they really worked well for us.

As a note, both of these were recommended to us by our pediatrician.

Why my 7 m/o baby begins to move after first forty minutes of each night sleep

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