Questions from my Friends - Learning New skills

Baby is waking while teething or learning a new skill

When your baby begins to learn a new skill, such as sitting up or standing, they like to stay awake at night to practice. It is also common for babies to pull themselves up to a stand or be in a sitting position and not know how to lay themselves down. They are stuck in a sense, but of course this is just another skill they will soon check off the list. You can go in and gently lay them down but make the intervention as unstimulating as possible, just in and out. Also give your baby plenty of time throughout the day to work on these new skills and get out the loads of interest and energy they have.They are ulterly amazed at the new things they can do and that can be very stimulating.
 Hunger is one of the most common issues when babies go through these growth spurts and times of new development. Be sure that you are increasing the daily caloric intake to keep up with how much your little one is burning off.
 If getting some new teeth is what your baby is working on, you want to be aware that you are not starting any new bad habits while trying to comfort him. A little added love is always okay but if you find yourself walking or rocking baby to sleep everynight know that teething pain is typically only spread over a couple of days, so if you see a trend starting, change up your comforting methods. Walk one night and sing the next.
Giving your older baby with a sippy cup with Chamomile tea is a great comfort, from both the teas as well as the cup itself. It is similar to the Camilla drops which are commonly used for teething pain.
 Once you can rule out pain as a factor, either with nautral methods or an over the counter pain reliever, return to your usual bedtime routine and allow baby to go back to self soothing to sleep.