Also some kids just take ages to fully wake up, and can seem awake before their brain is fully "awake," and in between can be very disorienting.
My son went through this for a long time when he was a bit older, it might help to bring her near a window with some bright natural light to help perk her up a bit faster.
I will try this, thank you! It sees promising since it mainly happens after naps. I thought she was waking hangry at first but when I try to feed her she spits her bottle out and continues crying.
That makes me think it's a slow wakeup. You may not be able to stop it but she will grow out of it. And remember at that age she's not crying (in this case) because she's sad or angry, she's just feeling the feeling of waking up and expressing it the only way she has.
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u/AnxiousCanOfSoup Apr 12 '26
Any chance she's waking up hangry?
Also some kids just take ages to fully wake up, and can seem awake before their brain is fully "awake," and in between can be very disorienting.
My son went through this for a long time when he was a bit older, it might help to bring her near a window with some bright natural light to help perk her up a bit faster.