![]() ![]() Have a good bedtime routine and do the same thing every night. So how do you fix this? First thing is to get your child to go to sleep on their own by putting them to bed when they're still sleepy but awake, no bottle, no pacifier, no cuddling. If kids are waking up several times a night, both you the parents and the child are going to be cranky the next day. But, in general, they should be able to get back into good sleep patterns easily if you are consistent. Now, of course, kids are going to wake up more if they're sick or something is off with their routine. Most babies are able to sleep through the night by six months old. If your child is over seven months, healthy, and feeding multiple times a night, then this is your problem. So when they wake up, they're looking for it. They have learned to expect food at night to go to sleep. This occurs in children who are drinking a bottle or two of milk or nursing for prolonged periods at night. They're waking up to go back to sleep in the manner that they were put to bed in the first place. That's because they aren't waking up for nutrition. ![]() Parents often will tell me that they will go into their baby's room and the baby only feeds for a few minutes and then is sound asleep again. They really don't know how to go back to sleep on their own unless they're rocked or cuddled or fed. But some babies become trained night criers or trained night feeders. Then as they get older they should start sleeping through the night. Babies learn to be comforted when they wake up from newborn on. Well, guess what? Your child is training you very well to do what they want. You wait to see if they go back to sleep, and then if they don't, you go rush in there to pick them up or give them a bottle. And, yes, some of this can be blamed on the behavior of parents. Recent data shows that one in five infants who have trouble sleeping may continue to have challenges during the toddler years. I try to let my patients' parents know about my experiences so they can hopefully get more sleep than I did during those years. I was that mom who felt so bad that I wasn't home for my kids because I had to work that I used any excuse I could to have extra snuggle time. Gellner: I'd like to start by calling this Scope piece the "Don't do what I did with my own kids." podcast. You are now entering "The Healthy Kids Zone" with Dr. ![]() Why do they do that and what can you do? I've got tips on little ones sleep issues for you today on The Scope.Īnnouncer: Keep your kids healthy and happy. and you hear that cry from your infant or toddler's room that you dread every night. ![]()
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