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Anyone else awake ? sleeping advice sort
"Beth Kevles" HI -- I think that Richard (eat at night not during the day) must have meant REALLY filling up that tummy in the evening, and if there's a night waking, making sure that tummy gets filled up again as full as possible so as to encourage sleep, the way we all get after a big meal. We "topped off" our kids with food in the evening until they were four or five years old. Without full tummies, they had trouble falling asleep even if they were tired. I'd forgotten about that until Richard mentioned it ... We have very different food issues now that they can reach the food for themselves from the cupboards. Thanks for posting that... Its nice to know that someone else's kid does the same thing, or goes though the same. Nothing worse then sometimes worring that you kid is doing something not normal to other kids. It sounds like it sucked a little but kids do try and push and test you in everyway possible. It does scare me though that you had to top up you kids until four or five years of age... I was kinda hoping this was something he would grow out of sooner rather then later. Awww guess I am blessed that one child of mine is good enough to sleep the night though. Hmmm I wonder if it is a "boy" thing.? (or do you have girls ?) Nic 3 1/2 yo dd 11 mo ds --Beth Kevles NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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"Sue" wrote in message ... Richard wrote in message No solids, just ending a feeding as soon as possible during the day and extending it as long as possible at night. I think getting hungry sooner and not feeling "full" kept her awake during the day, and a tummy full of milk put her to sleep at night. It worked pretty well for us. I think the opposite works better for most people. Tanking them up during the day seemed to help with over night feedings and waking. Keeping to a close routine during the day worked better for us also. By the time my girls were one year old, I fed them lunch and it was nap time. I stuck to that routine and my girls slept very well at night, from an early age. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... The thing about topping off before bed that seems not right to me is the advice that I have heard that you not eat dinner too close to bedtime because it messes with body temperature and the ability for the body to completely shut down during sleep. While this may not be necessdary for wee little ones (who does not nurse or bottle a baby before bed?) I would think this would not be a great habit to be in. But all kids are different, so I may be full of horse-pucky. Whatever works. S |
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Anyone else awake ? sleeping advice sort
stowevtcannedmeatproduct.sover.net wrote:
The thing about topping off before bed that seems not right to me is the advice that I have heard that you not eat dinner too close to bedtime because it messes with body temperature and the ability for the body to completely shut down during sleep. While this may not be necessdary for wee little ones (who does not nurse or bottle a baby before bed?) I would think this would not be a great habit to be in. But all kids are different, so I may be full of horse-pucky. Whatever works. I think it's certainly true for adults. If I've eaten a big meal or a lot of snacky stuff too close to bedtime, I wake up hot and uncomfortable. I've never noticed it affecting my kids, though (e.g., when we stay late at a party and they've eaten a lot of chips and cookies quite close to when they go to bed, they still seem to sleep fine). --Helen |
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