why cant our toddler grandaughter sleep , she still gets up at the same time at night as she did when she was been bottle fed is it just a comfort thing , i never had this with my children .
2007-03-19 11:06:11 · 14 answers · asked by sheryl 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
It's because getting up at night is a routine for her now. You need to break it. Try keeping her awake until night, no naps for a few days so that when she does go to sleep at night it will last until the morning.
2007-03-19 11:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change her routine. A little less sleep during the day, especially in the afternoons. Give her a good supper (plenty)consisting of highly digestable food (fruits, vegetables, very little meat and so on). Keep her up a little later, say till 21.00. Cut back on liquids taken late, especially gassy cooldrinks (rather give hot chocolat, Milo, Bovril, milk, etc). Give a warm bath and put her to bed, read a story, and, both will enjoy a good night's rest.
2007-03-19 11:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Peter V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as if she has a habit that she is finding hard to break. My youngest daughter got up around 5am for many months after we had stopped feeding her at night, the only way I broke the habit was to go in, lay her back down and leave the room, she cried for a few mornings, but soon got the hang of it, she sleeps soundly now until between 7/8am.
2007-03-19 11:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm wondering if there is too much fruit juice in her diet during the day. Sugar for kids is just like coffee for adults. Is she sleeping too much during the day or maybe not getting enough activity to tire her out? Maybe she's used to crawling into bed with her parents? Here's a link to some other questions that might help you pinpoint why she's waking up.
2007-03-19 11:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by missylizzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on how she is attached to you and to the bottles she is still having. maybe it is time to stop giving her this and maybe give her one drink before bed and no more..is she potty trained? if she really needs a comfort zone i.e bottle try a blanket instead..and try to break her from the habit of the bottle, but please don't give her a dummy, as this can cause her teeth to be crooked when she is older. I know how you are feeling about this, as I had the same with one of my grandchildren.. slowly wean her off the bottle.. it might be a shock to her, but she has to learn to let go, as in later life i.e nursery school she will get picked on because she is having a bottle
2007-03-21 04:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by Veronica B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
children find it hard to maintain a regular sleeping pattern and once they have achieved one it is very hard to get them out of it. one way to approach this is to leave your granddaughter when she awakes, crying does not do any harm to a child. at first allow her to cry for a short period and each day extend this crying period more and more until she a) sleeps without waking or b) is capable of waking and comforting herself bak to sleep. however this does not always work so you could try to make sure that during the day she is having large amounts of activity, if she sleeps during the day shorten this nap time and do not allow her to go to sleep any later than midday so that she has been awake and active for a good 6/7 hours before bedtime.
2007-03-19 11:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are probably right, she has an internal alarm clock that goes off then. Our little girl used to do that, we just tuck her up again, with us. Once she got her new bed with her favourite bed-linen, and a cushion, she liked bed so much, she stayed in it. I expect you've tried letting her stay up late , or really tiring her out?, Maybe she just needs the reassurance of seeing someone. Or get her a glo Ted, you press the paw and it glows for a short time,cycling through relaxing colours.
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2007-03-19 11:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to cut naps out, at least during the late afternoon. Also, check her diet. Cut way down on sugar, caffeine etc. Beyond that, when she wakes I would try just walking her back to bed and tucking her back in with no food or drinks and minimal talking.
2007-03-19 11:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by Melanie J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 04:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried the plug-ins, the ones with lavander are supposed to help you sleep better, i know that there is one for kids but im not sure what it is called, you could also try the new johnsons bath wash and lotion, if you use it just before they go to bed it also claims to help babies sleep better and for longer, i would imagine it has the same effect on toddlers
2007-03-19 11:21:12 · answer #10 · answered by xtina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋