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Page 2 of 2 1 year to 18 months If your child is still waking up during the night at this age, this strategy may help: Wake her up before she wakes you. Before you go to bed, wake her up to comfort or feed her. Tell her to help herself when she wakes up. Comfort her, but don't take her out of her crib. You may find that she doesn't wake up later on. For some reason, rousing a child first seems to stop the cycle of waking up in the middle of the night. Be aware that if you've had your child sleeping with you till now, it will be a lot harder to coax her back into her own bed. Babies this age are starting to have opinions of their own, as well as a bigger need to express it. 2 years This is the age when many children move from a crib to a bed, if they haven't already moved. Toddlers normally go through periods of fear and may come to their parents' bedroom. You might put a mattress or sleeping bag near your bed and tell your child that she's welcome to come in and use her special bed, but tell her not to wake you up when she does. Should you discuss the colic of your baby with your doctor, you have to be honest with him. You need to tell him the truth about your baby’s reaction to colic, and how his colic is affecting you. Below you will find some stuff that should help when talking about baby's colic problems with his/her doctor. It may help if you start a colic diary and bring it with you. Here are some of the things that you can put in it: • When the colic episodes start, how often, and how long they last. • The time of day and what is happening around baby when they occur, such as are they at home, with sitters, when the family is busy etc. • What starts and ends them. • Where you feel the baby's pain is coming from. Give descriptions of oddities in appearance if you can. • A description of the cry. • Details about feeding: frequency, and whether breastfeeding or bottle. • Nature of your baby's bowel movements. • Spitting up: how often after feeding. • What baby's bottom looks like, such as persistent diaper rash or a red, burnt-looking bottom? • What you have tried to do for the colicky episodes, what worked and what didn't. • What you think it is that causes it. Since most colicky episodes occur at home you have to tell him everything that your baby does because the doctor can’t see it. They can only determine how severe it is through what you say so it is important to communicate this thoroughly. |
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