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Sleep Problems in Infants
Aka: Sleep Problems in Infants, Night Awakening in Children
- See Also
- Sleep Problems in Children
- Epidemiology: Incidence of night awakenings
- Newborns: 100%
- Age 6 months: 20-30%
- Ages 4 to 24 months: 10-15%
- Types: Night Awakening in Children
- Trained Night Feeders
- Trained Night Crier
- Fearful Night Criers
- Management: General Measures for Night Awakenings
- Move the crib out of parent's bedroom
- Limit daytime naps to no more than twice daily
- Limit naps to no more than two hours each
- Change diapers at night only if soiled (not just wet)
- Use as little light as possible when changing diaper
- Reference
- Schmitt (1991), Your Child's Health [PubMed]