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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Vomiting at bed time
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Vomiting at bed time
by Scrumpy, Mar 14, 2002 12:00AM
My son is 16.5 months old and has always slept very badly. For months he has slept from 2 am until 11 am, then napped from 3.30 pm until 5.30-6 pm. He slept in bed with us most of the time.
For 6 days we have been using the controlled crying technique with a fair amount of success...the first 2 nights he went down asleep and apart from a couple of 4-8 minute bouts of crying slept for an amazing 12 hours!
The last three nights we've put him down awake, but as soon as he realises it's time for bed and we start to take him upstairs he panics and starts crying and within 2 minutes is violently sick..carries on crying and is sick again.
During the 5-10 minutes it takes to change clothes, clean the carpet and so on, he is quiet, lying on my bed...then starts crying again when I pick him up. BUT when I put him down *this* time he stops crying and goes to sleep!
My mother thinks we're feeding him too close to bedtime...he's been having dinner at 7-7.30, then a bath, then a bottle and a short story, then bed....but that's never been a problem before. He shows no signs of being ill.
I can't find any information on the web and we're so low and demoralised. Is he going to be so sick every night? He only has to cry for 2 minutes...it's not as if I leave him crying for long!
Help...please!
Scrumpy
For 6 days we have been using the controlled crying technique with a fair amount of success...the first 2 nights he went down asleep and apart from a couple of 4-8 minute bouts of crying slept for an amazing 12 hours!
The last three nights we've put him down awake, but as soon as he realises it's time for bed and we start to take him upstairs he panics and starts crying and within 2 minutes is violently sick..carries on crying and is sick again.
During the 5-10 minutes it takes to change clothes, clean the carpet and so on, he is quiet, lying on my bed...then starts crying again when I pick him up. BUT when I put him down *this* time he stops crying and goes to sleep!
My mother thinks we're feeding him too close to bedtime...he's been having dinner at 7-7.30, then a bath, then a bottle and a short story, then bed....but that's never been a problem before. He shows no signs of being ill.
I can't find any information on the web and we're so low and demoralised. Is he going to be so sick every night? He only has to cry for 2 minutes...it's not as if I leave him crying for long!
Help...please!
Scrumpy
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 15, 2002 12:00AM
, Mar 15, 2002 12:00AM
In general, you're on the right track. Don't let this reaction dter you. It probably would help if he didn't eat so close to bedtime. The eating is not causing any problem, but when he gets all worked up he hasn't yet digested what's in his stomach. This will work out if you persist - you have to 'bite the bullet'.
I feel like giving up.
How long will he keep this up? Is it becomming part of the bedtime routine? Should I be cross when he does it to deter him, because *no* reaction hasn't stopped him yet?
Very miserable,
Scrumpy
Get them to do a MRi of the brain. A chiari can cause developmental problems and can be very dangerous.
You can look at my site for more info or email me with any questions. I have talked to many parents of babies with Chiari's.
Keggy
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