Eating Habits & Schedule: Preschooler, The First Years

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Soon to Be 3 Year Old Doesn't Sleep Thru the Night!!

HELP!!! Our soon to be 3 year old does NOT sleep thru the night and we have tried EVERYTHING to figure out why she is waking up, but have yet to "crack the code." She attends a full day pre-school program 5 days a week (7:00am-3:15pm), she is a fairly good eater (as of the last 2 months), she is not given a lot of junk (one popsical after school, that's it-we won't even let her have yogurt any more because the sugar is so high & we don't know if that contributes to the lack of sleep). We do allow her some "educational" tv, but nothing...

Nighttime Feedings

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Question Regarding Feedings in NICU

My niece was recently born at 34 1/2 weeks. She has been in the NICU for one week. My sister in law is pumping and taking the milk to the hospital. The hospital sticks to scheduled feedings which I personally have never done with my three children. I assume possibly things are different with a premature baby. My brother has witnessed them feeding her and then forcing the rest of the milk to her through the tube in her nose which she then spits up. They won't let them take the baby home until she stops spitting up. My sister in...