Sleep Flashcards
1
Q
How many hours per day do newborns generally sleep? By what time do they begin to sleep through the night?
A
16 hours per day. Sleeping through the night by 6 months
2
Q
Night awakening can be caused by sleep associations that need to be replicated. What management might be appropriate for this?
A
- Extinction (allowing child to cry it out), graduated extinction
- Establishment of a regular day-night routine and enjoyable bed-time routine
3
Q
What is the difference between night terrors and nightmares?
A
- Night terrors - FHx, first 1/3 of night (NREM), child is unrousable, inconsolable, amnesic, autonomic features (dilated pupils, sweating, tachycardia)
- Nightmares - last 1/2 of night (REM), child is rousable, not amnesic, hard to return to sleep