When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

i hate to ask this question but i keep wondering...DD is really sick for the very first time and wow it totally s*#ks! it's new to me-
anyway, beflore this illness DD was a phenomenal sleeper. self soothed, slept thru night, napped great. with the illness she is not letting us put her down which i understand. she is miserable. she is not napping at all-won't fall asleep and is crying in the middle of the night. i want ot be consistent and not overly spoil her and create bad habits but i know she is sick. she is 9 months old.
once she is better am i in for it when it comes to habits and sleeping? has this ever happened to your DC-did they change after getting sick and need to be "re-sleep trained" or did things return to normal?
for now i am just trying to keep her comfy but keep wondering if i am creating a monster for the future! TIA!

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

My DD recently got sick for the first time, too (she's also 9 mos.!) and I had the same concerns. I'm interested in BTDT replies as well!

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

My DD is 22 months, and the one time she got very sick (with the croup), I kept her in bed with me and my DH the entire week she was sick. I think it ended up being more for my comfort than hers, she was fine when I put her back in her crib. All kids are different, I'm sure there are other moms who will say their DC's had a tough time. But I think the most important thing right now is to comfort your DD, and if she wants to be with you, I don't see any real harm being done.
I hope poor baby feels better soon!!

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

When my daughter gets sick, I give her whatever she needs to feel better. I let her sleep with us, I give her ice pops, she lays around and watches tv, etc., and it has yet to form a bad habit. As soon as she's feeling better, it's back to business as usual.

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

I hate to say it - but it did create a bad habit for us. After about 2 months we got her back to sleeping through the night. But getting her to fall asleep in the crib is a nightmare.

She is 21 months

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

I don't worry about the future. I take care of the current situation. If DS is under the weather, I comfort him. I find that over time he goes back to his routine.

Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

My DD is an excellent night sleeper, always has been since 6 weeks old. However when she has ear infections she can not sleep unless she's laying on me or in bed with me (now that I'm 8 months pregnant.)

Thankfully DD reacts very quickly to the antibotics and is generally back in her bed after 1 or 2 nights. It's never created a problem for us and she's had 10+ ear infections in her 16 months of life.

I'm all for giving them what they need when they don't feel well. I do it for DH why wouldn't I do it for DD

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Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

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Re: When your child was sick did it create bad habits in the long run? please offer advice if you can!

I'm all for giving them what they need when they don't feel well. I do it for DH why wouldn't I do it for DD


More good advice! thanks!