From Tummy Troubles to Sweet Dreams

Charmaine Champ Author

Unlocking the Gut Brain Connection for Better Sleep. This blog explores the connections and shares tips of where to start in helping your child.

The Gut-Brain Connection: How Toileting Links to Sleep

Did you know that your child’s gut health plays a crucial role in their sleep? The gut and brain are in constant communication, often referred to as the gut-brain connection. This connection impacts your child’s mood, energy, and even how well they sleep at night.

The Gut, Toileting, and Sleep

When the gut isn’t functioning optimally, due to constipation, dietary imbalances, or toileting challenges, it can disrupt sleep patterns. A child who struggles with toileting issues might feel discomfort, anxiety, or a need to wake during the night, all of which make restful sleep difficult.

Addressing toileting issues is key to improving sleep. For instance, regular toileting routines and a balanced diet can help regulate your child’s gut, supporting both their toileting success and sleep quality.

Sleep Tips: Where to Start

Start with these simple strategies to help your child sleep better:

1. Identify your child's patterns: Identify what your child's current patterns are. Are they eating at set times, weeing and pooing at set times, drinking at set times or sleeping at set times. To confirm your child's daily patterns complete the FREE Gut Health Tracker. Click here to download your copy today: FREE Gut Health Tracker

2. Rule out any poo difficulties:  Rule out any underlying physical health care or medical needs that may be affecting your child's sleep. Do you know your child's poo type? or poo pattern? Poo can impact upon our childrens sleep routine. To delve deeper into understanding poo, feel free to down load our FREE guide: What to do about Poo?

3. Create a Relaxing Sleep Environment: Some children need a quiet, bedroom, while others need the introduction of white noise to help them settle and stay asleep. Promote a dark, and cool bedroom in helping your child feel calm and ready for rest.

For a more detailed guide, of where to start with sleep download our FREE sleep tips resource: Click here for Where to start with Sleep 

Explore Sleep in Further Depth

Support available includes one to one, Parenting Support Packages or a Comprehensive Sleep and Behaviour Assessment, with ongoing support for four months.

If your child’s sleep challenges feel overwhelming, I recommend our a comprehensive sleep assessment package. This tailored approach dives deep into understanding why your child may be struggling with sleep and shares step by step plans of how to progress with ongoing support to help your family thrive.

Let’s work together to improve your child’s gut health, toileting, and sleep, because when these pieces come together, everyone benefits.

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