Eating too much?

[sparkle]

I know i'm really lucky to have a child who really enjoys his food but wonder if sometimes he eats too much and this then leads to indigestion/tummy ache and restless nights. My DS is 16 months and on a typical day he might eat:

Ceareal and milk
A slice of wholemeal toast and marmite
Packet of raisins
Packet of Organix crisps
1 or 2 satsumas
chunks of apple
Chunks of cheese with hummus
Lunch of something like fish pie, vegetables with grated cheese, chicken rissoto
Jar of egg custard, fromage frais, Organix fruit bar
Tea of something like vegetable fingers and peas,
jacket potato and beans and cheese, pasta and vegetables
Chocolate buttons
Some of Dh's and my tea
He also has approx. 1 pint of milk a day and water.

He is a very restless sleeper and wakes up 2 or 3 times a night and often is very windy.

I just wondered if his appetite had anything to do with this an whether any of you had found that certain foods affected your child's sleep?

Sparkle,

It sounds as if he is really eating a good healthy diet. Unless he is very overweight I would not worry about it at all. My ds 2 yrs loves to eat and I dont mind him eating lots of stuff as long as its healthy foods throughout the day.

It may not last! Now my dd is 5 and hardly eats anything yet your list above could have been me writing at 16 months-4 years! As for restless sleeping he may well turn into one who wakes up in the night asking you questions/telling you about his dreams if he follows my dd pattern!

Yes Threeangels, I am pleased he eats healthily and he is not overweight. He was very chubby as a small baby but since he began walking around one year he has lost a lot of that chubbiness although he is quite 'solid'.

Mam, I have often wondered if it might be dreaming that causes him to wake so often. He can be wriggling around for ages before he actually wakes. Not sure that there is anything you can do about dreaming!! I have always had really vivid dreams myself and can usually remember them in grat detail so perhaps he has got this from me.

Am sure it's not the food- as it sounds like a very healthy diet to me- I just think some kids are more prone to waking up at night than others- my daughter only just started sleeping through every night and she is nearly 3!