Sleeping Through the Night - North Las Vegas, NV

Give her a glass of warmed milk before you put her to bed. It seems to help with my daughter (14 months also). We just broke her of the nighttime bottle and she wouldn't drink a glass of cold milk at night, so I started heating it up, and she seems to like that much more. Remember, at 14 months they are still babies and are used to eating smaller meals more often. The milk before bed will help her get sleepy and will keep her tummy full until morning. I usually do milk with a snack too, so that it ensures her belly to be full all night long. Good luck!!

Hi R.,
My daughter would sleep, but got off her schedule. I was so frustrated but she wanted a bottle. I just gave her a small bottle of warm water when she woke up in the middle of the night. She would cry sometimes, but I just kept giving it to her. Making less and less each night. She eventually slept through the night again. This may not work, but it is worth a try.
R. M.

our son did that and turns out he has GERD. he wanted the drink to get rid of the acid. So check with her Dr. Maybe raise her mattress at the top a little and see if that helps. Also don't let her eat or drink to much right before bed. Hope you sleep soon!

It is time to take the bottle away. You can be promoting bottle rot for her teeth. She may just be acting out for you as she is not getting enough of your undivided attention. I am not a shrink bit I see a lot of drama for mama as I call it. If you can not give up the bottle then only use water. She really is old enough to have it taken away. I know it is tough but a few nights and it will be gone. Maybe you can convince her to throw it away for a replacement soft doll or whatever it is she enjoys.
L.
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hi, R.. in my experience, that's so normal!! I have a 2 years old son and he wakes up every night. They want mom close to them. There are different oppinions about it. Some psychologists say that they feel more secure if we are close to them, and one day they are going to wisht their own bed, their own room and they will be able to sleep well. And I agree. I think that they may feel some discomfort with darkness. I know it's hard, especially when you are sleepy, but try to enjoy this stage, I think that although it's not easy, it's a great one!!!

It is definately the time to take the bottle away. If at times, she fusses a little and goes back to sleep, be consistent and not give in to giving it. If you are consistent, I'm sure she will get used to sleeping through the night. Sometimes, babies want the bottle at night, for comfort, or because they don't know how to fall asleep on their own again.

I have a friend who weaned her baby off the night feeding by doing this: If your baby is waking up at the same time every night, set your alarm to wake up an hour earlier than she does. Feed her 2 oz less than you would normally feed her at that nighttime feeding. Every night drop the feeding down by 2 oz until you've dropped the feeding all together. The point of waking her up before she wakes up to feed is that she doesn't associate waking up and crying with you coming in to give her a bottle. It worked like a charm for her and she dropped the nighttime feeding in 5 days. Good luck!

My daughter, who is now 5, was the same way. After she turned 1, she only got a bottle at night before bed. I tried everything from feeding her a late dinner to giving her a snack with her bottle. Nothing seemed to work. I finally started putting a sippy-cup (I wanted to completely get rid of bottles) of water in the crib next to her. She knew the cup was there and could get to it if she wanted. I know she still woke up most nights, I'm a light sleeper and could hear her moving around, but she learned how to settle herself back down and go to sleep. I know how you feel, I too work and have not stayed home with her. It's frustrating but it does work itself out.

HI R.!
let me tell you... I went through this with my 3 year old. when i was pregnant with my second child, he was still waking up for bottles. I finally took my pediatrician's advice - i just let him cry. the Dr assured me that it is just habit and that after about 6-7 months of age, they really aren't hungry. we tried this several times, either myself or my husband kept giving in. we hated to hear him crying. it's hard, but it only lasted a couple days and he's been sleeping through the night ever since.

I can sympethize and until my pediatrician suggested no more bottles and only sippee cups, I was going thru the same thing. My son is 19 months old and is now sleeping thru the night almost every night.

We took the advice of his doctor and put away all the bottles and just gave him a sippee cup at night, he was already taking them during the day.

The first couple of nights, he cried when I put him to bed because he would push the cup away. I insisted and just laid the cup in his crib, and by the 3rd night he was used to it and has slept thru the night since, I think.

If I can't remember when the last time he got in the night, we are doing good.

Good luck,
D.

Hi! You should check out the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Mark Weissbluth. He has excellent tips on how to handle this.
Try giving your daughter water instead of milk when she wakes up. This may curb her wanting anything at night.
Good luck!