i was wondering if there is anything i could do different to get my son to sleep better at night? he doesn't drink formula at night or during the day anymore.. i just started him on milk last night and gave him water if he woke up.. im just curious if their is anything i can do differently.
Great question. My youngest is having a horrible time sleeping through the night. He's back to waking up about 4-6 times per night with the occasional night where he doesn't wake up at all. We've recently switched him from rice milk to whole cows milk and so far (admittedly, only 3 days) it seems to have made a positive difference.
HI there-
I have a 15 month old boy who keeps waking up all of a sudden as well. He is going through a growth spurt and is waking up ravenous in the middle of the night. I started putting some rice cereal in his milk about an hour after dinner so he can be nice and full when he goes to bed and that fixed the problem with him waking up in the middle of the night.
Good luck.
T.
at one yr our pedi told us that our son should sleep threw the night. it took us three nights. if he wakes up durring the night we let him cry for about 10-15 mins. he usually falls back asleep if not we go get him at 20 mins. diaper, bad dream, some reason he wont fall back asleep. we also have a noise maker, nightlight, blackoutshade, and we let him sleep with a blanket, small favorite stuffed toy. it should be really dim only enough light to walk around with. he should be getting ten hours at night and one nap durring the day. our son sleeps for about an hour at daycare for his nap but on the weekend we let him sleep as long as he wants 1-3 hours. we wake him after 3 hours of nap time. good luck the hard stuff is over...actually we havent started potty training yet! so i think the hard part is over :)
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HiMary Beth
You are doing well if you have your little one off the bottle at age 1 and especially at nite. I would just be really sure he has his tummy full before he goes to bed- if he wakes during the nite it will be because he is hungry at that age.
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I am not sure by your post, is your son still waking up regularly through the night? I know the one thing that helps my kiddos sleep is putting a box fan in their room. One of the cheap, loud ones..it muffles street noise, dogs, tv or whatever else, and I know that if I do not use it, they are up several times.. I take it with me everywhere..hotels, grandmas etc. Don't know if that might help, but thought I would mention it. :)
A one year old doesn't need to eat or drink in the middle of the night. If he is waking up every night still, then it is likely out of habit. I wouldn't continue to go in to his room at night. You may have to start the cry it out or some similar method so that he can learn to put himself back to sleep. At first, when he wakes, I would give him about 10 minutes to see if he will go back to sleep on his own. If he doesn't, then I would just go into his room and lay him back down and tell him night night or whatever phrase you use. Then leave the room. If he cries, give him a few more minutes and then go back and do the same thing. He is likely wanting the attention at night, so don't give him any. Don't turn the lights on, don't talk to him other than to say your goodnight phrase and teach him that it isn't time to be up. It will take several day to possibly a couple of weeks, but he will figure it out. Good luck!
