My one year son wake up 2-3 times in night for milk, how i stop this and he will get good sleep at night.?

Question

BECAUSE OF HE WAKE UP 2-3 TIMES SO I DIDN'T GET GOOD SLEEP, PL. HELP ME AND GIVE ME IEDA....

Answer 1

One thing we know is that babies do NOT need to wake up in the middle of the night to eat after about 6 months of age. It is now basically only a habit.



Unfortunately the only clinically proven way is the "cry it out" routine, other than to just keep doing what you are doing and wait and see if she learns on her own. We did that (wait and see) with our first child and she finally slept thru the night at 18 months!



First of all, establish a bedtime routine (for example: what I call the 3 B's: Bath, Bottle, and then a Book). Whatever you choose, make it the same every night.



Next, put the child to bed awake, and without a bottle. And do not go back in the room unless the child is hurt or something is wrong. It's OK to check on her (whether you let her see you or not is up to you).



Set a goal initially of sleeping 6 hrs (most kids who can sleep 6 hrs straight will sleep 8 or 9 very soon). The first 2 nights are the worst, but whatever you do, do NOT decide to "give her a break just this once" - that resets the whole process. It may take up to a week, but usually 3-5 days is average.



A similar approach is called the Ferber method. You can read about it at:

http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/topics/ferber_method.htm



The problem with this method is that I think it takes longer since you are consistently reassuring the child every 20 minutes.



Whichever method you choose, be consistent. We did the "cry-it-out" technique with our second child at it only took 4 nights.



And whatever you do, don't start putting him in bed with you - then you will have 2 problems to solve!

Answer 2

I would suggest you try to gradually cutting back the amount you give him (during the night) over a period of say a week, or perhaps start substituting the milk for water - he will probably not be happy with it at first but stick with it and dont give in. Is he bottle or breast fed? If you are still breast feeding him, is he just using it for comfort in the night to get back to sleep or is he actually drinking quite a bit? If he is drinking quite a bit then some of the previous suggestions about giving him a bit more food at dinner time might be helpful. If you think he might just be using it as a comfort thing, then maybe you could try a pacifier (dummy). Good Luck!!



from mum of 3

Answer 3

You need to stop him drinking through the night, it will be hard but when he wakes up during the night you have got to stop giving him milk just give him a cuddle until he calms down, it is the middle of the night and if he has had a bottle before he goes to bed he should not be hungry, it is habit that makes them awaken and you have got to break that by not giving him milk and thus training him to realise that night time is not for feeding it is for sleeping.

Answer 4

Set a goal. Literally write it down on the calender. say, a week, to two weeks. you want him to sleep through the night. the key word here is GRADUAL. You dont sound like a mean mama so you already know, dont be mad, he's just doin his thang. first night, do his usual two feedings. but skip the third. this is really really difficult, but difficult FOR YOU. remind yourself he is NOT going to starve to death. Your doing this for him too, its not healthy he doesnt have a well rested mama to take care of him, let him cry himself to sleep . cover your OWN head with a pillow or step outside on the porch a minute if you cant take it anymore. do this for three days, and, mark your progress on the calender. on the third day, begin on the second feeding. stay strong. babies are smart. if they figure out it just takes longer to cry to get what they want, they will do it. so dont give in unless you absolutley have to. then, by the seventh night, work on the last feeding, make sure he is full before being put down at night, and most importantly, dont feel guilty or like a failure. thousands of parents across the nation have babies who are crying, exactly like he is, at exactly the same time, and are looking into the same sky, nearly in tears goin, "when will it end, God?!" but hang tight, if you see no improvement at all by the fourth day, see a doctor, he may have something wrong... take care and God bless

Answer 5

Since he is one...I would make sure he is getting enough intake in the day. At this point they only need 3-4 cups of milk/day. I would give him his 3 meals...and snacks inbetween (which you are probably doing already) just up the intake a wee bit. When he cries for milk at night you just have to let him cry it out. Check in on him to make sure he is safe and then..leave. He will eventually learn to self soothe himself to sleep. This of course will be a trying time for you. Whithin a few nights it should stop. My boy is just over one and he used to cry in the night...when I went to him it just kept the routine going. So, then I had to be strong and let him fall asleep himself. Good luck to you!!

Answer 6

Try a little rice cereal in the milk just before bed. There is a bottle made just for this it has a big hold in the nipple and a plunger. Sorry I can not think of its name my kids are 19 and 17 now it has been a few years. This work for us. Do not make it to thick.

Answer 7

I had the "drinking" problem with my daughter. She also was waking up 3 or 4 times a night wanting something to drink. What I would do for her was get up and give her water. She wouldnt want the water so she would fuss for a little bit and I would sit there and soothe her back to sleep by rubbing her back. I would do this times when she asked for a drink. It would work because she would go back to sleep. It's not easy. Like I said, my daughter fussed. She is also 2.5yrs. But, consistency is what really helps. Being supportive of your child and acknowledging that it's upsetting him but letting him know that he needs to go to sleep or drink water really helps out. Don't just get angry. Now, for getting him to sleep in his own bed. I would sleep with him in his room a night or 2. Then once he gets used to sleeping in his own bed you will be able to leave him there all night. He will get used to it. Explain to him why he needs to sleep in his own bed. And also, i don't think a cot is too comfortable. I would get him a toddler bed. Or even a twin if you want to go that route. Transitioning them to a bed is very easy and just takes consistency and introducing the bed to them. Letting them play on the bed. Get familiar with it. Starting out slowly with nap times....if he falls asleep in your bed, move him to his. It really works. It just takes consistency. Hope I helped

Answer 8

Stop feeding him in the middle of the night. Unless he is underweight he does not need it. It will take a good week and a half to get the message across, but after that it will be blissful sleep! It is worth the investment!

Answer 9

If The Baby is Older than 1 year, Play a Lot with Him to make him Sleep for triedness. make him run jump craw or if he is too young hold his hands and do mild exercise. This is NOT an Expert Advice...

Answer 10

give him some nuke warm milk b4 he goes to sleep! hopefully it works, but if it doesn't, just try to ignore him in the middle of the night, show him your boss and that it is bedtime! my boyf's cousin had the same problem with her son when he was 1 to 4 yrs old. she never did anything to make him listen! he wouldn't go to bed at bedtime and he was up running around her house til 4 in the morning!

Answer 11

More than likely he want you and not the milk. I would start by offering him water then nothing at all just a rub on the back. There is a grea book. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385192509/qid=1147970131/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-2892910-3107039?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 helps with all sorts of sleep issues

Answer 12

what worked for me was to cut down the amount of milk i gave per bottle. so instead of say 250 ml i gave her 125ml the the keep giving less my daughter soon realised it not what she wanted and stopped waking up for it. You could just take it away completely and instead of giving her milk maybe a cuddle to calm her down

good luck

Answer 13

Give him a sippy cup that he can do himself full of water (only water) that's how i weened my son when he was one, he drank out of the sippy cup for a few months then he lost interest in waking up during the night completely as he wasn't getting anything out of it!

Answer 14

Warm milk before he goes to bed.

Answer 15

hi

Don't let him sleep in the day time, for long hours. he will be tired and will try to get full sleep in the night times.

If this does't work, let me knw.



cheers........

MSR.

Answer 16

this is actually normal but one thing u can do is to give him proper dinner n milk before going to bed.

Answer 17

well if you have gr8 knockers,id probly want sum 3 times a night to......

Answer 18

my goodness me. just keep feeding him

Answer 19

this is normal. thats wat babies do at night, just wait until he grows uP!