how do I get my 26 month old to sleep through the night without wanting milk?

Answer 1

My daughter was like this... it was because i allowed her to go to bed with a bottle... I weaned her by giving her water instead. Yes she did whine and complain some but for bed time I gave her a couple of pieces of home cooked bread (with lots of fibre in it that takes longer to digest) and some skim milk... then after she was asleep I'd put a bottle of water in her crib . when she woke up looking for it and tasted it she'd cry some but I let her. There HAS to come a time when you STOP this or you will be enslaved for years.

First thing in the morning before you go in and wake her is prepare food for her to eat and ifshe isnt potty trained you just pop her on the potty and give her her food... and LISTEN hard, the minute she pottys, just praise her senseless ... it wont take long before she figures out two things at once... she can live through the night on water and that she is a big girl and can go potty all by herself and get out of diapers, (yahoooooooo)

Answer 2

With my kids I always, feed them a bowl of cream a wheat, with butter milk and sugar and a warm bath that always knocked them out also having the same bedtime routine every night helps because they know what they are going to do and I don't know what time or for how long the naps are lasting but I would keep naps before two, no caffine and try bed at nine or ten to start with that way you know there tired, I haven't tried it but that soothing bedtime wash and lotion may help.

Good Luck

Answer 3

She should not be eating at all at night by this age. Have her drink milk before she goes to sleep. And if she wakes up in the middle of the night, just don't talk to her or play with her, if you do, she will think that it's ok to be up at night. It will probably take her a few days to adjust, but try it, and don't give in of talikng to her.

Answer 4

I believe your soreness. I would not have an reply however my daughter began to sleep through the night time as a youngster after which round two she began waking up within the center of the night time, proper round while I was once simply attending to sleep. She is 4 now and unfortunately nonetheless wakes up round nighttime in need of a drink n a cuddle...If you discover a method to holiday your daughter please allow me recognize lol

Answer 5

Stop giving it to him in the middle of the night. If he wakes up, soothe him. Talk low, keep lights low, don't let him get up and move around either. After a few nights of not getting the milk, he should stop waking for it.

Answer 6

I would say that the easiest way to wean a baby from milk during the middle of the night is quit giving it to her/him. Sounds hard, but what i do with my little one is that he gets his cup of milk before bed. when i lay him down he has a cup of water. the frist few nights he was angry and threw the cup out of his bed, but when he realized no one was going to go pick it up and give it back with milk in it- he conceded.

I mainly took it away because of the amount of ear infections he was getting. They had to put tubes in his ears because he was getting them so frequently. One of the things the dr told me is that when babies sleep with milk, it can pool up inside and cause ear infections, it also ruins their teeth.

He hasnt had a bottle since the day he turned one, so getting rid of the milk in the cup wasnt that hard. just keep watering down his/her milk until its straight water...

Answer 7

OK, I've 3 of my own and this is what worked for one of them. I know at this point, you're probably willing to try anything! lol
Start using skim milk for a few nights...when they're used to that....dilute it with water. When they're used to that, make it water only. Pretty soon, they shouldn't want it at all. (Don't get me wrong, they may fuss about it, but don't give in, tell'em...this is all we have)
Good luck to ya!!!

Answer 8

it is just a bad habit
feed before bed and then let him/her cry to sleep
a week of tears and he/she will have learned a new habit. Habit on how to put her/himself to sleep.
it is worth the week of noise to be able to sleep the night through.
be consistent - that is the key in all parenting

Answer 9

maybe water it down slowly and then before u know it he will be drinking water at night and not milk or he wont like the taste of the watered down milk and not want it, good lukc

Answer 10

--We actually utilized the wine method. Since my wife was still feeding off the reast at that point it became a lot easier to just give my wife a little wine or malibu rum before she fed her and boom, we had to check to make sure she was still breathing she slept so soundly.