2006-08-24 00:55:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I am a mother of 5.And your baby will give it up when he/she is ready.Give the baby til he/she is two.Or try a sippy cup at night.At 16 months they really don't understand why they cant have the bottle.Don't worry it will stop when the baby is ready.
2006-08-24 01:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would stop the snacks in the afternoon, ensure he has a full dinner (solids!!! not just milk), and then ignore the pleas for a couple of nights (that is the hardest part). Explain him at dinner that there will be no more night bottles.
When he will wake up, you will have to go in, see that he is all right, re-assure him, tell him that it isn't time for food and he is a big boy now, and he does not need anymore night feedings.. then leave the room. YOu will probably be a wreck by morning, but keep it up for 2 nights, and it will be a new learned behavious: sleep at night.
2006-08-24 01:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by OneLilithHidesAnother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they really wanting a bottle or do they want a cuddle? If your sure there hungry then you need to up what they eat during the day with extra snacks (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, tea). Do they have lots of sleeps during the day? I know it's difficult to keep a baby awake if there sleepy but try to cut them down a bit. Just gonna be a bit of trial and error - I'm sure you've probably tried a lot anyway. Good luck.
2006-08-24 01:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by aza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with fayee. I had a sippy cup with water or fennel tea ready for him next to his bed. (The pediatrician said milk or juice in the middle of the night at that age can give him cavities.) When he cried, I would show him where the sippy cup was and after 2-3 weeks, he started looking for the sippy cup himself (although not always). Now at 2, he doesn't ask for anytingh to drink in the middle of the night anymore.
2006-08-24 01:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by TrueSoul 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first off do not listen to mustang lady you have to go to them there to young to understand why your not i have three children and they will stop on there own I suggest giving a tippy cup alot more during the day tell them big boys/girls drink from big boy/girl cups and sooner or later he/she will learn and they wont need a bottle so much in the middle of the night just have patience but do comfort them at night dont let them set there and cry there selfs to sleep
2006-08-24 01:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not let your baby cry for ages in the hope they will sleep..... but don't give them what they want either...
If bub wakes in the night change the nappy, give bub a bottle with only water in it and if they reject the bottle then just put bub in the ot and pat bub off to sleep....
repeat as required...
Bub leearns that milk is no long er on offer through the night...
bub's need for a lean dry nappy is looked after
and
you are still attending to your child but on your terms instead of theirs...
2006-08-24 01:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,u must have spoiled your baby ,i had that same problem,what u should do is start puting him or her to sleep later then u do now, and make sure you change your baby ,if your child needs it in the middle of the night,also start talking to your child telling your baby something like no more bottle ok
2006-08-24 01:01:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will be hard to do, but you must stop it completely. Do not even go to the baby. Let them cry themselves to sleep. This child still has the"need" to have comfort to fall back to sleep and doesn't know how to do this yet!!!
2006-08-24 00:59:30 · answer #8 · answered by mustanglady 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to change babies sleep pattern. Work on nap time and babies go to bed time. Baby will adjust to your pattern. This will mean more awake time during the day
2006-08-24 00:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by Mit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋