I have a 18 month old daughter who still wants a bottle in the night Any suggestions on how to deal with this?

Question

My daughter goes to bed around 6:30-7:00 o'clock and wakes generally around 6 am. She is usually asking for the bottle around 12:30 or so.

Answer 1

Pick a night when you can be awake. Put her to bed without the bottle. When she wakes and wants one just hold her, change her etc. give her a drink out of the sippy cup. YOu can either put her to bed without a bottle and with the cup or with nothing at all. She will cry herself to sleep, but will be broken of the bottle. I did this with both kids. The first I gave a sippy during nap and she never had a bottle again, the second I gave no bottle or cup for bedtime and never had a bottle again. And once you do break from bottle, throw them out, do not keep them around. Same with pacifiers.

Answer 2

Not for sure if the problem is with the fact of her waking up and wanting something, or if its the bottle. If it's a problem with the bottle being an issue,we had the same problem!! My daughter was fine without a bottle all day, but at night, she refused to go to sleep or sleep without her baba. We actually found a cup from Nuby that's called the sport sipper. It's a cup, but the sippy part of it sticks up, resembling a bottle to the little ones. She was really excited and wanted her cup (which she only gets at night time), but I made her help me throw the bottles away before she got it. So we use any cup during the day and then the sport sippy at night.
If your concern is over her getting up at night, 6:30 seems awfully early to be going to bed. She's probably getting hungry during the night and needs something to get through. Unless she's absolutely exhausted and unbearable, you might try holding her out until around 8:00 or so. That's still 10hrs of sleep and if she takes a nap during the day, she's getting plenty of sleep that way. That way she's up a little longer and you can give her some milk and graham crackers or a little snack about 15-30 mins before bed to help fill up her tummy.

Answer 3

I have a 13 month old that I just got off the bottle because I am about to have another baby and I figured it would be easier to get her off now before there's another baby in the house with a bottle. What worked for me was slowly lessing the amount of fluid in the bottle when given. My daughter was used to 5-6 oz. at night so for 3-4 days i gave her 5 oz....then droped it to 3-4oz for 3-4 days...and so on and so on. After she had one ounce for 3-4 days I started putting just enough to fill the nipple...and then i put an empty bottle in there (which i know its not good for them to suck on the air but its the only thing i could do) She cried for a few minutes once their was nothing in it but she stoped after a couple of nights.

I also give my daughter 2-3 oz of baby cereal or outmeal at night before bed it helps to fill her tummy. She goes to bed around 8 or 8:30 and dosnt wake untill 9-9:30.

Good luck!

Answer 4

During the day have a discussion with her. Tell her she is a big girl now and not a baby. Tell her you will be throwing all the bottles away.....or better yet, giving them to a baby who needs them (you can set this up with another mother who has a baby or simply drop them off at goodwill or a donation bin) because she doesn't need them any more. Then, tell her now that she is a big girl, you will be going to go to the store and let her buy her own big girl cups. You can get sippy cups, cups with straws, or even regular cups. But let her pick. Think of how many she can pick (one special one, three, five, etc.....) and tell her that. Do get rid of all the bottles. She will cry. When she wakes up and wants her bottle, remind her that she now has her special big girl cup because she is a big girl. Again, she will cry and you will lose a lot of sleep at first (maybe). But don't act angry, and don't act sad. Act matter of fact, firm, and loving. Don't give in.



If you don't like the above answer then you can simply switch to water bottles only. Anything else is terrible for her teeth. She'll probably complain about this at first, but she will get over it if you are firm. What is the worst that will happen? She'll go to the first day of kindergarden with a water bottle, get teased, & she may or may not need braces (which she may or may not need anyway). She won't be going to the prom with her water bottle (or is she does, who cares).

Answer 5

I have been here- with my first baby. Start putting water in the bottle for her instead of milk. This will piss her off for 2 days (get ready for some tantrums), but on the third day she'll be fine. It's best not to talk to her, or she will get used to being soothed by you in the middle of the night. This is all about her learning to wake up at night and being able to sooth herself back to sleep. (A pretty important skill for her)
An 18 month-old baby gets enough food and drink during the day, so you are right to want to stop this feeding. With my second child, I did this at 7 months, when he was eating big meals with the family. He adjusted in just 2 days. Good luck. Hope you are sleeping soon.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Don't give her one. Break her habit now. Give her a pacifier if you must, but no bottle. My friend still gets up with her 2 year old 3 times a night to give hers a bottle of milk. It's ridiculous. Don't baby her in this way, and she'll learn to sleep without having the bottle. You'll have a few sleepless nights, but it's worth not having that crutch.

Answer 8

try a later bed time say 8pm. 6:30 is way to early. give her a cup and throw the bottles away it will be a fight but oh well get rid of it now before your child is 4 and still has a bottle

Answer 9

Throw all the bottles away and give her a cup. 18 months is past the age where bottles should be in the house anyway. Why do you put her to bed so early? Try to make her bedtime later and maybe she'll sleep through.

Answer 10

Hi! IMO your daughter is still a baby. Let her keep her bottle. You don't mention why you would want to take it away. It seems to me to be a harmless habit. Why add unnecessary grief to both your lives? I guarantee that by the time she's ready to get married, she'll have dropped the bottle habit! Not to worry!
I suggest you speak to your pediatrician for his/her opinion.
If you're concerned about the milk, slowly water it down.
I know lots of adults that occasionally turn to food [midnight food breaks, anyone?] for comfort especially before bed. Unless a habit is harmful, why stress about it.
To everything there is a season ... and each of us has his/her time spans and seasons.