my 9 month old is still getting up 2-3 times a night for bottles. i am getting tired. please help me.
2006-09-20 05:06:53 · 17 answers · asked by rayray 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Many people suggest the rice cereal thing. I actually totally, respectfully disagree. I think that you have to make sure your baby is getting enough during the day to not require it at night (sets up their metabolism for a longer stretch at night). Like everything else, we have to teach our babies how to sleep.
With mine, who were not pacifier babies, I would try the pacifier, to get them used to not eating at night. I was a breastfeeder, so sometimes my husband would go in and settle the baby back in, so they didn't see me, smell me and think milk.
I would also suggest taking a weekend night and letting the baby cry it out. 2-3 times is a lot. At this point perhaps he or she is waking up more out of habit than hunger.
When my daughter was 4 mos, we got home from a trip late at night (1 am) and she woke up. She then started waking up at 1 am every night. She had previously slept throught the night for about 2 mos. So, she didn't cry to eat, but played. Eventually, if I left her alone, she went back to sleep, and finally quit waking up at all.
If the baby starts to cry, just see where it goes. Try soothing and good luck to you.
2006-09-22 16:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by Beth M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did this for awhile. I would get up right away and make her a bottle. Then I just stopped. She would wake up and cry a little bit, but then go right back to sleep. Try letting her cry for a bit. After a couple of nights she will hopefully stop getting up at all during the night. Good Luck!
2006-09-20 06:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by rylies.mommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What to expect the first year has a good way to wean night bottles. You could start slowly replacing it with water so that baby loses the taste for it. Most research shows that if a baby is waking for a night feeding though, it's not really safe to wean them of it until 12 months, My daughter stopped night feeding on her own around 3 months though, so I don't see a problem with it. Baby is waking more out of habit than hunger now if you ask me. Good luck!
2006-09-20 05:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should try feeding her more solid foods at dinner time. Baby cereal...oatmeal...things that will fill her up and last through the night. It is not rare for a 9 month old to get up in the middle of the night and ask for milk. I've gone through that myself. But trust me, feeding her a little bit more solids will do the trick..good luck!!
2006-09-20 07:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are able to desire to suck it up and supply up determining on her up. She has discovered that the louder she cries, you will come. i'm specific considering you share a room this makes it worse. i could pass them into a similar room. Spend some week getting her to sleep earlier you place your 3 12 months old to mattress. do no longer enable her doze off on the bottle...great no no...I made this blunders the 1st time around. Lay her down and then bypass away the room. She'll cry....wait approximately ten mintues...if she continues to be crying bypass in and lay her backpedal..do no longer take her out of the crib. maximum probably she would be waiting to combat this and bounce impressive back up, bypass away besides. additionally, do no longer turn on the lighting fixtures...get a night easy in there in case you do no longer already. Wait yet another ten...comparable component...do no longer eliminate her from the crib. this could be an onerous night for you the two, yet no person is going to die over it. shop this up and since the week is going on it gets extra constructive. you would be able to could desire to have the three 12 months old camp out on your room in a snoozing bag until you get the toddler snoozing interior the path of the night. do no longer enable her sleep on your mattress inspite of the incontrovertible fact that until you intend on fixing a clean difficulty with your 3 12 months old next week! additionally, you prefer a consist nap schedule and mattress time recurring. We use to furnish them a tub, study a narrative, bottle and mattress. do no longer enable her doze off on the bottle or rocking to sleep.
2016-10-17 08:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you know that she has had her full feed before she goes to bed, at one of the times she wakes in the night instead of formula give her warm water. She will soon stop waking for that feed. This is not being funny either, many people I know have tried it and it works!
2006-09-23 15:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by DownAndOut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll just have to wait until she gets older & she's ready to let go of the bottle. You can try giving her a warm bath at night with Johnson & Johnson's Bedtime Bath. It comes in a lavender container.
2006-09-20 05:09:05 · answer #7 · answered by Mary 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When my kids did this...I would put water instead of warm milk in their bottle...it wasn't what they wanted...and after a few nights of that, they just stopped waking up.
2006-09-20 05:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with every night bottle, water it down more and more. And also try letting her fuss for awhile. Don't get up to feed her right away.She should be sleeping all night by now.
2006-09-20 05:51:57 · answer #9 · answered by smlymartinez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good idea would be giving her milk and also putting rice cereal inside the bottle that will make her be more full.Since the milk will be more thicker,she will be more full
2006-09-20 05:16:10 · answer #10 · answered by Alexandria 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋