My daughter is 15 months and still wakes up twice for a bottle at night as if she were 6 months old. She is too old for her bottle and I need to take it from her. How do I do this is if she still wakes up hungry for one? - I also feed her right before bed so her tummy will be full- Please help
2006-12-28 11:25:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Just don't GIVE her the bottle to begin with. When she wakes up go in put her back down. You might want to start increasing her feeding before bed, and during the day as well.
2006-12-28 11:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 15 month old should not be waking up to eat at night anymore. She is probably waking up because she expects to eat and is used to it. Try feeding her more during the day and slowly wean her at night, so it is not traumatic. Skip the first feeding she might cry but give her a pacifier and rock her instead. After that feeding is successfully stopped do the next the same way. She should be sleeping through the night and you all will get some much needed good night sleep. Hope this helps.
2006-12-28 12:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by cliffhanger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had the same problem with our son, except we took the bottle away when he turned a year old. His issue was waking up in the middle of the night being thirsty or hungry (out of habit).
It took a short time, but with persistance it paid off: If my son woke in the middle of the night, we'd go in and check his diaper and change him if we needed to. We'd have a sippy cup of water by his bed so he could reach it if he were thirsty in the middle of the night. When he asked for food we'd say no, it's time to go back to sleep, and we'd tuck him back in. Just make sure your daughter has a snack before bedtime, and she'll honestly be okay until breakfast the next morning. The tough part will be tossing the bottles out.
Good luck!
2006-12-28 11:39:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had my daughter broke from her bottle for a little over a month now and almost every night she will wake up at least once and i just rock her back to sleep and cuddle with her until she is back to sleep......my daughter used to wake up in the middle of the night for a bottle and would not go back to sleep without her bottle but since she has been completely off of the bottle she will go back to sleep when I rock and cuddle with her
2006-12-29 17:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by kierstensmom102705 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our doctor told us at 12 months, if you haven't gotten the bottle away by 15 months, it will be VERY difficult... but I will try to help you get it away with what we did. Do it during the day-not late at night time to begin with. What I did- it took us 3 days- the weekend. I just got rid of his bottle entirely, and gave him a sippy cup instead. I sat him on my lap and gave him the sippy cup (as I had always sat him on my lap to give him his bottle). Now he would cry for his bottle because he knew the sippy cup wasn't it... but it only lasted a few minutes- maybe a little longer the very first time. Then after that, he would fuss a little less each time, until that third day, he took it with no fuss at all! So don't give in to her- just keep the sippy cup, and she will be hungry enough to take it.
As far as feedings at night, we only do it if he's teething, and doesn't get much throughout the day. Our doctors said to limit feedings of milk to 2-3 per day... so we do one in the morning and one at night... and if he is teething, if he'll take it, I do give him some in the middle of the night.... but normally, he does not get it in the middle of the night- I simply try to put him back to sleep, and that usually works. So try not giving her that night feeding, and putting her back to sleep. And try nothing but sippy cups from now on!
2006-12-28 12:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by m930 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should try feeding you daughter during her bedtime routine, and then give her a pacifier if she wakes up at night. She just needs something to soothe herself at night. You should also get her off the bottle and onto sippy cups - bottles are not good for your baby's developing teeth.
2006-12-28 13:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it sounds harsh but when she wakes up for it, do not give it to her...let her cry...This will probably go on no more than 4 nights and then she will get the hint. She is just wanting the bottle as a comfort...she is too old to be needing one!!!
2006-12-28 11:38:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's not hungry for one its a habit for her, let her cry when she wakes up in the night for a bottle, it will break your heart but a few nights of hell and she will get used to not having it. Just go in her room give her a hug but dont pick her up, lay her back down, tell her its time to go nite nite and then walk away, after a while she will get to tired to cry. Good luck
2006-12-28 11:34:31 · answer #8 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first thing you should do is make all the bottles in your house disappear. then take her to the store and let her pick out a sippy cup that she likes. throughout the day just have it sitting around until she realizes that that is what she has to use if she is thirsty. it's going to be hard at first, but do not give in and buy any more bottles. Patience is a virtue.
2006-12-28 11:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by kacarter2117 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put all the bottles in a grocery bag explain to her that a baby needs them, then give them away or throw them away but get them out of the house, where YOU cannot get them, It will be very difficult couple of nights but after that no problem the longer you wait to do it the harder it will be,
2006-12-28 12:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by melissa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋