how do i wean my baby off night feeds? help?

Question

my baby is 20 months, he has bottle for etc, goes to sleep at 10pm then wakes at 4pm for bottle, then wakes at 8 for another. how would i be able to stop his night feeds and his bottle overall.

Answer 1

He should not only be weaned at night but off the bottle period. If he is fed 3 times a day with an assortment of cereals, veggies, fruits and soft meats, with two or three little snacks, and 3 to 4 cups of milk, this should be plenty. If he isn`t getting enough food, he is making the difference up by taking the bottle. The best thing is to never start giving him sweets until he is older to get him to eat regular food. Decrease the milk, and put it into a cute sippy cup with a valve to prevent spilling. Increase the food intake as you decrease the milk. Let him help you select the cups. He is old enough to understand. He can take the cup to bed with water in it for comfort since it will not spill.

Answer 2

Give him a warm water bottle during the night. He won't like it as much but he will probably still go back to sleep. If he realizes that that's all he's going to get at night, he will probably stop waking up. Or you could try just cuddling him and not offering a bottle because at this point he needs to be learning to self soothe and not call on you all the time.

Maybe you should think about weening from the bottle alltogether, he is nearing 2 years old and having a bottle much longer can damage his oral health.

Answer 3

This worked for my daughter when she was a baby. Just mix some baby cereal in the bottle before you put your baby down to bed for the night and I'm sure you will notice a change, the baby cereal will be more filling then just liquid. Good luck!!!!
I didn't realize your baby was 20 months old..... you need to feed your baby well throughout the day and take your baby off the bottle all together if your baby wakes up during the night it could be for other reasons try taking your baby to the doctor.

Answer 4

20 months is way too old to be needing night feedings! and get rid of that bottle! This is going to be a lot harder for you because you waited so long. When i weaned my son off the night feeding i put less and less milk in his bottle. Then you have to let him cry it out. It is only the habit of a bottle. He is not hungry. He has to learn how to get himself back to sleep without a bottle. I would assume he is up for th eday at 8? so try giving him a sippy cup at breakfast. (I am so anti-bottle because my little sister had to have all four front teeth pulled when she little because she had a bottle till she was two. I'm sure that is not a fun visit to th edentist.

Answer 5

My son became off evening feeds at some months previous on the most. He basically all started napping an more desirable hour each and every evening or 2 until eventually it went into all evening. Do you feed your toddler correct previously he is going to sleep? My son receives a bottle previously mattress. and perchance giving your toddler solids somewhat later interior the day can help you out as well. and how early does he bypass to mattress? The 3am feeding probable isn't mandatory. My son did awaken round 6-7am for a feeding for a lengthy time period, then he'd bypass decrease back to sleep. He would not try this now yet he's eighteen months now lol.

Answer 6

I can't believe you have a 20 month old who is still on the bottle and waking every 4 hours during the night. Just put a stop to it. Give him some cereal in milk at bedtime and then teach him to drink from a cup.

Answer 7

Try giving a soothing snack, that isn't sweet just before bedtime like oatmeal and raisins. Crackers and a piece of cheese. (no juice). Make another routine for him before going to bed. We read a book, brushed teeth, said goodnight to the rooms of the house and said prayers. A non-spill sippy cup with water in it in the crib with him can be offered. If you do offer it, make it part of the routine. To have him pick the cup and put it into his bed where he wants. Keep another one somewhere you can reach without the lights being turned on. All routines will take time to learn so be prepared to commit to this not working for at least 3 days. Don't give up, it will work!
Have you read any literature on baby bottle tooth decay? That should rightfully scare any parent into committing to no night time feeding and no pacifiers.

Answer 8

Try feeding him more food during the day and smaller bottles. Also try giving him oatmeal around 7 pm in the evening and his bottle before bed it may take a few weeks but he will eventually sleep through the night. It sounds like habit to me and needs to realize that mom isn't running every time you cry! Good luck!

Answer 9

At 6 months I decide my baby didn't need to feed in the night.... it worked right away (there has been the odd night since that I gave-in) You're dealing with a much older baby... at this point it's habit... all you can do is cut him cold turkey... it'll be a rough night. If he is using a spill-proof sippy cup, leave him with a cup full of water... if he's thirsty he can drink that at night.

Answer 10

This is something you should have done months ago. When your 20 month old wakes up in the middle of the night go in and give him his pacifier and let him cry it out till he goes to sleep I mean don't let him scream for an hour but 30 mins is good sometimes an hour is good. But don't let him scream for over an hour.