My daughter usually goes to sleep around 10:00 at night and has a glass of milk as she is laying down. That is another thing, how do i get her to not drink right before she goes to bed so i can start potty training her? She will then wake up at 4:00 in the morning and want juice. She will cry for a long time and really loud if i don't get her something to drink.. What do I do?? I am afraid that if i don't give her milk right before she goes to bed, she won't go to sleep and then at 4:00a.m. she will stay awake if i don't get her some juice. I think I remember hearing some where that if I gradually decrease the amount fluids I give her before she goes to bed then she will eventually get down to nothing to drink...Is this right?? Please help me.. I am so anctious to get her potty trained too..
2007-02-06 08:45:47 · 10 answers · asked by mjp4_28_05 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Her tummy needs to be retrained. It will probably only take a few nights. The only thing you can do is go cold turkey and deal with a few very hard nights. You can give her milk right before bedtime but her teeth need to be brushed afterwards. After 6 months of age there is no nutritional need for nightime feedings.
2007-02-06 08:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You will need to retrain your daughter.
There should be no milk at bedtime unless she brushes her teeth afterwards. The acids from the milk will damage her teeth otherwise. A small cup (sippy cup) of water beside the bed for a dry throat is fine but no juice - same problem as the milk - too many sugars and acids can cause trouble with the teeth.
At 21 months your daughter should be sleeping 8-10 hours straight, not barely 6. I suggest consulting your pediatrician if you can't get your daughter retrained to a longer sleep session.
When it came to potty training...questions you need to ask. Is she dry all night? Does she show any interest in a potty chair? If the answer(s) are no then she is not ready for training. To start training I waited until my child showed an interest then took them shopping for special "big boy" panties. Let them pick their favorite character and explained that that character didn't like getting wet/dirty. Then we went from there.
Will say that my kids were not allowed liquids after 7pm but then I had one child who was a bed wetter and his evening fluid intake was restricted to help him manage to stay dry. Had to limit the other children as well so the one didn't feel punished for something beyond his control.
2007-02-06 18:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by LJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would cut out the the milk at night. Give her a drink before she goes to bed and make her put the cup in the fridge, sink or dishwasher when she is done. When she wakes up at 4am go in there and reasure her and tell her no more juice and go back night night and walk out. She will protest because it is routine but in a few days she will get it.
She is only 21 months old and little young to potty train. They usually on there own will be dry at night when there body is ready for it. She might be to young to be able to control her bladder etc.
Good Luck
2007-02-06 16:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by schell_75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, we just went thorugh this with our 2 1/2 year old. In our old home he was in our room so I gave him water at bedtime and then in the middle of the night when he would wake up. There is no easy way to break this habit. You HAVE to stop giving her milk when she goes to bed. Let her drink a small amount before she goes to bed and then nothing! It is so hard to listen to them scream, but she will get the point. It will get WORSE before getting better too! WAY WORSE! Our son now knows there is no cup in bed and if he gets up at night there is no drink. It took 1 week of him SCREAMING for an hour before he would get back in bed and 2 weeks before he would stop screaming for 2 hours at like 4:00 in the morning!!! Just go in her room, put her back in her bed and let her know that there is no more juice until morning because she is a big girl. Give her some love and let her know how proud you are of her for sleeping so long. It is hard and no fun, but he now sleeps through the night and it is very nice. He is dry in the morning so potty training is in our near future! I also let him put a cup of juice in the refrigerator before he goes to bed and so in the morning he knows it is waiting for him.
Good Luck. Be strong, be patient, be LOVING! You have some long, testing nights ahead of you, but it would be eaiser now than if you wait as long as we did! We just thought it would be so simple. Our oldest never cared about stuff like that. If you took her cup away she just accepted it and moved on! LOL!
If you ever need to talk emal me. ryanandtracie2005
2007-02-06 17:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by Tracie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know kids are different but even i wake up in the night for some water, my throat is just too dry. Try putting a cool mist humidifier in her room.
You have a good idea already by reducing the amount you give her. My son did the same thing, what seemed like forever! Eventually he grew out of it and sleeps all night long unless he has a little cold or just isn't feeling well.
2007-02-06 16:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by Curious J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't they tell you not to give a kid anything with sugar right before and also during sleep time? Rotting teeth?
Your post sounds so strange to me.
So many young people are diabetic and fat, aren't you setting her up for something like this later in life?
Stop with all the sugar, already.
I would think my main concern as a parent would be to raise a good and happy and healthy kid.
Isn't 10pm too late for a 2 year old to be put to bed?
Explain all this to her doctor, why don't you.
2007-02-06 17:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by goldengrain 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Crying it out.
First night, let her cry for 5 minutes and then bring her her juice, second night 10 minutes, then 15 and so one until she get's bored waiting.
To stop the bed-time drink.....maybe have her brush her teeth and say no drinks after brushing teeth?
Either that or change her bed time routine to eliminate the drink.
2007-02-06 22:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by babypocket2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in addition to these great answers you have already received try adding a humidifier in the room. If it's really dry in her room her mouth might be getting dry.
2007-02-06 17:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by justcurious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when she cries at night give her water. keep it right by her so she can see it when she wakes up. i wake up in the middle of the night thirsty too.
2007-02-06 16:54:16 · answer #9 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would fill a small tippy with ice when i went to bed, if she needed a sip of water i left it by her bed. i but the tippy in an insulated sleeve............ it was ice cold
2007-02-06 16:56:38 · answer #10 · answered by tammer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋