he also wakes several times at night for the milk he is now 13 months old, can anyone help?
2007-03-27 21:45:24 · 12 answers · asked by nobby 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
A 13 month old baby should not wake up at night for feeds. I've read that if the abby is waking up at the same times at night its more of a habit than hunger. A 13 month old should be able to go all night without nursing. To stop his habit try to give him a bottle of water than breastfeeding. My daughter also breastfeeds to sleep but isn't it easier this way. She doesn't wake up at night though. Well I assume you are giving him solids three times a day by now because they ned that nutrition also. Try to make his solid feed for night a bit later. Also try to not feed him when he gets up in the middle of the night. Water does great. Nursing a baby at night will spoil his teeth and irritate his gums because breastmilk is sweet. You don't want to harm his teeth. isn't it?
2007-03-28 00:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shanu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure he has a good feed at 11pm and then if he wakes in the night offer him a drink of water or try to get him to sleep using another method - rocking, cuddling etc. It might be good to give him a bottle of expressed milk before bed rather than breastfeeding - he may just be sucking for comfort. You can always use a soother/pacifier to help satisfy the sucking desire but don't let him fall asleep with it as he'll just wake up and cry looking for it.
Both Tracy Hogg and Gina Ford have good advice on this topic. Try Google or Amazon for their web sites / books.
Good luck.
2007-03-28 04:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by britishchippy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At 13 months you should have whole milk for him and be eating other foods. So make sure he is getting whole milk or soy and food and then let him nurse at night.
Separation anxiety could be a role, also testing the waters to see what he could get away with. Also another one could be simply being thirsty. Try having your husband get up and feed him some water that you keep by the bed to see if that may help. Also keep your bed time routine very consistent. Time sequence everything. Also try holding and snuggling with him a while before bedtime to let him know you are there and it is okay.
2007-04-05 02:39:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kari K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not breastfeeding mommy's can become a pacifier. I did with number 3and 4. Think I would of know better with number 4. Anyway try putting your son to bed without him being asleep. At his age he shouldn't be waking up. Time for a bedtime ritual and letting him cry it out. It is very hard to do this but it works. Each night the crying should be less . I had to do this with all four of mine. I had to have sleep to be able to take care of them properly.
2007-03-28 07:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by norielorie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Does he take a pacifier? You can try to get him to stop comfort nursing by replacing breast with pacifier little by little- start out nursing him and then stop him after a few minutes and put the paci in his mouth, and each time you do this decrease the amount of time that you nurse him until all he needs is the paci.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
2007-04-04 19:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well is normal for every child at that age, all you have to do is to look for good baby food to help you get some rest and look flesh too.
Any time he wake up for food in the night give to him and make sure he eat fine and good bath at 7pm before he go to bed and same in the morning. good luck.
2007-04-04 10:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try formula feeding him at night before putting him to bed this will help to fill him and he should sleep longer. I had to do this with one of my children because he would wake up every 2 hours to breastfeed.
2007-04-04 10:47:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
we had that problem with our first son. we used a method called Baby Wise...it a book. and it worked wonders...I took the idea and went almost all the way with it. you get your baby in the pattern of Eat...Stay awake...Go to sleep. That way they are putting themselfs to sleep....It will take a few days but it will work...my email is Knight_Janette@yahoo.com if you want to chat.
good luck and god bless
2007-04-04 15:36:41 · answer #8 · answered by knight_janette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i breastfed my son till 27mths cos that was the only way i could get him to sleep, ive got 4 kids and no advice for you, my kids have drained me and im just like a zombie now, there is nothing i could tell u about putting kids to sleep , my kids r shockers
2007-03-28 04:58:57 · answer #9 · answered by ROCKMUM LOVES BOWIE 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its time to let him cry it out!!!!! put him to bed full let him cry 5 minutes go check on him if still crying comfort without picking him up then leave. wait 10 minutes then go comfort again everytime add 5 minutes, should work as long as you dont give in
2007-04-03 11:13:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋