how many hours should a 1 year old go without food during the night?

Question

mine wake up after 7 or 8 hours, is that ok?

Answer 1

My 13 month old still wakes to nurse once around 3 AM. But if yours sleeps through let them sleep. It is not uncommon for a toddler to wake for comfort but most can go through without actually eating.

Answer 2

It should be. It really depends more on how much they eat, what they eat, and on the child himself.

I think a one-year-old should be able to sleep eight to ten hours at night, and have maybe twelve hours between dinner and breakfast.

I definately don't think your kids need to be purposely getting up to eat sooner, or to break up the seven to eight hours they get of sleep (or they go between dinner and breakfast). If they aren't waking up, that probably means they aren't hungry.

Keep in mind, they don't awaken at night anymore for middle of the night feedings because they are getting more full and feel full longer than before. This can be the case early on with formula (the newborn will wake up every few hours, but a four month old could be down to one or two middle of the night feedings a night.) It's especially the case after they're on solids, though, because they get more full from them. The more full and satisfied they are, the longer they'll be able to go without needing to eat again.

Gabby's advice will produce children who do not know how to read the signs their own bodies give them about whether they are hungry or not, and may lead to children who eat out of habit or boredom later rather than actual hunger. Feeding kids every four to six hours could cause negative health effects due to the lack of a full nights sleep -- which they are not getting if you wake them up several times a night -- and constantly shoving food in their mouths.

Answer 3

Most children at the age of 1 year old would have three meals a day snacks inbetween and a cup or bottle of milk after dinner. They do not need to be feed through the night and if you are feeding them this may be the reason that they are still waking through the night. Ask your doctor, but most would say that aroung 9 months kids do not need to be feed through the night

Answer 4

If they stay asleep all night, don't wake them up. But if the child gets up in the middle of the night and is hungry, it's ok to feed them. Usually they are sleeping through the night at one year old.

Answer 5

Your lil guy should def be able to sleep all night by now. My one and two year old were sleeping all night by 7 weeks. If they did wake up id give um a bottle. If you dont have to wake them up dont. You need to get as much rest as possible.

Answer 6

i believe a 1 year old is easily able to go through the night with no food... but my son.. now 2 and 1/2 years.. continued to breast feed 2 hourly...and i eventually did a controlled crying regime so he wasn't relying on me to get back to sleep..
my 9 month old is still up 1 or2 in the night..

Answer 7

My three girls all slept 12 hours straight at 6-8 weeks, and now my 8 week old son does too-but it is harder to get them to sleep early in the summertime I admit. Good luck!

Answer 8

my son is 1 yr and 4 mo. he eats with us at about 5 or 6.. ( dinner ) has a light snack before 9:00 and about 9:30 i lye hijm down with a bottle and he is good till about 9:00 the next morning...when he wakes up...

Answer 9

They can last 12 hours at least. All those lucky mums with babies who slept all night never worried about food! Get some sleep while you can girl!

Answer 10

My 1 year old eats dinner with us at around 6ish and has a bottle before bedtime (around 8) and he is good till the next morning around 7ish