MY 19 MONTH OLD BABY AS RECENTLY STARTED WAKING IN THE NIGHT FOR A BOTTLE, AND SHE WONT REST TILL SHE AS ONE, SHE AS PLENTY OF EXCERCISE THROUGH THE DAY AND EATS EXTREMELY WELL, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THIS IS OR AS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING??
2007-08-09 05:35:10 · 15 answers · asked by norton152 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
she drinks from a proper cup in the day not even a sippy and she eats on her own to its only in the night she wants her bottle!!!
2007-08-09 06:48:55 · update #1
My son is 15 mos. old and occasionally goes through the same thing. She is likely going through a growth spurt. They will generally eat and/or sleep more during this time.
2007-08-09 05:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Proud Mommy 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
First and foremost...19 months old and still drinking from a bottle?? This would be a good time to wean your child. Does she only drink from a bottle or is she using a sippy cup during the day and bottle at night? It isn't a good idea to let her drink or have a bottle in bed anyhow.
I would offer her water in a sippy or big girl cup when she cries for her bottle. Also think that she may be growing. Try giving milk in a SIPPY cup before bedtime or maybe even one of those Nutra Pals drinks or a light snack. This could hold her over till morning. Good Luck!!
2007-08-09 13:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by M M 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
when did u wean her off the breast? she may be missing that if it was recently. or as she is getting older she has begun to feel the need for reassuarance if there are changes going on in her life. the bottle represents emotional security, its not that she is hungry.
give her a sip of water from her cup, tell her that she does not need a bottle at night and be firm about it without getting the least worked up. it will stop in about 2 days.
WARNING: be prepared for 2 sleeeeeeeeeeeepless nights, tantrums and screams.
2007-08-10 08:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by kiki68 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is awsome that your daughter already drinks from a regular cup. It is perfectly normal for her to want the bottle my daughter does it to. Its a comfort thing, I would only put water in there tho because the milk or juice sitting on her teeth could ruin them! As long as shes not on it when shes like 2 or 3 then i dont see a problem. She will let go of it when shes ready, not when you are
2007-08-09 16:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Marie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
my daughter is 17 months. and she used to wake up during the night once or even twice for a cup. i strongly suggest not to give in and make a bottle for her. console her and try to get her to fall back asleep. it will take a few rough nights but she'll be back on schedule. you have to be firm and not give it because it will confuse her and make it harder for her the next time you try to take the bottle away. my daughter used to wake up and i would go make a cup because i didn't want her to be too thirsty. and i thought to myself that she's a big girl and she doesn't need it. so when she would wake up i would put her back laying down and she would eventually fall back asleep. she's doing fine now and sleeps through the night. good luck. :)
2007-08-09 14:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by Kim Loan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She is testing you, and winning.
Only give her water when she wakes in the night, and only in a sippy cup, console her, and let her fall back asleep. Soon she will stop asking for a bottle.
2007-08-09 12:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Renee B 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Mine did the same thing. Keep in mind she is only 19months. Not 3 or 4. Since this has just started I would not say it is a habit you need to break I would say that she has started growing again and are hungry. She is so hungry it wakes her up and it is not o.k. till she eats. This will pass as the growing spurt goes. So just allow her to eat at that time and it will pass. And don't worry this is perfectly normal!
2007-08-09 12:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by jhg 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
my son started waking in the night so i started giving him supper earlier in the night then his milk just before bed. that seemed to work for him. he is only 14months. also just offer water at night if ur baby wont settle they soon realise thats all there going to get.and they soon stop wanting it. good luck.
2007-08-13 07:20:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3,5 years and until he was around 3 he wanted his bottle (s) at night. I did try to dilute milk, put water instead and finally give up: i needed to have a clear head at work and after few hours of screaming in the middle of the night it wasn't possible. so... let say: instead of me giving up i let nature to take it course. somebody may not agree with me but it worked for me and my little one
2007-08-09 12:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Everona97 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just a habit. She does not need the bottle in the night but wakes because she gets it. You need to be tough and not give it to her. A couple of nights without getting it and the habit will be broke. It might be tough but well worth a few nights of tears........for a good nights sleep in the end!
2007-08-09 12:39:51 · answer #10 · answered by Oh me oh my...♥ 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋