If I let my daughter cry it out during the day for a nap do you think she will stop waking up in the middle of

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the night. She wakes up for a bottle 3 times a night and she is almost 1 yr old already! I can't let her cry it out at night because she will keep my son up. I was wondering if I let her cry it out during the day with her naps will it help with the night time.

she only naps 1.5 hr a day (one nap). It's totally out of habit, no matter how tired I make her she still wants the bottles.

Answer 1

I have a night feeder too. She loves to nurse at night. I am weaning her off of the middle of the night bottles/nursings. Just take one out of the equation and set hours that you won't feed her, like from midnight until 3am- then make it 4 am- and so on. I am down to only one feeding now, so it has helped, but it isn't over yet! Good luck!

Answer 2

Wow look at all the experts! (Sarcasm). I for one am not an expert and I have no problem saying so. What I do know is that my baby USED to be like yours. Has he always been like this? Maybe when you lay him down, he has a belly ache. My baby will wake up and cry immediately when she needs to burp or when I lay her down too soon. Sooo, yes. I hold her for at least 30 min to make sure those burps are out and that she's past that REM cycle of sleep. A lot of the problems were me getting anxious. She's doing TONS better now and she's 6 months old. She takes three naps a day every two hours (have to rush to get things done AND spend time with her) and when it's time, I start the routine. It's very small. I start her sound machine and I change her diaper. I then sit in the rocking chair and nurse. They say that nursing or bottle feeding before sleep can cause these issues and I am aware of this myself, however if she's going to nap this way so be it. Maybe find a way to occupy the other children while you're putting this one down. Not sure since I only have one but think of something that will contain their attention until you can leave his room. Once he falls asleep on you, wait. Make sure his tummy is at ease and he has the "dead arm". I always look for the dead arm and see if she stirs if I shift. If those things look good...I lay her down. She will even wake on me if there's a burp in there or if her tummy is unsettled. Maybe see if you need to switch formula? Sounds like it could be the issue. Anyway, be calm and rub his back to get him relaxed. I tried the cry it out method myself for a short period but she wants to be rocked and I learned to just go with it. Her naps are longer and she's happier. Three naps keep my day extremely full but I hear there will be a point when they will be awake longer during the day. Make sure you put him down when you see those tired signs. Keep consistent with it. I think our busy lives can cause these issues so slow down and pay attention. It's understandable when you have other children but each child is an individual. Good luck. I've been there and could be again.

Answer 3

How many naps is she taking? My son started to cut down to about 2-3 hours total of naps a day... sometimes one long nap, sometimes two shorter naps. He was sleeping all through the night at 12 months. You might have to consider letting her cry it out at night, or she will never learn. How old is your son? You could try on a weekend night if you are worried he won't get proper sleep.

She doesn't NEED the bottle at night anymore, if she is eating meals through the day. Up until right around 12 months, my son would take one bottle of milk, but when I switched him to cups he started to give them up. Also, my ped said I should try to offer him only water at night, and that really did the trick. a sippy cup of water was not really what he had in mind, and after 2-3 frustrating nights, he just stopped waking up. Now, when he does wake up, he rolls over and goes back to sleep on his own.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I think you should be more concerned about your daughter eating 3 times at night still. Can you try to get her on a schedule where she eats 3 decent meals a day. Maybe a snack or 2 in there as well. At 4 months we got both our kids on a schedule where they ate 4 times a day. We had to stretch meals out during they day so that when it was time to eat they ate quite a bit. Even if he doesnt get up to feed he probably wakes up and rolls over. I am sure it is even worse for you. 12 months of not being able to sleep through the night. Try the book Sleeping Baby Happy Baby

Answer 5

How many naps is she having during the day? If it is more than one then try cutting out one of them or try shortening the one nap she has. Also, try and give her more to drink before bed but in all reality you are going to have to let her cry it out, I know your son will be disturbed for a few nights but if you dont do it then she will never learn and she is just going to keep on crying until she gets her own way.

Answer 6

she is waking up in the middle of the night out of habit not out of need for a bottle. Try giving her a bigger bottle and then slowly weening out all the bottles in the middle of the night. It might be a little rough on you and your son for a couple of days, but soon you will all be on the same page.

Good luck to you.

Answer 7

Depends on the baby...some will cry and become more tired during the day, and sleep longer, then stay up more at night. better to keep baby up more during the day, and let her sleep more at night.

Answer 8

Ok, if your still giving her a bottle try adding a little powder baby food in the bottle. Don't make it too pasty, she will get her belly a little fuller and make sure it is kind of warm this will aid in her sleeping better also.

A nice lilac baby bath will work to help her sleep better too.

Answer 9

i cant take them crying maybe try to slow cut her naps back 5-10minutes every other day so she is getting shorter naps. my friends baby took bottles in the night till about 18 months. My kids all slept.

Answer 10

You've got to do it for both. Put a box fan or a white noise machine in your son's room right next to his bed while he sleeps and he won't hear the baby crying. Or, for the week she is crying, let him sleep in a tent in the living room.