Son almost 2 still wakes up in the night for milk?

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to get my son to stop waking up in the night for milk. I would love to have hours of sleep without disturbances. I hope I can get answers from professional moms :)

Answer 1

shyma i have the same problem.
i do believe that firmness always proveils and that if you are persistant in what you do, they will see there is no other way, and they must obey.

tell him that he is not allowed to have milk in the middle of the night, and that he is only allowed once the sun comes up.
if he cries, cuddle him, comfort him, but stick to your guns..
a few nights will be dramas.. but he will eventually get into the routine

Answer 2

Try and fill him up before bed. Does he have milk before he goes to sleep? If not give it to him like you would(same method and amount) if it was middle of the night. Tell him that there is no more milk when he wakes up in the night. That he is a big boy and big boys don't need milk till the morning. He can have a glass of water but that's all. It might take a few nights even weeks for him to fall into his new routine, but be firm and don't give in. I hope sleep with out disturbances comes your way soon. Good luck

Answer 3

I night-weaned my son from nursing in May (~ 20mo) he was sleeping with us at the time and so could just roll over to latch on. I explained (however much that helped at his age!?!) that he would not be nursing until "Mr. Sun" came up. He DID NOT like it, but after ~10days he started sleeping through the night. I also wore a shirt to bed to discourage latching on. About two weeks after that I moved him to his own bed and he was sleeping through the night. It will be a little rough at times, but you are there to comfort him! Be sure not to nurse him at night during this time, he will get confused and take longer to adjust (with exceptions for illness of course)

At this age they are waking more due to a learned hunger than actual hunger so it is safe to night-wean. If he really wants something offer a *sippy cup* of water, which is non-nourishing and won't encourage the hungar wakings.

If you are worried about that, give him a snack ~30 before bed to help fill his tummy a bit more: banana, oatmeal, toast.

If he is in a crib/bed then you may need so stay and sooth him a bit, unless he is use to going to sleep w/o nursing. I suggest if you do need to add a habit of soothing back to sleep, do not do anything for more than 2 or 3 nights else you will make a new habit. So don't pick him up, just rub his back, then move the chair away and shush with occasional touches, then just shush, then just be there...but all that is assuming he needs it, don't just do it because you need it.

If he is waking due to a wet diaper, they have diaper doublers at the grocery store that can be used to increase absorbency during the night, mostly for cloth, but works great for disposible diapers too.

And remember, in a couple weeks this phase will be over and a whole new thing will come up ;-)

Good Luck!

P.S. Go you giving him such a great start with nursing!!!

Answer 4

My ds is 18mnths and sleeps thru the night in his toddler bed and usually never wakes till morn. from 8p to 630a. However while on antibiotics for an ear infection began waking at 330 - 4 am since he seemed to be filling his diaper to capacity so I'd change him and give a bottle thickened with cereal and that would buy me a later morning- he'd sleep till 8 am. tonight is his 2nd night off the medication he's been asleep since 8 and its 520AM and he is still sound asleep. I woke to check on him and his diaper is no where near soaked. so I'm going back to bed and we will see one another after sunrise.
But its all about routine. Put yours on a regular routine. He ought to be eating table food I'd guess at 2yrs old so after a solid meal for dinner around 5-6pm, give him a night cap before bed. 6-8 oz of milk with cereal, mixed grain or nestum and this should help break the pattern. Good luck!

Answer 5

At the age of 2 he shouldn't really need milk in the night, a bottle before bedtime should see him through. He is probably waking out of habit and needs to be taught not to do it anymore. Make sure he gets enough to eat and drink during the daytime and don't offer him a bottle at night - of course he will protest but you will have to be firm. It is going to be really hard to stop him waking as he is used to it. If he cries, reassure him and cuddle him and tell him he has to go back to sleep and leave. If he cries again go back to soothe him after a few minutes and gradually increase the time you are gone until he settles. Does he have a comfort item? A dummy (pacifier), favourite soft toy, light/music cot attachment are useful to help him learn to settle himself.

I have been going through this for ages with my 2 year old, he wakes in the night crying and is very hard to settle, whereas my 1 year old sleeps right through every night. I hope this helps - this is how I settle my son and even though he still wakes, I think it is because he is scared and wants reassurance - hopefully it will be easier for you to get your son used to not waking for milk.

Good luck!

Answer 6

firstly do not allow ur son to sleep after 5 pm at any cost. Stop giving him water after 7.30 pm. Give him solid food like a fruit or dal and rice with little vegetable or simple curd rice so the he does not get hungry at night or wake up after wetting inspite of diapers. May take some time to get him used to this routine but really helps.

Answer 7

Your Son would desire to already be potty experienced! numerous youngsters nevertheless moist the mattress at night, even nonetheless they're completely experienced throughout the day! Your concept on it extremely is merely straightforward backwards! some youngsters moist the mattress at 12, you think of he won't be potty experienced til then??? you will would desire to enable him cry for some nights so he can get used to not having the bottle. that is ridiculous for a three year previous to nevertheless have a bottle. that's merely straightforward laziness on the parents section! (i comprehend it is not you) you purely tell him he's a huge boy now and bottles are for little ones and then merely say NO! For the sake of this newborn, all of you who preserve him would desire to social gathering and are available to an contract on how issues would be executed, or you will make a large number out of this newborn!!!

Answer 8

Could he be having nightmares? My daughter just started crying in the middle of the night, and I just go in their and hold her for awhile, she just turned 2 yrs old also. If that doesn't help you sometimes have to just let them cry it out, this isn't fun for either one but they will cry themselves to sleep. Keep him on the Homo milk still too for awhile longer. Kids have funny sleeping patterns and they are not all the same. Sometimes it's even knowing someone is their. Good luck to you :)

Answer 9

Are you breastfeeding? My son still wakes in the night to nurse and he is almost 21 months. This is normal. If he's hungry feed him.

Answer 10

Try giving him a snack and some milk before he goes to bed. He's probably waking up because he's hungry!