hi i have a 16 month old son who drinks all the time juice,milk and water,the problem is how do i stop him drinking so much at night?he has 4 bottles a night if i dont put them in his cot he wakes up screaming and doesnt stop i tried just giving him water but he still wants that and more,the other problem is that he is soaked through even tho i change him again at 12 midnight.
the other thing is we all share a room and his new brother is in with me as only got 1 bedroom and everyone wakes,if i put 4 bottles in he sleeps right through til 8,he doesnt have any medical problems as been to drs or does he have a dummy/pacifier
any advice greatly appreciated
2007-11-22 02:20:41 · 8 answers · asked by indiechic77 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
i do only put water in his bottle now and he doesnt have a dummy.also it is not strange to all share a room some people not lucky to have a large house also his brother was a surprise as was still breast feeding and didnt know til i was 5 months gone!!i enjoy having them both close to me at night but yes i do have to stop the bottles!!
2007-11-22 03:08:23 · update #1
Thats usually a comfort thing. It may take a little while, but you just have to stop giving the bottles to him at night. Eventually, he'll learn to be comfortable without them.
2007-11-22 02:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, I don't care if he likes it or not, cut back on the juice, and do not give him ANYTHING but water at night. If he's actually thirsty, he'll drink it. If he's just taking what he can get, but feels free to be picky, he's not thirsty, he's playing you.
Juice is like soda for babies. They don't need more than about six to eight ounces a day, tops.
Letting him drink stuff that is not water all through the night is just asking for him to have dental problems.
Plus, he's sixteen months old, he needs to be off the bottle completely.
It seems like you're saying that he wakes up and wants the bottle, cries and gets mad if he doesn't get it, so you give it to him to allow everyone else to sleep. Regardless of the fact that you are sharing a room with your kids, the advice is the same. There is nothing wrong with letting a baby cry when they don't get what they want. It won't hurt him, and that's the only way to break him of the habit.
If it comes down to it, get a playard/playpen and put him down to sleep in it like you would a bed. Move it out to the living room when you and the baby go to bed.
Before then, though, talk to another doctor to make absolutely sure there is no medical reason for him to be extremely thirsty.
2007-11-22 11:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop the juice (even watered down juice) only give him water and milk period. No matter what time of day or night it is. 1 bottle is plenty for his age in the middle of the night. It is a habit YOU created and one that YOU need to break. It is purly out of habit and comfort if doctors say nothing is wrong with him. There is absolutly no need at all for him to drink back 4 bottles one right after the other. He will get sick from doing soemthing like that!
I have no problem with the family bed, I loved it, but if he is cusing problems then it is time to cut it out and a one bedroom really is too small of a home for two babies and 2 adults.
Start a bedtime routine with him. let him have a snack, get a bath, brush his teeth and lay him down with 1 bottle while you read a story. Leave the room after your story is done and do not give in to another bottle. If he cries go in without turning on lights or talking or cuddlinga dn just walk him back to his bed and tuck him in. It might take you no time at all to break the habit it migt take you a week or more, but aslong as you are consistant with it he will get hte hint and go to bed without his bottles.
2007-11-22 12:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by becky q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is up to you to limit his intake at night. Try starting with cutting down the amount in each bottle by an ounce. After a coouple of nights cut it by another ounce or by a half ounce. Also, how much is he sleeping during the day? Maybe less naptime with carry over to more night time sleep. You could also give him a snack before bed that might hold him over longer than all the milk and juice. But keep in mind his habits now put him at risk for obesity, etc.
2007-11-22 10:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by brooklyneliz2000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you gotta stop stock pilling bottles in his bed at night. you have created or rather he sucked you into a bad routine and now you have to break it. If he is all fed and stuff at bed time, thats it till morning, no matter what. giving him bottles to soothe him so he dosnt wake the house isnt the answer and it isnt gonna fix your issues. Soothe him back down with your voice, or let him fuss himself back to sleep, or get him a sippy cup from the kitchen with some water in it, let him have a drink, then take it away. its gonna be hard since you are all sharing a room, but there isnt really a choice in the matter unless you are gonna conitue on with the 4 bottles in the crib for him. ( thats not a good idea)
2007-11-22 10:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by louie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its just a comfort thing, its how he's been taught to put himself to sleep. I would put the crib in the livingroom for a week, and work your 16 month old through this. You and baby can ove out into the livingroom while he's learning how to fall asleep on his own without the bottle.
My 10 month old learned a couple weeks ago that a couple swats on the butt "No, its nightnight time, lay your head down" means to lay down and go to bed when he's awake and screaming. He'll lay himself right down wiggle around for a while, maybe complain and need another warning or spank, and fall right off to sleep. If my 10 month old can know that (actually he was 9 months when he figured it out) your 16 month old can learn it too.
Even if he cant learn that you can leave him in there to cry and sort it out himself. Run a fan in the livingroom with you and the baby to drown out most of the screaming while he's learning to put himself to sleep.
2007-11-22 10:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, but you have a family of 4? And you decided to add another kid with one bedroom? Everyone should suffer till the kid stops drinking all night long. One bottle,then a pacifier and that's it. It may take 2 weeks, but that's the cost you pay for starting this habit.
2007-11-22 10:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by Becky J 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
4 bottles at one time?try making it three bottles for a while.if he gets used to that then step it down to two bottles and then just one bottle.good luck
2007-11-22 10:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by gwilliams0422 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋