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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 14:57

She wakes up a few times and needs a bottle to get her back to sleep. I have now watered down the milk so much it barely has any powder in it but she is still drinking three 8oz bottles in the night! Needless to say her nappy is soaked through by morning. It is not that she needs the liquids - she drinks plenty of water and watered down juice in the day and has milk before bed so it has just become a habit I don't know how to get rid of! If I leave her to cry she will go for hours and keep the whole house awake including her 3 year old sister. Any advice?

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Latest post on 31 May 2013 - 00:28

I haven't given bottle to my son who is now 13 months old.he was a great sleeper till 6 months then suddenly started waking up at night.sometimes 3-4 imes sometimes 6-7 imes. I followed attachment parenting and used to listen to his demands all the time. But from past few days I think it has started backfiring on me. He screams (what a throat) cries,hits, and can carryon for 45 minutes if not given milk.i tried patting,rocking,swaying....nothing soothes him except for what he wants.he has become irritated too....seems frustrated whole time and our ears are getting numb from consistent crying. He is so headstrong and stubborn. I am just hoping one day he'll start sleeping through the night. I have. Necked with docotr twice..no medical conditions apart from teething.he changes his routine as to suit him. He is going to sleep at 10:30 now as compared to 8:30 before. Yesterday I took him for his night routine at 7:30 and he didn't went to sleep till 11! I dozed off before him.:)

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Latest post on 30 May 2013 - 16:51

I followed the Gina Ford method... Overall, it worked great and my daughter is now a great sleeper

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Latest post on 10 May 2013 - 09:50

My son needed night feeds (breastfeeds) until 13 months, then he just stopped waking for them, without any intervention(hope that makes you feel better sourskittleashnut). I think as said below, each baby varies as to WHEN they are ready to sleep through, but they do all sleep through eventually. (and then you do something crazy like have another baby, and it all starts again.... ;)

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Latest post on 09 May 2013 - 10:38

Thanks everyone - good to know I am not alone! My DD1 has always been a fantastic sleeper so i didn't ever envisage having this problem. I cut the bottles down to 6 oz last night and she only needed 2 so a slight improvement! I think I will try the sippy cup tonight. She is a great eater and also really likes water during the day so I do think it's habit rather than out of any necessity. I would just really like to have a whole nights sleep - I have almost forgotten what it's like.

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Latest post on 09 May 2013 - 06:51

My 21 month old still doesnt consistently sleep though the night and has only recently started taking decent nap (i clutch wood as i say this). Till recently the only way she'd go back to sleep was the bottle and coming into bed with us. I did the watering down but had no idea how to go from that to nothing. Finally my husband too over and one night said we'll give her a sippy if she wakes (the kind you can tilt back thats no spill - not straw). Gave it to her, she took a few sips and was off to sleep. Since then when she wakes she asks for water. She still wants milk when she's sick etc but goes back to not wanting it. My theory is that its just luck of the draw with baby sleep. I've tried lots of stuff. The one misktake i think i make though was switching to one nap too early. I did it because she was pushing each nap back and the days were logn for her and me. But if i'd gotten though an extra couple of months i think she'd have dont better. As it was, she took one bad afternoon nap and then the nights were bad too. Not sure if that helps at all but i switched at around 15 months. Wouldve waited till 17 or 18 if i could do over.

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 23:10

Omg your post title is my worst nightmare, since my 10 month old is still waking at night and I'm desperately trying to stop the night wakings! She goes back to sleep now with the pacifier, have you tried it? She keeps sucking hoping for milk and nothing happens so she goes back to sleep. In the beginning she would get really angry and scream and cry but I ignored it and kept giving the pacifier, refusing to give the bottle. So now she doesn't have milk but is still waking for the pacifier (argh) but at least popping a pacifier back in her mouth is better than making a milk bottle at 3am. Also is she eating enough in the day? The days my LO hasn't eaten properly she's more prone to waking at night. I know our LO's are a few months apart in age, but HTH :)

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 21:30

You do have an option between giving her a bottle and leaving her to cry. You might like to google " dr jay Gordon, night weaning". In a nutshell, you tell her no more bottles at night ( I would maybe put a sippy in the cot) but still go to her and comfort get when she wakes, cuddle, pat, rock, just don't give the bottle.

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 21:19

I feel for you. My youngest was exactly the same. Habit and comfort sucking. I tried the crying thing several times but each time her will was stronger than mine . The books say it will take maybe 20 to 30 muns of crying, they obviously didn't know my daughter. ( she's still wilfull lol). Not sure why but she suddenly just stopped herself - I woke up one morning around 7am and ran through to her room in a mad panic.

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 20:52

Thanks for the replies. It's not hot in her room, if anything I tend to have the AC on a bit cool. I really think it's just habit so I think she needs a bit of tough love. It's just so hard to do, she is such a determined baby and is so loud! Maybe tonight's the night!

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 19:49

This is habit, not hunger. At the very least, gradually cut down the amount you're putting in those bottles. Honestly, given her age, I would see if a friend could take your 3 yr old for a night or two and let her cry it out. It'll have an immediate impact as long as you're firm with it and don't cave. If you think you're likely to cave and you and your husband can't remain firm, though, it's not worth doing as it will just backfire.

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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 18:20

Leave a bottle of water in her cot? Is her room too hot maybe, does she drink a lot of fluid during the day. It is probably habit, but maybe mention to your dr if fluid intake is excessive.

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