help!!! my 1 yr old still keeps waking in the night for milk!!

Jen - posted on 08/07/2009

My now 10yr old was a climber too. walked at 10mo and climbed from crib at 11mo. I put 2 baby gates in door to keep him in after he fell asleep. I also lowered the front rail to crib to floor make it more like a toddler bed with taller rail. He wouldn't roll off at night but could climb without getting hurt. I then moved the rocking chair in his room and alternated between rocking to sleep and just sitting there quietly while he layed in bed. Sometimes I pretended to sleep on floor while he layed in bed with my hand in his crib by him. Hope some idea helps...

Cindy - posted on 08/06/2009

When you ladies say a "Dummy" you mean a Soother correct?

Kriszyie - posted on 08/06/2009

does your son have a dummy?? my daughter used to wake up around 3am every night but only becuase she dropped her dummy and couldnt find it, on her 1st birthday she was diagnosed with swine flu, she didnt want to go to sleep by herself or be by herself so i let her sleep in my bed with me and i would rock her to sleep, it did wind me up as she was in my bed for nearly a whole week, now she is better she is going to bed by herself again but she now has a pillow in her cot and a toddler duvet as she feels more comforted she also has a really soft teddy with a blanket attached to it and that sends her straight to sleep, hope it works out for you, i couldnt cope with still being woken up during hte night as she has slept throught form 3weeks old, good luck xx

Sarah Jane - posted on 08/05/2009

me 2,,, i will let u know xxx

Cindy - posted on 08/05/2009

Oh thank god he's being good for you. I hope this possitive trend continues.

Sarah Jane - posted on 08/05/2009

well he only woke once last night but i think it was a one off! i left him to cry and never picked himup and he went backoff to sleep.....i will see what happens tonight ,,,thanks xxxx

Cindy - posted on 08/05/2009

Sarah? How is it going? Have we helped you at all?

Sarah Jane - posted on 08/04/2009

hi cindy!! no my kids r in differant rooms but next door and yes he does scream and cry really loud! willu read my last post i put on for ann cosits the same as i was going toput on to u xx god help me..... i think i may put himin a bed and put a gate up like u said cos at least he cant go anywhere can he... thanks alot for ur advice xx

Sarah Jane - posted on 08/04/2009

hi ann,,,when i get the milk he doesnt drink it anymore....the only way he calms down is by me puttin him in my bed(big mistake) and im not gonna do that, he will just grab my hand and put it on his face and then he will go back to sleep,,, but if i let go of him he crys and screams and then he wakes ryder up (my 4 year old),,,iv come to the conclusion he is just a very clingy baby but thanku very much for ur advice xxxxxxxxx

Cindy - posted on 08/04/2009

I have the polar opposite to your house. Our First Born got us trained to get up and tend to his needs. Our new one sleeps through the night unless he has a major issue, then he's fine.

However...You're little one is quiet the Climber and screamer. I noticed you have both babies in the same room? or is he just so loud that he wakes up #1?

If his real issue was milk, you'd just have to leave him a bottle in his crib and walk away. I don't see that in your post. He thinks he needs you and he will seek you out.

You've got your hands full with this one. Have you ever tried moving the "Chair" into his room and doing the bedtime routein in his room? Can you use a child gate on his door and make him stay in there? Have you ever thought of using a portable DVD player and letting him watch a movie to go to bed? Or installing a TV so he doesn't think he alone? These are just thoughts. They might work.

Ann - posted on 08/04/2009

We tried using less milk more water until it is all water...not that shes hungry just waking every 4 hrs of her sleep cycle and she takes a little water as I roick her and goes back down, cuts the being up time from 30-40min to about 15...she actually slept through last night!!!!

Sarah Jane - posted on 08/04/2009

hi katrina,,,, i dont thinkits cos of teething becos he has always done it,,plus he stops wen i put him in our bed so i do think its because hewants to get in our bed! think im in a no win situation because if i ignore him he gets out of cot! i will try the water thing though...i will let u know how i get on,,thanks xx

Katrina - posted on 08/04/2009

my son kenzie who is 13 months wakes up 4 a drink a couple of times a night too we found out he is waking more because he is teething and he's using his juice to comfort him maybe your son is teething again too try tiring him out more and just as he's about to go sleep dont let him then put him in a warm bath after his bath give him a small drink this should make him sleep through it has worked a couple of times with my son but now his teeth are really sore if it doesn't work then try giving him plain water instead of milk because then he will realise that he is waking up to something plain and boring and wont want to bother :)