I am having issues with my 11 months old son. Firstly if i put him into his cot, he would scream and wakeup after 10min. i have tried several times but eventually i had to have him on my bed with me. Its not that he hugs me during sleep or anything.
secondly he drinks so much milk at night. up to 4-5 bottles of 120ml each time. its so hard to wake up and make his bottle and change his nappy several times. i have tried to feed him solids before bed time but he is very fussy about it. some days he would take good quantity other days little bit. still takes alot of milk at night.
he keeps moving, even in his sleep. often i notice he sits up and starts crawling while sleeping. sometimes i find him on edge of bed! once i move, even if hes in deep sleep, he wakes up. often he wakes up and not able to find perfect spot to sleep again. he would try to lie on my tummy or hubby’s, or head on our legs, try to adjust against head rail or on pillows and hes half asleep while doing all this.
we are unable to rest completely. I have no idea wat to do about him? should i stop his bottle altogether? he doesnt seemt to suffer from sleep apnea as he doesnt snore.
he seems like a normal kid going through some growing pains
How long has he been doing this for? He could be teething.
My son is 18 months and we’re going through the same thing for the past 4-5 days where he doesnt want to eat anything solid… happy to have his doo doo bottle and ice cream but any solid food and it’ll just come out. And this is from a child who Mashallah eats very well most times..
Take him to the doctor if you’re really worried. Might be teething.. ear infection or tummy ache?
Is his cot in a separate room or in your room? Can you remove one side and put him next to your bed, so he at least feels he is with you but you get more space?
DO NOT change his diaper every time he wakes up at night. Only if he has pooped or seems very wet/uncomfortable. Otherwise, let him be.
Do not speak to him or play at all at night. Keep lights off unless you need them on for a specific reason.
Keep a thermos of warm water in your room. Have formula premeasured so that all you have to do is mix everything together when he wakes up during the night. You shouldn’t have to leave your room. If it’s breast milk, it could probably last in a cooler in your room. If he’s already on to cow’s milk, I guess you’ll have to get it from the fridge.
Begin night-weaning. There are lots of different ways to do this, but I’d start by dropping one feed at a time. When he wakes, do not assume he is hungry. Try to get him to just go back to sleep (if he takes a pacifier, try that). If he’s used to being held or whatever, do that. Or just put him in bed with you if that’s what he’s used to. Don’t offer the bottle unless it’s necessary. If possible, let your husband try to settle him down, instead of you. 4-5 bottles a night is A LOT. Try only feeding him every other time, then eventually just once, and then none.
4-5 bottles is too much. Is he eating any snacks before dinner time. I don’t let my son snack for couple hours before dinner. Make sure he is engaged in lot of physical activity before dinner time. Hopefully, this will help with his appetite. Put some finger food in front of him that he can eat and play with while you feed him.
I used to add cerelac in my son’s milk. I never gave him milk until 4/5am the next morning. At the moment he knows that you will bring him milk. I will suggest you stop offering him milk. It will be difficult for few days but he will get used to it.
he been doing for a month or so. he is teething. I am planning to take him to dr next week.
his cot is in out room infect next to my bed bt i have side rails on cot. as he moves alot hubby wouldnt remove the side rails. bt he doesnt sleep on it anyway.
he snakes alot on arnotts shapes and grapes and even water melon. he loves french fries. thats it. not other food goes inside in reasonable quantity. i dont allow him to play at night and light is dim too. hubby makes bottles too as one person has to hold him otherwise he would be out/under the bed!.
i think he wants to suck alot at night or even in his sleep. i try to settle him without bottle but rarely settles without bottle.
Lusi, do you add cerelac into your sons bottle?. my son wont eat cerelac. but i want to try this so his tummy is full.
As someone posted, it sounds like growing pains and it is prob best to tackle one issue at a time.
In terms on night feeds, in this situation health visitors often advise either diluting the formula a bit more so that it doesn’t taste as nice, or just offering water. However if you plan on diluting formula - you need to go it with health visitor guidance.
I think its a habitual cycle that you need to try and break. He cries, you give him milk he falls asleep, and then it begins again.
Are you giving him anything for teething? I use to give hyland’s teething tablets to my LO during teething. For his molars i gave him baby Tylenol (3 of his molars came out at the same time.)
If he isn’t drinking a lot during the day, he will fuel up at night. Also, like few people mentioned above, he might be going thru a growth spurt…which normally last 4-5 days. Don’t make this night feeding a habit, let him cry a little…i hate to say it but you have to break the habit now…it might take few days (or longer,) but will benefit you later.
Last night I fed him well with solids and after dinner he played for 30 min than he tuk 120ml of bottle at 830 pm than went to sleep. After 1 hour he wokeup and tuk 90ml again at 930.
After that at 11pm he had 90 again. Than several after that I didn’t check time.
If I give him water he would still drink it all. I have tried to give him more than 120 bt he only takes 90 or 120.
He doesn’t drink much during day time as he eats other food, fruit or snacks.
When hes is a disturbed I do give him panadol. Bt he doesnt sleep to be in pain or anything. Just restless.
When he had dinner and milk, there was no need to give milk again after an hour. If he wakes up, just try to sooth him with out any milk/water. It is very hard but you have to force yourself not to give in. At the moment, he knows that you are giving in.
Does he takes an afternoon nap? If so then for how long?
let him scream, he will do it for few days but eventually get used to it. I used to give my son milk at 8pm, 12am, 2:30am, and 5am. The wise mothers on GS suggested I cut down on his milk. First week, I skipped his 2:30am feed, two weeks later I skipped the 12am feed. He started waking up at 4am for his morning feed, he did that for good 3-4 days, the doctor told me to skip that until 5/6am. So I did that. Sometimes he seems restless. But we don’t give him milk till 5/6am.
I also took away his morning nap time. I would only let him nap b/w 1-2 hrs in the afternoon. we try to make sure he is up by 4pm.
You need to wean him off completely during the night. Most babies after 6 months can easily go up to 10 hours without having milk during the night and by 9 months, they should not be having milk at all during the night. So if bedtime is at 8 and he gets up at 7, that’s when he gets his milk.
You can take away one bottle at a time, or you can go cold turkey. It depends on your child’s personality. If he’s extremely stubborn maybe take a gradual approach. I personally would give him just one bottle at midnight for a week then take that away as well. The reason he gets up is because he expects to be fed. The minute you stop feeding him, he will most likely sleep through the night.
Don’t be scared of the crying and screaming. He’ll do it for 3-4 nights and after that he’ll adjust just fine. You can let him cry it out but I’m
not a fan of that at all. Just keep rocking him and be by his side and he’ll eventually go to sleep without the bottle.
but any solid food and it’ll just come out. And this is from a child who Mashallah eats very well most times..