2 yo waking up hungry

[philbee]

My DD is nearly 2.5 yrs and has started waking up several times a night saying she's hungry. I know this I the age for learning to play us a bit, but often I can hear her tummy rumbling and she wolfs down a banana or toast if we give it to her. She's eating normally in the daytime. Just wondered if anyone else's LO has done this at about this age and any advice.

Is she drinking enough?

Might just be a growth spurt.

Yes, we had this. I made sure he had a good opportunity to eat every couple of hours in the day, and served dinners I knew he'd eat. If he woke I tried to give just plain oatcakes maybe with cheese. Banana's easy to grab but hard on teeth, and I didn't like to make it too exciting!

Does she have a snack before bedtime?

I think she's drinking ok, and she has snacks and meals fine. I can't seem to encourage her to eat more dinner, but she usually has a fair amount. No snack before bed, we do dinner, bath with a cup of milk and then story and bed, so I guess it's often an hour after dinner that she's tucked in. Am hoping it's a growth spurt, although she's already pretty big!

Stickers - how long did it last with your DS and how old was he?

i'd give her some toast with her bedtime milk!

It came and went a few times for a few days at a time - but he's only done it once in the last 9 months or so - he's 3.5. It is genuine hunger too - out like a light once fed! It makes me very dubious about this idea that after 6 months you can happily night wean babies safe in the knowledge they don't need fed - not at all true. I did find that generally tanking them up all day, not just at dinner time, was helpful.

ds went through a stage like this, for about a month he'd wake around 11 asking for more milk and a banana. I used to give it to him because I think he was genuinely hungry. He stopped of his own accord, but I did try and make sure he had a good portion of protein with tea because that will fill them up longer than bulk.

Ok. Thanks, reassuring to hear others have also had this.