14 month old sleep troubles :-/

[mummy2lola]

hello there,
Hoping to find some advice on my 14 month old dd and her sleep.

A couple of months back she was sleeping 12 hours straight, but lately it's all gone down the pan.

She is mobile and walking, has 2 bottles of whole milk a day, and three meals and healthy snacks in between. She eats well, and I've even started giving her main meal at tea time instead of lunchtime, encase it was hunger. Didn't really make any difference, although she did eat more!

She just seems to want to see us, but we can't simply go in at night and hug her, then put her back to bed, we have to get up and give a bottle, otherwise she gets very upset.

She has one nap a day of roughly 2 hours from 10-12midday, so I've also ruled out overtiredness.

Here's her pattern of her day, and if anybody can think of anything, I'd be greatful!!!!

6am wake bottle
8am bottle then breakfast
10-12 nap
12-12.30 lunch
4pm tea
5 bath
6pm bottle then bed
11pm wake crying and won't go back to sleep without bottle
3same
6 up and won't sleep any more and begin the day again!!

I know it's probably a phase. We even tried keeping her up a bit, but she defiantly seems ready to go to bed at 6pm she's tired.
She's not teething at the moment either, which is why I don't understand :-/

Thanks for reading, and I look forward to any ideas :-)

Could it be a growth spurt?

Have you tried offering water instead of milk at night? Or maybe you could try introducing a cup during the day for her milk, when she's used to it and happy to drink from it during the day maybe if she wakes at night try a cup too? It sounds as if it's the comfort of a bottle she wants, she doesn't need milk in the night at this age.

Yes could be a growth spurt there's def on at around this age. I would give milk and if that works quickly then gradually reduce again.

That's quite an early bedtime. Could you perhaps push the naptime later and then start the bedtime routine with dinner at 5 instead of 4?

She's really hungry by 4pm and is so grumpy between 5-6 that's why I start getting bedtime routine with bath etc started then. Should I change this?

You say in your OP you changed her main meal from lunch to tea. My DD has the same amount, a full meal for both. Is it possible she's not having enough solids? Maybe try offering more at mealtimes?