Any ideas on how to get a 1 year old sleeping through the night?

[SophieB]

My 1 year old is still waking up during the night, ive read an article by super nanny to not pick baby up just pat them on the bum and leave them, ive tried that but it didnt seem to work, ive been told to give him water instead of his bottle of milk during the night, i tried it the other night but when its 3/4 in the morning i find it so hard to give him water so i give him his bottle. plus it doesnt help with me feeling paranoid about the neighbors having a moan the next day! Im just after some ideas that have worked for other mums, i will start any tonight! thanks.

It won't last forever, just go with it and comfort/feed imo. My 3rd is now nearly 9 months and wakes 4-5 times a night for milk, we co-sleep so it's easier. My eldest son is 4 in 3 weeks and my daughter is 5 and a half and both sleep very well. I did the same with them. Wouldn't use cc or any other methods as if they need comfort then what's the harm? Just my opinion.

My DD has just started sleeping through in the last month. She's nearly one. I'm trying to think if it's anything in particular that has changed.
She also started having a big afternoon nap. My DS slept through at 12 weeks, he was a great one for naps, DD has only just really discovered them. I think personally it's this.
We do all eat dinner together at about 5:30-6 and I usually give them a milky pudding, like rice pudding or semolina then they have milk at bedtime.
She has also started to settle herself a bit more now- just has little intermittent whinges, sucks thumb, goes to sleep, whereas before if I left her she would sit up and scream.
If DD started waking again and wanting milk I would give it to her. I wouldn't start giving water etc. until MUCH older.
Don''t know if it's any help and sorry it's a bit of an essay and I don't read these baby techniques books, I'm afraid.

I do think it depends on the LO to be honest - mine was waking loads of times a night out of habit and only a quick suck on the boob would suffice, so we had to treat it as if we were taking the dummy away. My friends DD who is the same age, just started sleeping through the night of her own accord.