18month old hungry at bedtime, what would you give her?

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DD gets hungry at bedtime and even wakes up in the night asking for food, I try to feed her as much as possible during the day so she is not hungry at bedtime but never works.

I have just given her some readybreak which seems to be going down well. Thought of giving her weetabix as she loves it but she always has it for breakfast so do not want to give it twice a day.

If your dc's have bedtimes sack what are they?

sorry meant bedtime snack...

what timedoes she have her tea? does a c up of milk not fill ehr up a bit? personally i would not want to get into that habit (my dd2 19 months) i have shifted tea back to 5.30-5.45 to ensure she is hungry enough to eat well and then full when going to bed at 7pm

banana

cheese cubes

toast

we have tea early and then supper

I think small children benefit from little and often

I sometimes give my dd a small banana at about 6.30pm. She has her tea at 4.30 though.

dd does not drink milk, she had a tiny bit the other day, about a quarter of a small cup, but that was it.

She was bf and that is the only milk she would drink.

She has dinner anythime between 5.30 - 6 but goes to bed way too late...

dd does not drink milk, she had a tiny bit the other day, about a quarter of a small cup, but that was it.

She was bf and that is the only milk she would drink.

She has dinner anythime between 5.30 - 6 but goes to bed way too late...

weetabix is good and readybreak, she's getting milk in it aswell if she is usually not fussed.

Porridge. With banana maybe, or a bit of honey.

Oats contain some sleep promoting thing - tryptophan iirc? Always worked a treat on my DD.

oh yes had that milk problem with my dd1- it is hard after breastfeeding but she prob will come round to drinking it in time. something with calcium in it then or toast with butter i guess! hope yu find just the right thing soon!

Yes you can get milk into porridge v easily.

so far she has not eaten porridge as does not like the lumps, but enjoys the readybreak, but she makes a real mess

Are you sure she's hungry?

My DS does this but it's a tactic to delay bedtime.

Watching with interest. My ds won't drink his milk now, hoping it's a phase, but he's laying in his cot wide awake for nearly an hour after I put him down.

Boiled egg and soldiers?

Get finer oatmeal maybe? Or stick some oats in a grinder.

it is a tactic to delay bedtime, but I still want to make sure she is full up as I will not be feeding her once she is in bed.

She has asked for food before and eats it when I give her something... But if she wakes up in the night I do not feed her then worry that she is hungry..

that is a good idea anarchy, i will give it a try...

We give toast. DS2 used to wake up at 4am demanding breakfast even after a good meal at 5pm-ish. He was genuinely hungry. I think little and often is good. It's healthier than three big meals as long as you can keep the snacks healthy.

I've been thinking and havedecided I'm going to try a yoghurt before bed. Light enough to go to bed on and might be just enough to fill the little void........hopefully.

I have also tried flavouring the milk with a spoon of nesquick, worked for a few weeks but not anymore!

dd does not like milkshake with nesquick, but loves milkshake when we are out

dd does not like milkshake with nesquick, but loves milkshake when we are out

Toast, rice pudding, cereal, crumpets, muffins, bread and butter, bread sticks, yoghurt, banana and custard