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How to stop milk at night

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Flowerpowera7 · 13/08/2023 00:48

My Dd is 2 and she still drinks 3 bottles of milk at night. It used to be 2 but since taking the dummy away she now needs more. She eats nothing else apart from „all the meals” at nursery. I am worried because she is putting on more weight. I dont offer her milk for comfort at any other time but at night she really wants it and wont go back to sleep otherwise. Any sugestiom please

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ploverq · 13/08/2023 00:55

How is she not eating anything apart from meals at nursery? Is she having breakfast lunch and tea at nursery? What about weekends?

There is no nutritional need for her to be drinking milk through the night at that age. Mine pretty much stopped might feeds a couple of months into weaning. Still using a bottle and drinking throughout the night is likely to be damaging her teeth as well at that age.

I'd swap the water for milk and then start finding alternative methods of soothing her to sleep.

ploverq · 13/08/2023 00:57

Sorry, I meant swap the milk to water during the night.

Bluesheeps · 13/08/2023 01:00

Probably just have to go through a tough couple of nights not giving her milk ?

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SErunner · 13/08/2023 07:00

Just stop, she doesn't need it, it's habit. At 2 you can have a conversation with her about it and she will understand. She won't like it and you'll probably have a rough few nights but I think cold turkey would be your best bet. Decide a day to do it and get rid of the bottles so it's not an option. Increase food offer during the day too. She could still have a cup of milk in the morning and before bed (brush teeth after).

MaverickSnoopy · 13/08/2023 07:35

At 2 I would tell her that if she wants a drink in the night then it will be water as milk in the night will make her teeth poorly. Tell her that she can choose her cereal for the morning and you'll put lots of milk on it for her. Make sure she's offered plenty of food in the day so she's full when she goes to bed. You could give a bowl of weetabix before bed to be certain she's full.

SorrentoLemon · 13/08/2023 07:39

Let her choose a snazzy bottle and explain that she can have water at night time. Milk before bed with a cuddle and story and then she has to wait until morning. You'll have a rough few nights, but it seems she's developed a habit.

Junebuggirl · 13/08/2023 07:49

Leave a cup of water on her bedside table

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Flowerpowera7 · 13/08/2023 09:16

Thanks a lot for reassurance and all the great tips. It looks like it will just have to be rough two nights as was with the dummy. I might dilute milk with water at first.
The NHS website does say to offer 350ml of whole milk or alternatives every day for healthy bones, teeth, eye, skin but from 2 year old she can have semi skimmed (did not know). I need to try to wean her back into yoghurt as she liked them before and obviously big breakie as she will be starving.

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