Sleep deprived toddler won’t sleep all night

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Hey guys. I’m new to this. Desperation got me here. Lol. My daughter is 18months old. I put her to bed about 8.30pm. She sleeps in my bed. She has always slept with me. She doesn’t drink milk. She has a sippy cup at night and for her day time nap of water. She drinks ALOT during the day. Her cup keeps spilling st night. Her nappies leak. I change her 4/5 times a night. The bed do be drenched. Im a single mom. I can’t do it anymore. Im so tired. I need sleep. I feel like im depriving her of a drink by doing the whole self soothe. She won’t lye down unless I’m with her. So during the night she wakes looking for her drink. If it’s empty she will pass it to me for a refill pointing at the locker or floor where I keep the spare water. She is so stubborn. She will cry all night if I don’t give her the bottle. I tried once and it last 20mins. I just need to get it together now cos am sick of washing sheets pjs the lot. She has a dummy. But she still wants her drink I’m pulling my hair out what shall I do any tips. Can I take away the cup cold turkey. I worry about this emotionally effective her. Will she be ok. I just don’t know anymore. Please help

The first thing I would do is to put a booster pad in her nappy and a waterproof cover over the top of it. You can buy these online and it should stop the leaking.

Could you get her a no spill cup too?

If you want to wean her off the water at night, you could try some gentle night weaning. Have a read of this method. It's aimed at BFers but should work in your situation.

Does she drink much water in the day OP it is she doing most of her drinking at nap time and at night?

Thanks for your reply. I have a non spill cup but she is so particular about what she drinks out of. She drinks 1.5litres of water a day. The doctor said it was fine. She drinks bottled watered. I will look up the method. But I don’t think she’s thirsty I feel it’s just habit. But so u have a name on those pads you were talking about?

Is it habit or is it a comfort?

Hi OP- why doesn’t your LO drink milk? How does she eat with regards to her meals?
Does she have her own room or cot? Are you willing to change her co sleeping (no judgement if not)?
I will say children should not drink bottled water as it contains too much salt.

I would get a second opinion on her drinking, go with a record of what she's been drinking past few days. I'm a vet and in animals 50ml/kg bodyweight is normal. 50-100ml/kg is a grey area and over 100ml/kg is definitely too much.
Honestly I don't know if the same is true in humans but before you withdraw water I would want to be absolutely sure this isn't medical x

Is her nappy soaked through or are they just leaking? 4-5 changes a night for a soaked nappy needs another doctors review as that is excessive. At the very least testing for diabetes and looking at her electrolyte balance.

Agree, see the GP. Also look into sizing up her nappy.

I will say children should not drink bottled water as it contains too much salt

I think that only applies when making up formula for babies and even then some are better than others- Evian is apparently lower sodium.

[] https://www.thenappylady.co.uk/news/how-to-stop-disposable-nappies-leaking.html Here]] are some useful tips.

Agree with the others though, you need to get the GP to investigate her water intake and check that she's alright.

What does her typical day look like for food, drinks and naps?

Sorry nothing to add but following for advice as I could have written this post myself!! Only differences are age my dd is very nearly 2 and she has milk not water!!

I would say both

You can give them bottles water once the sodium is under 18mg. That’s what my doctor advised. No she sleeps with me. I think that’s a comforter for me lol. But she doesn’t drink milk as she has cmpa so we are reintroducing it slowly

my doctor said she drinks water as a substitute for milk. She said she wouldn’t test her for diabetes as there wasn’t any concern no one in my family have etc so she wasn’t too keen on it. I did think about it myself to be honest. But her diet is very good. She eats loads. She weighs 11.8kgs. She’s a happy baby. Her nappies soak through to he sheet after 2hours. I purchased a different brand they cost more money but I only change her twice during the night. I don’t know what to tell my doctor I would like her to be tested for diabetes

I didn’t know these never replied to your messages but I tried to reply in order lol but I think I will take her to the doctor during the week to get some advice

When you say her diet isn't very good, this guide from the Caroline Walker Trust has some good information in what they should have, including sample menus, recipes and portion sizes.

Is she filling her centiles for weight and height? It doesn't really matter what they weigh at this age as long as they are more or less following these centiles and the weight information is pretty irrelevant without knowing her height.

Could you keep a diary of what she eats and drinks in a day and take it to the GP? The GP might find this information useful.
Mid the amount of water she drinks over 24 hours is excessive, they need to find out why she's drinking so much.

She has a great diet. She eats loads yeah I said it’s to the doctor but they don’t seem concerned they told me cut it bk during the day