One year old sleep

[waterlane]

Hi there,
My nearly one year old has taken to waking up every night and usually ends up in with us, as we have another child who he would disturb if left. He sleeps well for the first part of the night but then had a feed still at 11ish and I'm wondering if that leaves him unsettled. He squirms about and rolls about and just generally seems unsettled, even if we go in and cuddle him and put him back down etc. I was thinking about swapping the milk for water to see if that helps. Any tips or advice much welcome

I think at 1 he doesn't need the milk from a hunger/nutrition point of view and he is probably waking up for it out of habit or for comfort. You could try offering water or nothing at all. I imagine it could get worse rather than better initially though. Does he settle better for either you or your partner? If my 15mo wakes during night he settles really quickly again for DP whereas if I go to him I can be in his room for an hour, or more sometimes. We are consistent though, that even if it takes time he will always be put back down in his cot to sleep. Does your son have a special teddy/comforter? My son loves his and it really helps. Sometimes if he cries during the night it's enough just to reposition the teddy next to him so he can cuddle it.

I wouldn't swap for water. I would resettle him without any feeding at all.

He settles easily if he comes into our bed but I'm not keen on doing this every night! He's never really been into a comforter and doesn't have a dummy but he does like white noise but not enough to settle when he wakes. I might try a comforter or teddy again now he is that bit older. When we get him out, he thrashes about and arches his back so he's quite hard to settle

@FATEdestiny

I wouldn't swap for water. I would resettle him without any feeding at all.

That's what I wasn't sure about, should we just go cold turkey and try to resettle. He doesn't need the milk for sure, he's a big lad!