TIRED MUMMY PLEASE HELP NIGHT FEEDS

[tiredmuma1]

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My 1 year old still wakes During the night for one bottle of milk. He eats very well throughout the day including 3 bottles also yet during the night still wakes.

I've tried weaning him off and also simply comforting at night but even after hours of soothing he cries for a bottle.

He drains 6 ounces in the night. Goes down at 7pm with 7oz and still wakes for a full bottle at 3-4am.

I'm trying so hard but it's like he's not ready to drop that bottle

Everyone keeps telling me he should have dropped this months ago. Any advice ?

Don't really understand this. My two year old wakes at least twice a night and had milk until 16/7 months. What's the issue?

7pm - 3/4am is a long time without any fluids for a one year old. My 2.6 year old was still having a bottle of milk in the night up until a few months ago.

My 18 month old doesn’t want milk but will wake up and have a drink of water. Does DS feed himself with the bottle and go straight back to sleep? I don’t see why anything’s wrong with that, I’d just follow his lead tbh

My almost 20 month old has only stopped waking up through the night for milk the past few weeks. You just need to ride the wave unfortunately. They'll grow out of it when ready.

Mine didn’t drop her last middle of the night feed till after her first bday. Can’t remember exactly when. She’s going through a phase now at 2 where she wakes for a cuddle. Baby sleep isn’t linear unfortunately! Just go with the flow and you’ll find it a lot less stressful

Also, have you tried moving from bottle to sippy cup? And are they having cows milk now? We did that and it definitely helped.

Mines exactly the same. 13mo and wakes for a bottle of milk. As far as I'm concerned he can have it until he no longer wants it, I don't understand the idea that a baby over 1 shouldn't have a bottle. He obviously still needs it so unfortunately you'll have to ride it out for now, hell stop soon enough 😊

Stop using bottles for all drinks. Use a free flow cup instead. The basic Tommee Tippee one is ideal. A free flow cup is best because it's similar to drinking from a normal cup, whereas a non spill cup involves sucking in the same way a bottle does.
Once a baby reaches a year old, they only need around 300ml (10oz) of milk a day. So if your baby has cereal with milk and a cup of milk for breakfast, that will be around that amount. Cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais etc also count towards the recommended amount.
It is most unlikely that your baby is hungry when he wakes in the night. He is in the habit of having a bottle as soon as he wakes instead of self settling.
You have to decide if you are prepared for him to cry for a couple of nights and very probably for a couple of days if you get rid of the bottles. Obviously you will need to comfort and distract him. It might help if you go out during the day for a couple of days. The change of routine may be a distraction in itself.
Good luck.

Can you do a late bottle and change just before you go to bed? Maybe slowly decrease the amount over the next six months. Any middle of the night waking just gets water. When you are ready you can sleep train.

Mine is nearly two and still wakes to feed two or three times a night. I think some people are just luckier 🥴

Do you want to night wean? Or are you happy with him waking for a bottle?

If you want to wean then reduce his milk gradually. Eg reduce by 1oz every other day. It may help to introduce a comfort item too.

If the waking is something you’re happy with, then I wouldn’t rush to night wean.

Mine didn't drop until about 17 months. Yours will when he is ready. Don't stress.

Thank you guys. I think the main concern was the fact everyone has been telling me he's too old to be waking for milk. My first born dropped the night bottle at around 6 months on their own. As long as it's normal than it's absolutely fine I will not wean and just let him drop it by himself
Thank you very much for all the helpful comments

Other mums love to shame. It's your child, not theirs keep doing what you're doing. It's not wrong. It's perfectly ok! 💐