Hi,
I'm desperate for some advice please!
My little boy, 2 next month, used to sleep through the night 90% of the time. He hasn't used a dummy since 4 months old when we got rid of them.
A month ago, he had HFM so wasn't eating or drinking in the day and was waking up hungry and thirsty in the night. We haven't yet made the full switch for his milk bottle to sippy cups yet (I know, don't come for me!) so he still uses a bottle with a teat for his bedtime milk. Since the HFM, we have created an awful habit where he is now waking in the night for milk, but more so that he can use the bottle like a dummy. I give him 50% water 50% milk in the night because now, he shouldn't be having milk in the night. He is getting very attached to having the bottle in his bed and won't go back to sleep without it, now he is waking pretty much every single night anywhere between 12-2am. He won't self settle anymore back to sleep, when he used to. Myself and my partner are both working full time so just cannot be up for hours in the night battling him to go back to sleep without any form of milky drink :(. I really want to nip these night wakings in the bud and take away completely the milk bottle but I just don't know where to start? Anyone been through anything similar? He's nearly 2 so doesn't need milk in the night OR a teated milk bottle.
Any advice appreciated xxx