How do i stop my 1yr old waking for night feeds.

I breastfed my son from the day he was born But had to stop when he was 2months old as i had no milk left I found out den he had colic.From the day he was born he woke every 2 hours for a feed i started spoon feedin him at 2 months to see if it wud stop him wake every so often but no joy.He eats more than my 2yr old and still wakes up screaming every 2 hours at night for a bottle.I tryed giving him water instead he will drink it but 2o mins later he screams for another bottle.I hav tryed letting him scream but its not fair on my 2yr old.Its push my marrige to the edge.Please help.Im at my wits end.

Re: How do i stop my 1yr old waking for night feeds. In reply to: Irishbabe

Hi, this is something I can help with.....I was in the same situation a couple of months ago with my one yr old, he is now 14 months...he kept waking every two hours for a feed (brestfeed) and he wouldn't even sleep in his own cot!

I chose to start a little routine (after consulting Nina, on this website,I had the reassurance to do it).  I made sure my son ate lots in the day, and he had his two bottles of milk before bed, and then I kept him going until I went to bed around 10 pm, put him in his cot, rubbing his back, it is hard work at first but I felt the progress, after about a week of that, when he slept 10pm-5am.

I was strict with the "rules", I rubbed his back, not taking him out of cot (as he thought he was getting into my bed then you see, don't think you have that problem though with your baby?)...When he sat up in his cot, I lay him down, rubbing his back and (saying "shush"....If I thought he was thirsty, they tend to after all the crying, don't they?!...I gave him juice only, in his bottle.  Its hard at first, I never had this problem with my older two children, they naturally gravitated to thier own cot, needing thier own space, and enjoying thier sleep, all children are different, it is not your fault, so don't blame yourself.

Just remember a child over one has a big enough stomach, that he doesn't need to be waking in the night, he can have plenty of food in the day, his three meals, fruit and biscuit snacks, juice and then two 9 oz bottles of milk, does it for my baby, he's a perfect weight, they are growing all the time, I will check back again, let me know how you are?, and how your sleep training is going? 

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Funky batch, how is the night time training going?...My baby had a bad week last week, he was a bit out of sorts, but he slept ok last night, I took him up at 11pm, and he slept through until 7am, its perserverance, and it can wear you down, but its worth it in the end, hope you get some rest,   From Hannah   

Re: How do i stop my 1yr old waking for night feeds.

It aint going well at all bein doin as u said but he aint havin any of it.

He gets well feed durning the day he eats more dan I do most days he gets breakfast lunch dinner tea and snacks in between and he still wakes up.Ive being tryin the sleep training from wen i got ur msg.wen he wakes i go in 2 him and rub his back hushin him but he jst lie's der screamin 4 his bottle i giv him a few ozs of water after about an hour but tat jst makes him worse.Im like tat all night wit him till i giv him a bottle at around 5 in the mornine.My husband gets up at 6 den wit the Boys 2 let me get 1 or 2 hours sleep.It breaks my heart 2 see him like tat.

Last night was a very bad night so i jst gave in and gave him his bottles.

I found out a wk ago i was pregnant again.So i being kinda giving in after  2 or 3 hours of it.Coz im like a walkin zombie the next day and it cant be gud 4 the baby.

Thanks very much 4 the reply but he jst wont giv.

Re: How do i stop my 1yr old waking for night feeds.

It aint going well at all bein doin as u said but he aint havin any of it.

He gets well feed durning the day he eats more dan I do most days he gets breakfast lunch dinner tea and snacks in between and he still wakes up.Ive being tryin the sleep training from wen i got ur msg.wen he wakes i go in 2 him and rub his back hushin him but he jst lie's der screamin 4 his bottle i giv him a few ozs of water after about an hour but tat jst makes him worse.Im like tat all night wit him till i giv him a bottle at around 5 in the mornine.My husband gets up at 6 den wit the Boys 2 let me get 1 or 2 hours sleep.It breaks my heart 2 see him like tat.

Last night was a very bad night so i jst gave in and gave him his bottles.

I found out a wk ago i was pregnant again.So i being kinda giving in after  2 or 3 hours of it.Coz im like a walkin zombie the next day and it cant be gud 4 the baby.

Thanks very much 4 the reply but he jst wont giv.

Re: How do i stop my 1yr old waking for night feeds.

It aint going well at all bein doin as u said but he aint havin any of it.

He gets well feed durning the day he eats more dan I do most days he gets breakfast lunch dinner tea and snacks in between and he still wakes up.Ive being tryin the sleep training from wen i got ur msg.wen he wakes i go in 2 him and rub his back hushin him but he jst lie's der screamin 4 his bottle i giv him a few ozs of water after about an hour but tat jst makes him worse.Im like tat all night wit him till i giv him a bottle at around 5 in the mornine.My husband gets up at 6 den wit the Boys 2 let me get 1 or 2 hours sleep.It breaks my heart 2 see him like tat.

Last night was a very bad night so i jst gave in and gave him his bottles.

I found out a wk ago i was pregnant again.So i being kinda giving in after  2 or 3 hours of it.Coz im like a walkin zombie the next day and it cant be gud 4 the baby.

Thanks very much 4 the reply but he jst wont giv.

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Whats with the new log in system?...just had to log on twice, arg !!!

Anyway, sorry to hear it's not going well, sleep training your little one does take a good many weeks for it to click with them, and unfortunately once you give in, you are back to the beginning, it sucks, i understand, I have good nights and bad nights with my 14 month old.  They are old enough to sleep in blocks during the night, you are doing the right thing by keeping at it, especially havung another little one on the way, congrats, its the tiredness in the beginning of pregnancy too that can wear you down, isnt it?...Does he sleep much in the day?, if so think about reducing that, so he's more tired at night?....keep us posted on yoyr progress, good luck    x 

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well hun my eldest daughter is 3 now and when she was a baby she used to wake me up at least 5/6 times every night! i was a zombie! and she still does not sleep through and still wants her bottle for bed its a nightmare but she just would never give and my youngest is now 1 and thank god she is grreat! she usually sleeps all night! my hubbys uncles fiances daughter never slept through till she was 3 and a half or was it 5 summit like that! but she is getting better thank god! i so hope ur little one gets better! i really do hun and i really do sympathise! Good luck hun! xXx

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He has 2 naps durning the day 1 around 12 till 1 and thr other bout 4 till half 4 tats all.He also has problames wit his back and i tink tat mite b 1 of the reson he wakes up at nite.But i wont know 4 sure till he has an m.r.i next month.

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I will keep tryin but i dont seem 2 b gettin any wer.He is very persistinted.Wit my 1st he sleeped all nite from the day he was born i was givin out 2 in the hospital wer i had him 4 lettin him sleep all nite wit out wakin him 4 feeds.He slept in a cot from the day he was born den moved in 2 a big bed by the time he was 1 an and half coz his words he was a big boy.He was potty trained by the time he was 2.i hav no probs wit him wat so ever.but i seemed 2 get dem all wit his brother.