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sleeping through
Hi
i have a 14 mth lo who still wakes once a night. I give her a bottle and this settles her. Does anyone else have a lo who does this at this age. My hv says this is not normal and to leave her crying if she wakes. I have pnd and just cant leave her crying. She goes to bed betwee 630 and 7, get up about half 1 for 5 mins then goes to sleep til about 6. I'm fine with getting up during the night but need to know if this is ok or is it not normal as my hv says
i have a 14 mth lo who still wakes once a night. I give her a bottle and this settles her. Does anyone else have a lo who does this at this age. My hv says this is not normal and to leave her crying if she wakes. I have pnd and just cant leave her crying. She goes to bed betwee 630 and 7, get up about half 1 for 5 mins then goes to sleep til about 6. I'm fine with getting up during the night but need to know if this is ok or is it not normal as my hv says
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Good luck,
Kerry
good luck!
[Modified by: caseymay on April 12, 2008 04:12 PM]
Also is it alright to just add extra water to formula don't know how else it'd work!
When did you stop giving formula milk altogether?
I use whole fat milk for cereal and cooking but he's upped his milk intake to 23 - 28 oz in 24 hours - is this loads?
Cheers
Millie never had formula, I breastfed untill she was 10 1/2 months when she weaned herself. She refused to drink any sort of milk so we just made sure she got plenty of dairy in yoghurts, cheese etc.
Can i ask how you did this. I seem to find it all a bit hard
I did for a few nights go back to a top up feed of 4oz before I went to bed but have cut them out again and he now sleeps through again.
Ratehr than let your lo's wake you up at night have you tried giving them a dream feed? and then try cutting that out slowly.
Good luck.
Each child is different and hv's seem to only be able to go by what the books say!
I'm usually on baby forum but just crossed over for a nose.
My little boy is 7 months and wakes evert night for a dream feed about 1 am, then he's back in his cot 5-10 mins later with no problem but my HV says that's not right at his age and he should be sleeping thru. They get right on my nerves, my hv hasn't even got kids so how does she know!!!!
I think as long as you're coping then keep giving them a feed, I certainly couldn't let my little man cry, anyway I have to get up for work so need some sleep.
Anyway its nice to know that other people have little ones up in night too
xxx
My son rayhan is 18 months old. He started sleeping through only since he was 16 months old. Before that he was waking up once everynight, around 3am for a feed then back to sleep. But one night he didn't wake up for his feed, he slept through, up to now. I think it is normal for some babies to wake up in the night for a feed and for some to sleep without it because everybaby is different but I don't think you should worry too much about it, when she is ready, she will do it. x