Snack before bed...any suggestions

[Doj]

Hi

I have noticed that my 15mth old  has not been sleeping as well lately because I think that she is hungry. She is going through a growth spurt and no matter what i feed her during the day she seems to be getting up hungry at night and starving by morning. She eats her last meal at 5:15pm which is dinner consisting of protein, veggies, carb and usually fruit for dessert and milk. She has a bath at 630 and then to bed at 7. I am thinking of giving her a snack at 630 before her bath or even 7 before bed.. any suggestions on timing and what I should feed her that might help her through the night?

Thanks

[KathrynK]

my friend gives her 15 month old ds a banana followed by a yoghurt every night at 6.30pm for his supper- he too has his dinner at 5pm but has the appetite of a horse at the moment and won't have much (if any) milk at bedtime to fill his tummy up.

[Lana]

Right now we do cereal before his bath but I will probably start to do something like banana and yogurt or some banana bread or muffin soon.

HTH

[* Paula *]

Our DS also has an early dinner, and we offer him a yogurt before bed - he is not interested in milk at all.

[mari]

We always have a snack before bed. (supper) and it could be toast, cereal, Porridge, yoghurt, fruit.  Sometimes Alex eats it, sometimes she only wants her milk.  Nathan never refuses!

[tinytatsmom]

we always give Tatiana a snack before bed since she was 9 months old or so.  We give her anything from waffle (her favorite) with butter, or cereal and milk, or fruit cup, or apple sauce.  We usually do it after bath, before bed.  All though she goes to bed around 8:30, but she also has supper a little later.  Hope that helps.

[lilmonkey]

DD's dinner is around 4:30 - 5 pm and her bedtime snack is usually with dh and I as we have our dinner at 6:30.  Sometimes if she is still hungry she will have another full meal, especially if our dinner consist of some of her favorites.

Note:  I've heard that carbs & protein are great to help them thru the night. 

[Michaela's Mom]

One of the best snacks to give baby before bed is a banana as it contains a substance that converts to melatonin which promotes sleep.  I always try and give Michaela a banana before bed. Another suggestion, if baby is waking from hunger, is to add a tsp or two of protein powder to their nighttime bottle or even sprinkle it over their dinner or fruit. This fills them up and more often than not, results in baby sleeping right through.

Sharon

[beccarman]

we give dd a supper after her bath, she bascially has another breakfast so wheetabix, porridge, sometimes toast and some milk. it seems to work for us, hope it does for you too.