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Offline vadensmommy

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Night time sippy of water Q
« on: August 24, 2008, 07:10:04 am »
Just wondering when any of you (if ever) started letting your lo take a sippy of water to bed?  V takes a sippy of milk right before bedtime which is 7:30.  Tonight she was awake at 1 (is teething, and pain meds were due again) and I also gave her some water in her sippy, because sometimes that makes getting her back down a lot easier.  I really think this NW is due to teething, AND she took a 3hr nap this afternoon (what bliss! but now I'm paying for it :P ) but it was probably too long for her, as she usually only naps for 2 hrs.  Tried to put her back down and she fussed for another half hour.  Started to cry, so I went back in, cuddled for a second, gave her back the sippy of water, and was able to lay her down with the sippy.  I doubt this is going to become a habit, but just wondering when, and for what reasons did you start letting your lo have their sippy either in the bed with them at night, or next to the bed and any pros or cons of doing this.  And fyi, I'd never let her have anything other than water in the bed because we don't want to ruin what few teeth she does have!  :)


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Re: Night time sippy of water Q
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 14:42:20 pm »
I might be in the minority here but I don't think there is anything wrong with a sippy of water in bed. I would just limit the amount. I used to give DS 2 ounces so that it wouldn't affect potty training. He really only wanted the cup for comfort and sometimes would just take one sip then cuddle it. He grew out of it on his own within a couple of months.

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Re: Night time sippy of water Q
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 17:04:23 pm »
Since I had success with Sleep training Alex she has taken a sippy of water to bed.  Nathan still does, I really don't think that they should be denied water if they are thirsty and it won't harm.  I used a non spill cup and put it in her cot for her to reach it easily, now she has a sippy on her bedside cabinet.

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Re: Night time sippy of water Q
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 17:05:44 pm »
Sam takes water to bed. He has a cup next to him. He has not yet had an accident at night since being out of pull ups a few weeks ago.
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