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22 month old demanding Milk at 3-4am!
« on: December 31, 2011, 08:17:55 am »
Hi all,

I know I have probably made a rod for my own back here...

DD had hand foot and mouth disease followed by a serious viral flu and chest infection so was very poorly for at least 4 weeks. She lost lots of weight as she wasn't eating so kept waking at 3-4 and the only way to get her back to sleep was with milk... And as you can guess she wakes every night now wanting milk! Three times this week it has been 4:01am and the rest even earlier *yawn*! we both work so we have been giving in tbh as she will go straight back to sleep till around 7:30-8. But both of us find it hard to go back to sleep after this feed so would really like to crack it but really have noooo idea how! She is not a cuddly girl so I couldn't go in and cuddle her then put her back down, but if we leave her she is likely to get so worked up she's sick! and she wouldn't sleep in our bed even if I tried as she never ever has.

Any advice would be appreciated!

From a very tired and confused mummy :)
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Re: 22 month old demanding Milk at 3-4am!
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 18:49:37 pm »
Hi there, I think in cases like this it's best to just go cold turkey.  It will be really hard for a couple of days, but at 22 mths she can understand that there's no milk at nighttime and it's time for sleeping.  What is her routine like?  Is she back to eating well in the daytime?  Does she have access to some water if she's thirsty?  We leave a sippy in DS' bed and he drinks his water if and when needed.  He's had it since he was like 9 mths of age.
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 18:57:22 pm »
cold turkey is one way if you can set a weekend aside as a team to do it. or try to dilute it, like 50/50 so she might not like the taste as much or the volume fills her up but she would be more hungry during the day.  this way might take longer, though. 

hugs and good luck!!
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2012, 21:06:47 pm »
Her routine is really good. Up at (well before all this started) 7, milk, breakfast at 8:30, lunch 12;30, nap between 1:30 and 2:30 or two hours (she would have more!) tea at 5:30 and bed at 8. I always find she's a pain wen we are both off work and wants daddy all the time.

Saturday night she woke with NYE fireworks at 12:30 but settled with water till 6. But last night was up at 4:30 and tried water and telling her to g back t sleep but she screamed the house down and OH gave in because she will cry till she chokes and he hates it. :( think I'm going to slip a water cup in tonight to see if she wakes and has that on her own. She slept then till 8:30 (which was bliss on our last day off!) we really are stuck in a rut :(((
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Re: 22 month old demanding Milk at 3-4am!
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2012, 15:05:24 pm »
They will cry and be upset because you are changing the way they like things.  It's normal and Tracy mentions this in her books.  But she;s not crying because she's in pain or any discomfort or needs you for anything.  She just has to be reminded that she can sleep without the milk :)

Let us know how it goes...we're here to hold your hand :-*
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2012, 15:34:43 pm »
Well last night she sleep right through without a peep! Pretty sure she us getting her back molars ATM now as she keeps plaing with her ears and biting her bottles etc so.... Fingers crossed for tonight! I was awake at 4 waiting for her I reckon! Typical of us mummies to do that!
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