https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:38:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-157512 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 157512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lozza: Yes! I think that's what I'll try to do! :) He didn't wake up last night so i'm hoping the same will happen tonight. but i'll definitely keep you posted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-157493 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:12:51 +0000 Lozza 157493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you try replacing (even gradually) the milk with water for those nighttime bottles? Maybe that will seem less appealing and once he realizes that all he's going to get is some water, he'll be less motivated? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-157365 Sun, 13 May 2012 20:56:07 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 157365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Ya, well I personally think it's a lot of milk ... but he doesn't drink much milk during the day so maybe in total it adds up okay.</p> <p>I'll definitely ask the paediatrician come his 2nd bday (if it persists) but i think i will have to wean the midnight snack bottle. Its so weird how some days he never wakes up to ask for a bottle and then he does so 4 days in a row. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156868 Sat, 12 May 2012 20:10:18 +0000 Andrea 156868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, he is hungry! Maybe it is just a temporary growth spurt? We just went for our 2 year visit and the peds said 16 oz of milk was enough for the entire day so that does seem like a lot of milk. Maybe you could try to give him water but he is 22 months so he might not go for that! I wouldn't worry about it until it goes on for longer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156368 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:54:16 +0000 Red 156368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was about 15 months at the time. She's 17 months now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156366 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:49:14 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 156366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: how old is your LO? mavrick is 22 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156365 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:46:56 +0000 Red 156365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO kept waking in the night and want to nurse. The only way to get her to kick the habit was to refuse to nurse her and just let her CIO. I offered her water instead just in case she was thirsty. First couple times was rough but then she realized that she wasn't going to get any milk so she stopped waking up altogether. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156342 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:02:38 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 156342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Yes I know about the whole teeth thing, hence why I also want to find a solution. I will talk to his pediatrician about it...<br /> Like should I ignore his "milk" requests in the middle of the night? Ah... I feel so clueless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156341 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:00:45 +0000 heffalump 156341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice because my lo isn't there yet, but I've heard it can be harmful for their teeth. Hope someone else gives you some good advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-night-time-milk-habit-help#post-156272 Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:20 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 156272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mavrick has been a pretty good eater and he's been good with sleep as well. He goes down around 7:30-8:-00 and is up at around 6:00-6:30 and plays in his room until 6:30-7:00</p> <p>He still takes a bottle of milk to go to bed, and is usually out for the night. It's been a good month or so, that he's been waking up in the middle of the night asking for another bottle, sometimes two. He only asks for milk, drinks it and goes back to bed. He doesn't want to get up to play so I assume he really is hungry.</p> <p>I know this technically this isn't a great thing because he can drink 8-16oz before bed and another 8-16oz in the middle of the night. Trust me, even if I change his diaper at 2 am when he wakes up, he usually is FULL of pee come morning.</p> <p>I've tried giving him more food before bed to fill him up, but it's a hit or miss. Any ideas on what to do? I know he's an active little boy, but that's a whole lot of milk to be drinking at night time. Right? </p>