https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:01:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700675 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:41:01 +0000 wonderstruck 1700675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: This is very similar to what I was going to say, I second all of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700546 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:26:49 +0000 sandy 1700546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No experience but my thoughts (and from what I've read generally about feeling babies (not toddlers)) is that more frequent feeding/snacking leads to more snacking/waking behavior. I don't think the last meal of the day is necessarily the cause/solution to her being hungry early in the morning. She may just be growing a lot and need the extra nutrition but my thought would be to focus on her food/milk intake over the entire course of the day. Make sure she's getting a varied and full meal at least 3 times a day and 1-2 snacks a day that aren't empty calories (fruit, veggies and whole grains). I think if she's getting all of her nutrition throughout the day she's less likely to wake up hungry. But every kid is different and she may just be growing a lot and need that early meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700531 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:04:04 +0000 MrsB2012 1700531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: Could be nursing related. If you're getting ready to wean, I know my friend gets 100% improvement with night sleeping once she night weans. Could be environment as well? Is it getting too light out around that time? </p> <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: Originally she slept 12 hours a night from month 1.5-8. Then she started waking up all the time, refusing to sleep in her bed, and only sleeping for about 8 hours total. During that time, I'd feed her right before bed, only give 2 meals of solids a day, I'd bring her into our bed during the night and get her basically as soon as she cried. After I read that blog I put tinfoil on her window, put a fan on, fed her before her bath, waited the 15 mins before I went in during the night, and will not bring her into our bed. I also started a third meal of solids a day, even though she won't eat much in the morning. It's only been 2 nights, but the first night she slept 12 hours with 1- 15 min wake up that didn't require a feeding to go back to sleep. Last night she slept for 11 hours solid. I'm not sure which part helped, but something sure in the heck did!@Corduroy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700440 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:27:13 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1700440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: gahh! I just read that post &amp; I'm doing nearly everything wrong! lol my 9 month wakes up often. She does put herself to sleep from wide awake but we usually feed solids at 6pm, bath at 7, nurse &amp; then bed so I'm betting that she is too full. May I ask what you used to do versus what you did last night to help her sleep better? I don't know how to rearrange her eating schedule so she isn't so full </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700373 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:10:36 +0000 Corduroy 1700373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: She's up for the day when she wakes up. On weekdays at daycare she's up until noon on weekends she still takes a morning nap around 10.</p> <p>@Kemma: thanks, it's so tempting I figured someone must have experience with it. </p> <p> @MrsB2012: thanks, I was wondering if it was nursing related. I'll check out that site. LO has definite opinions about her nursing schedule so I don't know if she'll take to a change easily. I'm always looking for more motivation to wean though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700259 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:37:28 +0000 MrsB2012 1700259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a toddler, my daughter is only 10.5 months old. So feel free to ignore this :) I was reading a sleep consultant blog yesterday and it was talking about feeding too close too bed time. She talks a lot about if you have a child who is over 8 months old, how they shouldn't need to eat during the night. That a lot of people find that the child is waking up between 4-6. She says if you find that's happening to you, to push the last feeding earlier in the night. ( I know, it doesn't make sense, you want your child to sleep longer so feed them earlier?) She says this is the same for toddlers which is why I thought I'd mention it. The website is weebeedreaming.com, if you go to her blog then find the article 5 reasons why my child isn't sleeping through the night then read point 3 it kind of talks about it. I know it's mentioned a few times so you could look around at the other articles she wrote. I'm on my phone so it's hard to link it. Anyways, thought I'd mention it, I tried some of her advice and my daughter slept for 12 hours last night :)</p> <p>Good luck even if that doesn't work for you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700245 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:08:41 +0000 Kemma 1700245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Mum used to leave my brother a couple of crackers and a sippy of milk beside his cot and it kept him happy for an extra hour or two in the morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700237 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:57:11 +0000 birdofafeather 1700237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, my LO is starving when she wakes up, but she does sleep 12 hours. Does your LO go back to sleep at 430 or up for the day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700232 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:31:56 +0000 twoofeverything 1700232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmmm...</p> <p>It's a little late in the game, but maybe a Dream Feed? Does she still take a bottle? If it works, I'd it for a couple of weeks and then wean by an ounce every night. I have no idea what the research says on DF's at her age -- my guys probably wouldn't go for it -- but I would totally be trying it if it was even remotely an option :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-keeping-lo-full-overnight#post-1700199 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:37:31 +0000 Corduroy 1700199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO (15 mo) wakes up every morning between 4:30 and 5:15. She seems to be starving when I get her. She signs for eat immediately, even while she is nursing. I think she would sleep longer if she wasn't so hungry. She sleeps 10 hours at night. </p> <p>I fantasize about leaving a box of cheerios and a sippy cup in her crib so I can sleep. That's a really bad idea, right? So Bees, help me out please. </p> <p>LO eats dinner right before bed. I always include a protein and she generally eats a ton. On top of that I nurse before bed. </p>