I have always given him a bottle in his crib( i fought it in the beginning but succumbed to the pressure) Now- he will NOT sleep w/out it and wakes 1-2 X a night for more...
Aside from letting him cry/scream for 3 days straight-any suggestions??
Thanks! :yawn:

Pattys, I will be watching this thread closely cause I have the same problem with my 18 mon old :( Daddy thinks its ok to give him a bottle and he wont sleep! :mad:

My first question would be what is the bottle full of? Milk? Water?

What I have read sugests that if you are putting milk in the bottle switch to water and then little by little start filling the bottle less and less with water until there is like an ounce in there and at that point take the bottle away all together.

This way they are weened off it and not having it removed all at once.

My daughter is 22 months old and it worked for her.

The only other question I would pose is what is his bed time routine like? How set is it? I have found that having dinner at the same time then to bath then into jammies, read a book and have a drink of water with mommy .. kisses and into bed works well for me but I am very strict about keeping the times the same .. a good bedtime routine is the way I have been able to keep my daughter sleeping well.

I changed my sons milk to Juicy Juice and now he does not want a bottle at night! He still get out of bed like 2 times to get in bed with me and daddy. I dont let him, so I sit with him in his bed till he falls back asleep! I am 5 months pregnant and I sleep in my sons little fire truck bed...GO FIGURE!! :rolleyes:
I wish there was a way I can stop this! I try to put him in the bed and not have to lay with him, but when I put him in he keeps walking back out, unless I lay with him! :confused:

Hey BabyMomma

Here's my suggestion. You gotta get out of that car bed!! As you know it's just gonna keep getting more uncomfortable to sleep there. And what are you gonna do once that new baby comes? It's gonna take a night or two of tears, but here's what you do. Tell him that he cannot sleep with you guys and that you are not going to stay in his bed anymore. When he gets out of bed, the first time you see if he needs something (like water, etc.) And tell him that this is the last time he can get up. Then everytime after that when he gets up, you walk him right back to his room. Tell him that he sleeps by himself now, and leave the room. As soon as he gets back up again, you take him right back. Don't try to reason, don't scold, just tell him that you love him and that he sleeps alone now. He'll cry for the 1st few nights, but he'll get it. I know it's hard to hear them cry, but you know what, they're gonna cry their whole lives over things that they don't want to do. If you must, sit in a chair in his room and gradually move that chair towards the door and lessen the time that you sit in there. But for your own sake, no more tiny car beds!!

I have a question - When do you stop the middle of the night bottle?

I have a 8 month old who has been waking up at night. I try to rock him to sleep and he sleeps in my arms but as soon i as put him in his crib he wakes up and starts crying. He doesn not sleep till i give him his bottle. A couple of times i have given him little water and he does go back to sleep but takes an hour to fall asleep. Do you think he is really hungry and i should give him his bottle?

Last night he woke up 1 30am and started crying. my DH tried to make him sleep but as soon as he would put him in the crib he would wake up. He cried a lot. I went and sat next to his crib but did not take him out of his crib. He cried a lot and it broke my heart watching him cry. I gave him little water while he was in his crib then his pacifier. I patted him and finally after an hour he went to sleep on his own while i sat next to his crib. Do you think i am doing the right thing????

I dont know honestly. My daughter didnt sleep through the night untill she was a year. She would wake up at least once a night and yes she would eat .. but the peditrition told me she was waking up for company. It was hard to hear her cry but it took about a week and then it was over. Now she is a great sleeper! Just come up with a routine that works best for your family and stick to it! When in doubt, as your child's doctor.

I think you are definately doing the right thing and It is working. It took an hour but your baby fell asleep. Congrats! If you are consistant with this your baby will start sleeping again.
I personally do not ask my pediatrician about parenting issues. I don't think they had a class called "baby sleeping 101" in medical school. The info they give you is just their "advice". It is usually the "cry it out" method because it's a quick fix that has a set of instructions (Ferber ect.). It does not work in the long run though. Everytime there is a change in routine, you will have to let them cry it out again and again. Parenting your child to sleep is different. This is showing them how to sleep on their own without leaving them in a room alone to cry. Sitting next to their bed until they fall asleep, will show them that it is time to sleep, and you are there to support them while they learn how. As long as you don't "give up" while doing it. You did well with the sitting next to the crib but not taking your baby out. Your baby did fall asleep and will do so more quickly each time you do this, until there are few wake ups. With regards to the bottle at night. I weaned my DS from nursing at night around that age. Some babies start sleeping through the night on their own, with no bottle, and they do not get too hungry. I also think that crying it out works because moms are given a game plan to follow and they are consistant with that game plan. Any sleep plan will work if you are consistant with it. I used the same method to get my 8 month old to sleep at night. Before that I would rock him and nurse him. At 6 months I just rocked and then at 8 months I had to do the back pat shhh method without taking him out of the crib (I do have his crib next to my bed so it was easier - I did not have to get out of bed). There were times that I had to do it for and hour or so until he fell asleep, but it got better. He is now a 20.5 month old, and an excellent sleeper. I cannot remember the last time he woke me up at night. Maybe when he was 9-10 months (knock on wood) :)

good luck

Thanks for your support! It feels good to know that their are other mothers who feel the same. Well, last night DS woke up again and i did the same thing, i sat mext to his crib and gave hm little water. This time he was asleep in 20mins. Lets see what happens tonight but i am going to stick to doing the same :)

Thanks again!!

Excellent! Glad to hear all is going well. :)

DS did not wake last night!! Hope this continues!!
Thanks for your support!