We are in the same boat! Some babies just want those extra cuddles. Iāve decided to just soak it all up while I can because I know one day she wonāt want them anymore ā„ļø trust me I know itās hard but you arenāt doing anything wrong. She wants to be close to mama, itās natural for her ā„ļø
I'm in the same boat. She screams for milk at every wake up. Our plan is to wean her from milk to water and go through a couple nights of screaming. Hoping that'll do the trick.
Same here, my boy turns 2 on may still wakes up twice and everytime is for milk. It has been hard
Youāre re not doing anything wrong! Some toddlers just have a harder time sleeping through the night, and it can feel exhausting when youāve tried everything. If you havenāt already, you might try gradually reducing nighttime interventions so she learns to soothe herself back to sleep. Hang in thereāyouāre doing great!
My son will be 2 in May & still wakes up for milk. I do 1/2 milk 1/2 water. He was breastfeed until 1 so itās definitely out of habit for him . I forgot how it feels to sleep through the night. Signed a tired mama ā£ļø
Does she wake up for milk or just because she canāt sleep? My daughter needs a high energy release before bed. The thirty minutes before bed she does a trampoline follow along video or dancing on YouTube, then we relax and read a book.
In the same boat with my almost 2 year old! He doesnāt wake up for milk anymore but does wake up for snuggles 2-3 times a night still. I just accepted defeat and upgraded him to a twin bed so at least I can be comfortable if Iām going to be in his room all night anyway š my 4 year old has slept through the night (mostly) since about 2.5 years old so I know there is hope in nearish future and decided to just ride it out in comfort lol
This is so random but someone told me to try Grassfed Butter? Apparently wake ups can be theyāre burning calories and the butter helps their body stay in something where they sleep. I have yet to try but the Mom at the playground said sheād been doing for a few weeks and sheās actually slept through the night!
I decided to get my daughter a queen size floor bed and sleep with her. I donāt wanna be alone when I sleepā¦ so why should I make her be alone. That was the only thing she wantedā¦ snuggles so I said ABSOLUTELY! ā„ļø haha I just love the snuggles and I wonāt have them forever so Iām soaking them in while I can. My mom said I was the same way and āyou didnāt go off college needing me to sleep with youā so that made me feel really good about my decision to sleep with her. That and it just feels right for our family. Hope this helps
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Honestly, everyone does their own thing. We have a really strict bedtime routine that includes family outside time, family dinners at the table, baths, a little massage when we have to lotion her, and i know some people stopped, but at least in my family and household we will never deprive our children of some warm milk before bed. Does the trick EVERY time.