Advice needed: My 1 year old has always eaten every 3-4 hours, bottles, meals, snacks, etc. In the…
Advice needed: My 1 year old has always eaten every 3-4 hours, bottles, meals, snacks, etc. In the last month we have transitioned to solid food during the day and formula when he wakes up during the night. We saw the pediatrician today and she said we need to take away the bottle at night and if he wakes up hungry, give him water. He is already in the 15th% for his weight since he is so tall and I feel giving him zero calories overnight will decrease any weight gaining progress he has been making. Please mom's, stressing mom in need of advice!
A·
Maybe, instead of formula, give him whole milk? That way he's still getting calories.
Tiphanie Reeves·
If my son wakes up and act hungry we give him whole milk in a sippy cup. It took us a few months to get completely switched to sippy cups but now we swear by the gerber nuk sippy cup. My son loves that cup, the only ones we will buy. If you make sure he is getting 3 meals a day plus 3 snacks a day. He will be fine at night time. My son is finally sleeping pretty much thru the night, if he wakes up we let him cry it out for a few minutes then he’s back out, so he hardly ever wakes up for a sippy cup.
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Yes. Baby should not be getting a bottle of milk at night. It will rot the teeth out, he doesnt need it at night. As long he is following his own growth chart he is fine.
Heidi Schultz·
Мама сына (1 год)
@carrsonsmommy can you provide a picture of the cup? We've always used Mam brand products. How much whole milk would he usually drink? Cold or warm?
Heidi Schultz·
Мама сына (1 год)
@beemommyof3 so just fill his belly with water at night? We can try but I don't see this working for him.
kammy·
Мама сына (1 год)
Make sure he eats enough before bed. Something with protein and fiber to fill him. You can offer a few ounces of water at night. Long as he eats during the day he won't lose weight.
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you can give him milk before bed. Nothing in the bed.
Tiphanie Reeves·
Here’s a picture. We fill the sippy cup up with cold milk. What ever he doesn’t drink we just put the cup back into the fridge. My son has always loved cold milk so he have never warmed it up before, not even when he was a baby. So I’m not sure on that part.