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Lexie Rangitsch
Nope, DD's bottle before bed is the exact same size as her other bottles throughout the day. She's been STTN since 6.5 weeks. At that time she was taking about 3-3.5oz/bottle 6x/day. Just this week we moved to 5oz 5x/day (prior to that it was 4.5oz 5x/day). She's still sleeping well. I've heard that STTN has a lot to do with baby's weight as well, and not just their intake during the day.
But regardless, I don't get giving a bigger bottle before bed just so they sleep. Then they get used to eating that much and their regular bottles during the day might not satisfy them because their stomach is used to being stretched more during that last bottle. I don't know, I guess I just try to be careful not to give DD more than she needs.
I just started this with Aria a couple days ago, but because she WANTS more. ( Iguess I should say Aria started this herself) She eats 4-5 oz a feeding during the day, but her last bottle of the evening she eats about 6. (I almost always fill the bottle to 6 regardless of time of day) She has started sleeping better (only up once, at 3:30, betweent 11pm and 7am). I wouldn't try to force it if she didn't want it. (she's very good at letting us know when she's hungry or full!)
It would be the same thing as a breastfed baby cluster feeding before bedtime. I don't force feed him, he drains the bottle and is content. One feeding per day at 5.5 ounce is not going to stretch his stomach. If I give him 4 ounces at bedtime he wakes up in the middle of the night, but doesn't drink a full 4 ounce bottle he will just drink 2-3 ounces. So, I bumped up his last feeding of the evening and it keeps him satisfied all night. It's not like I'm gavage feeding him so I can sleep through the night.
Wondering if anyone has any tips on getting their child off the bedtime milk bottle? I have a 2+ year old & only kept him on it this long because he needed the calories(skinny) and I'm not sure he can sooth himself to sleep any other way. Any tricks, tips that have worked for people would be appreciated!! thanks- Mary
We were giving our 18-month-old a 4-oz bottle of milk before each of his two naps and before bed at night. He recently had stomach flu and couldn't have dairy. At first he was so sick that he didn't want the bottle. When he started getting better, I put soy milk in the bottle instead. He didn't like the taste, and pushed the bottle away (went to sleep normally). When I tried giving him regular milk again, he was still suspicious, thinking I'd give him the soy milk, so he refused the bottle. Just like that, problem solved. So, try giving him soy milk, or otherwise change what you're offering (cold vs. warm, or fat-free vs. whole milk). Whatever works!
Our two year old just started sleeping through the night six months ago. We usually give her a bottle to go to sleep. In the last month or so, she has been waking frequently (three or more times) during the night, crying out and asking for a new bottle. All the crying and whining is killing me. She seems like such a big girl during the day, she seems to enjoy talking. I try to comfort her and ask her what's wrong in the night, but the bottle seems to be the only thing that consoles her. I want to wean her from the bottle, but I need to find a new method of getting her back to sleep, making the bottle less desirable. I have been trying for a few nights to teach her to comfort her doll when she wakes up, but as of yet she hasn't bought it. We always give in and make her a new bottle because we're so exhausted and we know it works. This also means that we have to change her diaper in the middle of the night, which is a milestone we thought we had already passed. We are also trying to potty train during the day when we're at home. I don't put any pressure on her to do it, but maybe it's too much? My feeling is that her potty training progress will speed up when the bottle goes away and she stays dryer at night, thus getting used to feeling dry. How have others weaned their children from the bottle in bed? Melissa
My baby is only 15-months old, so she may go back to the bottle, but I've done that has worked so far is substitute her milk bottle for a water bottle. That's not nearly as satisfying, so she just goes back to sleep after sipping very little. Lately she hasn't woken up at all. anon
We started leaving a sippy cup full of water in my son's crib (he's two, but still sleeps there). We told him that he could not have milk in the crib, but that if he is thirsty he can have a drink of water. We explained this during the day at naptime, and about an hour before he went to bed, as well as pointing out to him at bedtime that the cup of water was there if he needed it. It actually seems to have worked fairly well; we hear him wake up and drink water once or twice at night, and then go back to sleep. Of course, we haven't even tried to keep him dry at night yet. Karen
I suggest that you relax a bit! Potty training AND changing the bedtime routine are a bit much for a two year old to deal with, separately or together. Most kids are potty trained during the day for a while before they are at night, and more kids are trained at 3 than at 2.
As for the bottle, many 2yo's still need to suck. If she's not nursing and she doesn't use a pacifier, it's reasonable for her to continue to use the bottle as a comfort thing for sleep. But you should fill it with water, which won't cause tooth decay. You might also try substituting a sippy cup or sport bottle (my son likes the ones with a built-in straw). In any case, fill it and leave it within her reach on a nightstand so that you don't have to get up and get her anything.
I didn't read your message initially and only saw the responses. I just wanted to say that I drank from a bottle until I was five! Granted, my bottle drinking stemmed from feeling comforted by it. Mom said I started going to school and I didn't drink from a bottle there, but once I got home, I'd plop myself on the couch and drink to my heart's content. I think it was to ''de-stress''. Gradually, I realized that none of my classmates were doing it and so I ''weaned'' myself. I'm glad my mother didn't ''make'' me stop.
I didn't ask Mom about my potty training during the early years, so I'm not sure how they dealt with that. I DO know though that while I was definitely completely potty trained by the time I went to school, I did not do the ''number 2'' while at school and waited until I got home. I found out that my niece does the same thing now. Maybe TMI? :-) Good luck!
My 2 year old daughter was breastfed until the age of one. She now falls asleep with a bottle of milk and frequently wakes up at night to have more. She is comforted by the sucking sensation and will then fall back to sleep in seconds. However, she very rarely just sleeps throught the night. I have recently changed to skim milk because of the heavy nighttime digestion of the whole milk (I want her digestive system to have a rest). I have heard that sleeping with the bottle is bad for teeth, so I have tried to give her just water which she doesn't like at night. Any advice about weaning her off the nighttime bottle? Or giving her something to drink that will not affect her teeth? Or any other advice? toddler mommy
My daughter used to fall to sleep with a bottle too. One day we bit the bullet (at around 16 months) and told her that milk was for before bed and she only gets water in bed. She was very upset with us for several nights and woke often but finally she gave in (less than a week). She is two now and still has a bottle of water in bed with her. I guess the next step after that is to give them a sippy cup of water in bed. Good luck anon
I would definitely wean from a milk bottle at night - both skim and whole will wreak havoc on her teeth! I think, though, that water is just fine. Try very gradually watering down the bed bottle, starting with maybe just a tablespoon of water. Very gradually put in more water and less milk each night, until it's just water. Weak, unsweetened herbal tea (like peppermint) may be acceptable to her, too. It could be the ''special bedtime drink'' R.K.
The higher the proof, the more volatile the whisky is inside the bottle. It'll change over time. The first time you pop-open a whisky bottle it'll be tight on flavor, and less expressive on the nose. You'll need to leave it out in the glass longer to get it to show-up with its full flavors. The closer to empty the bottle gets, the more the flavors will either flatten out or exaggerate (depending on the whisky).
This is an under-studied part of the whisky making process. As I said at the beginning, as far as the people in lab-coats are concerned, whisky remains identical from first drop to the last. According to many people's palates, whisky changes. A bottle that's three-quarters to four-fifths empty is likely seeing these affects faster than a freshly opened bottle.
However, oxidation is slow acting, especially within a properly sealed bottle. Don Livermore told me his company (Wiser's) has done tests on partially filled bottles for up to five years, and the conclusion is there is no change in the whisky within the bottle. Oxidation is not the likely culprit.
Mary Reynier, formally of Bruichladdich ownership and now the owner of Waterford Distillery, likewise told me that vatting and the length of time the whisky remains in the vat is an important part of the process. He also borrowed a term from the wine industry: Bottle Shock. Mary Reynier believes that some whiskies don't show themselves fully right off the bottling line.
Don Livermore introduced me to the concept of dissipation during our talks on whisky and how it might change in the bottle. On The Whisky Topic Episode 67, Eric of WhiskyAnalysis.com had a similar theory. He suggested it wasn't the amount of time whisky is left in a mostly-empty bottle, but rather each time that whisky is poured the air inside the bottle is displaced affecting future pours. Dissipation is less-frequently talked about because oxidation is a more popular term, but the two meanings couldn't be any different.
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