Toddler bedtime help please - DH creating bad habits!

[Muppity]

Dads and their 'solutions' DH is a 'but it works' kind of guy too!

Feeding her during the night is actually encouraging her to wake up for 2 reasons. She is now used to having a snack during the night so her metabolism is starting to expect it, so she wakes needing it (and will adjust by having less calories during the day)

And, our stomach is designed to effectively shut down when we sleep and should be empty before sleep (except in babies) for the body to reach a really deep sleep. So if she is eating it means that it's harder for her to sleep in the first place. Think about how you feel when you go to bed with a stuffed tummy (sleepy but can't get a good sleep)

My DD used to be the same - she would wake wanting a bottle during the night and I ended up going cold turkey. It took about 4 nights of cuddles and a lot of patting but she then started sleeping much better.


Good luck.

[MrsFabuloso]

So he gives her food and leaves her before she finishes eating it? What if she chokes?? You wouldn't be able to hear her.