When my one year old throws a fit in the morning, I don't give in my offering food, toys, etc. I let him have his fit (usually I either leave him in his room or I go into my room with the door shut until he calms down), and then we go about the rest of the morning. Maybe you can try to eliminate the night time feedings? Are they really necessary at this age, or are they more for comfort for him? Perhaps you can try to give him something else to suck on, and/or when he cries in the middle of the night, wait a few minutes to see if he will go back to sleep before giving in and waking up with him and nursing. Of course, I will probably get attacked for these suggestions, but I do have a one year old that sleeps through the night and has since he was 6 months old, so I must be doing something right...
Quoting aimesnyc:When my one year old throws a fit in the morning, I don't give in my offering food, toys, etc. I let him have his fit (usually I either leave him in his room or I go into my room with the door shut until he calms down), and then we go about the rest of the morning. Maybe you can try to eliminate the night time feedings? Are they really necessary at this age, or are they more for comfort for him? Perhaps you can try to give him something else to suck on, and/or when he cries in the middle of the night, wait a few minutes to see if he will go back to sleep before giving in and waking up with him and nursing. Of course, I will probably get attacked for these suggestions, but I do have a one year old that sleeps through the night and has since he was 6 months old, so I must be doing something right...
Hmmm...well, it doesn't necessarily have to be a pacifier. My son likes to to suck on a little blanket that is silky on one side and soft on the other. Does he have some sort of comfort object that you could try (other than booby 1 or 2, that is...lol)? I could see how you wouldn't want to wake the others in the am...it must be tough. All I have to worry about is my hubby, and he should be up anyway! :P
Quoting ktinaza:
No he absolutely does not need to nurse. It's totally for comfort. I normally wait like 5 minutes but he screams so loud that don't want my 3.5 yr old to wake up. He hates pacifiers. He won't take a bottle when I'm around. In the morning I guess I'm trying to be quite since my older son is sleeping and my mom is too.
Quoting aimesnyc:When my one year old throws a fit in the morning, I don't give in my offering food, toys, etc. I let him have his fit (usually I either leave him in his room or I go into my room with the door shut until he calms down), and then we go about the rest of the morning. Maybe you can try to eliminate the night time feedings? Are they really necessary at this age, or are they more for comfort for him? Perhaps you can try to give him something else to suck on, and/or when he cries in the middle of the night, wait a few minutes to see if he will go back to sleep before giving in and waking up with him and nursing. Of course, I will probably get attacked for these suggestions, but I do have a one year old that sleeps through the night and has since he was 6 months old, so I must be doing something right...
My son went through a phase of this and I simply told him that he had two options, he could either get up and do _______. Some kind of activity, eating, playing, something but I told him the specific activity OR he could go back in his room. and if he continued to throw the fit I would put him back in his room and close the door and come back in a minute or two and try again.
Quoting aimesnyc:Hmmm...well, it doesn't necessarily have to be a pacifier. My son likes to to suck on a little blanket that is silky on one side and soft on the other. Does he have some sort of comfort object that you could try (other than booby 1 or 2, that is...lol)? I could see how you wouldn't want to wake the others in the am...it must be tough. All I have to worry about is my hubby, and he should be up anyway! :P
Quoting ktinaza:
No he absolutely does not need to nurse. It's totally for comfort. I normally wait like 5 minutes but he screams so loud that don't want my 3.5 yr old to wake up. He hates pacifiers. He won't take a bottle when I'm around. In the morning I guess I'm trying to be quite since my older son is sleeping and my mom is too.
Quoting aimesnyc:When my one year old throws a fit in the morning, I don't give in my offering food, toys, etc. I let him have his fit (usually I either leave him in his room or I go into my room with the door shut until he calms down), and then we go about the rest of the morning. Maybe you can try to eliminate the night time feedings? Are they really necessary at this age, or are they more for comfort for him? Perhaps you can try to give him something else to suck on, and/or when he cries in the middle of the night, wait a few minutes to see if he will go back to sleep before giving in and waking up with him and nursing. Of course, I will probably get attacked for these suggestions, but I do have a one year old that sleeps through the night and has since he was 6 months old, so I must be doing something right...
Quoting Junebaby18:
Have you tried cosleeping with him, or even side carring his crib to your bed? I get a lot more sleep since we do that. If done safely, it is perfectly fine to do it.
Quoting ktinaza:
Do you nurse him again in the morning when he does finally wake up for the day? My dd has to nurse before she gets up, or she is grumpy too. I also lay with her for a couple minutes and talk to her about what she dreamed about and a bunch of silly stuff. She's only 19 months, so her answers are very rarely English or anything besides yes and no. lol
Quoting Junebaby18:Quoting ktinaza:
Do you nurse him again in the morning when he does finally wake up for the day? My dd has to nurse before she gets up, or she is grumpy too. I also lay with her for a couple minutes and talk to her about what she dreamed about and a bunch of silly stuff. She's only 19 months, so her answers are very rarely English or anything besides yes and no. lol
What is your baby's favorite food right now?
- ktinaza
on Jan. 20, 2013 at 9:02 AM