I have a 27 month old who was premie so she is only like 25 months! Well i just recently broke her from a sippy, but she is still waking up in the middle of the night crying! I just don't know how or what to do! if i giver her a sippy she will drink it all go back to sleep and it really wouldn't be a big deal if she only woke up once but as soon as i give her the sippy she wakes up 2 or 3 times! I just don't know what to do! any idea's? I am up for just about anything like oils , she does get rubbed down with calming lotion before she goes to bed and it helps her fall asleep but again she wakes up!
so thanks to all that responded! well just so Diane R there is more development problems then i wrote i just don't know anyone on here and don't think that people should no till i get to know ppl! We also have her on a routine ! So i just decided to give her a sippy and i really do appreciate all the comments because there were ppl telling me that it was wrong to give them a sippy even with just water! i have a 4 year old and she just has a cup next to her bed ! so thanks again! I am glad to know there r ppl on the same page! i really thought i was doing harm giving her a sippy because of teeth problems! I was just giving her a sippy with water tell i was getting told about what a big mistake that was and she woke up got a drink and went back to sleep! and that is no big deal!
My 3 year old used to wake up in the middle of the night asking for something to drink. After he falls asleep I put a sippy cup filled with ice on his bed so when he wakes up he has something cold to drink. It has been working well.
The question is unclear
Is it bothering you that she still uses a sippy cup or does it bother you that she wakes up in the night for her sippy cup
I don't have many ideas but if it's bothering you that she still uses a sippy cup, try giving her a real glass (though it should probably be plastic) but make sure you have napkins with you
She'll probably like this because it signifys that she is a big girl now and she can use a "big girl glass"
If it bother you that she wakes up in the night for her sippy cup, try buying her a new teddy or doll to sleep with
She might like a new friend to sleep with and to hug when she wakes up
Hope that helped a bit
What is in the sippy??
My 5 and 3 year old have a sippy in bed with them full of water. Most nights we have to refill it at bedtime because they have drunk it during the previous nights sleep.
It cuts out a lot of calling out for that glass of water at bedtime and in the night.
She won't stop waking up until you stop giving her a sippy at night.
I don't see how relevant it is that your 27-month-old was 2 months premature. I have a premie myself, and by this age, it is not necessary to make excuses for premie-ness, unless there is/was some severe type of developmental or physical delay that you are implying. Which it doesn't sound like there is. Yes, a 27- and even 25-month old can be expected to sleep through the night without crying or expecting something to drink. Sounds like there are other things going on--is she on a routine? Routines help lots. Is she eating enough? Getting enough sleep? In a crib? Has she always slept through the night? In her room? Once you've started these types of habits (giving water in the middle of the night), esp. with toddlers, it's difficult to stop them. That said, maybe give her a sippy with water to take in the crib with her. I don't see much harm in that. Perhaps, also, it is just a phase, and it would be ok to let her cry a bit before rushing in. She is old enough and can handle it.
I've struggled with similar issues with my little girl, too. I would recommend getting the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". It is a life saver and can help you navigate many different sorts of issues. If she has developmental delays you can also consider searching the net for support groups specific to any delay or developmental disorder there may (or may not) be.
I think one of the most important things is consistency and routine.
Another thing I just thought of - with my 10 month old- she was waking lots during the night- I didn't understand why until I realized she was held by me or dad and gently bounced to sleep in our laps. So, when she woke at night she needed the same sort of comforting to fall back to sleep. I have had to put in some work to get adjusted to being alone in her bed.
If you want- email me and I can talk in greater detail. My post will be a novel if I keep going.
