My daughter just turned 2 last month and is a great sleeper. She takes a good 2- hour nap during the day and usually sleeps from 7-7. The problem I'm having is that she LOVES having a drink during the night, it puts her back to sleep. She just drinks water...I just put a sippy cup of water in her bed and she finds it during the night. But unfortunately 3-4 nights out of the week, she finishes her water and needs more. She'll wake up and just cry and cry for more. I would just let her cry, but she shares a room with her brother. Also, she wakes up in the morning with her diapers just LOADED, obviously. I don't mind letting her have 1 sippy cup of water during the night, but to me, if she's needing cup after cup, then it's time to figure out a better solution. Any ideas? Thanks!
Maybe just put 2 sippies in there?
It might be a problem once you start potty training - just some forward thinking for you. But apart from that, I think I'd just put in more, unless you think it's a play for attention.
Are you using overnight diapers? If not, I would suggest them and try going up a size so that she's not so full in the morning.
I agree with Grandma T, let your ped. know about it. Being extra thristy could be a smytom of something else.
If everything is fine, then you might want to try soothing her yourself by lying her back down and rubbing her back and softly speaking to her. Sometimes babies just need to know your there for them.
Good luck with your lil one.
This is tough. I do sort of get why you don't want her drinking a ton, but then again, I kinda think it's okay. I guess you have to figure out the real problem...does she really need it, is she that thirsty? or is she just trying to get attention. If she needs it I might agree that maybe she's not getting enough during the day. If it's for attention, then I would get her a bigger cup or bottle fill it up and tell her that this is all she gets. If she finished it she has to wait until mroning and then let it go. If she shares a room with her brother already I'm guessing that he's a pretty heavy sleeper and will likely sleep through any crying done by her. I also agree with night diapers...they are awesome! As far as potty training, I wouldn't worry about it. My daughter used to wake up with ridiculously full diapers (and I was using Night Diapers) and I thought that no way she would ever potty train but when the time came, I waited until she was ready, it was not a problem at all. I would address her needs now and not worry about possible potty training problems.
I would mention it to the doc as well....but I would just give her the sippy cups (2 of them) but let her know that is it....mommy will not come to refill them anymore in the middle of the night. My daughter did this too. We didn't start limiting her intake of water in the middle of the night until she was 3 and we night potty trained her. She still has a cup in her room but it has about an inch of water in it (just enough to wet her throat). If it is really dry in your home and your little one sleeps with her mouth open, I am sure she gets plenty thirsty!
Best wishes!
It sounds like she's using the sippy cup as a "soother" maybe? I'm not suggesting that you introduce a pacifier b/c I think that may be more harm than "good" at this point, but you might want to consider having her transfer the soothing to a stuffed lovey or another "non-dripping" item.
You are going to want to fight this battle sooner than later- it's really no different than having a child wake-up to nurse or drink milk throughout the night at this age. She needs her sleep and so do the rest of you! She's also getting close to potty-training time and most "experts" suggest eliminating fluids for an hour before bedtime during that stage.
Make sure that there isn't anything "medical" going on (not getting enough fluids during the day) and then have brother sleep in your room for a few nights and... yes, I'll say it... CIO.
Is she thirst a lot during the day? You might want to mention it to her doc. It sounds like the cup gives her some soothe to go back to sleep tho, maybe just give her two cups and double up on her diaper some how? At least she self soothes. I think I would put 2 cups in her room and hope for the best. After ruling out that her thirst isnt coming from a medical problem of course.
Other than soaking through the diaper, I don't see an issue with water... Even more than one sippy cup.
My only suggestion might be to put a cloth diaper inside of a disposable to help soak the extra urine.
I have a nephew diagnosed with diabetes at age 3. Do you know what the symptoms are? One of them is never feeling satisfied with any amount of water. Please don't delay and get her checked out!
