How do you get your 15 month old toddler off the bottle and to sleep through at night?

Answer 1

This may seem basic and somewhat obvious, but just take the bottle away and replace it with a cup of your choice. Tell them that they will not get it any more because "bottles are for babies." And take away the option of having a bottle.

If pacifiers were not introduced to the child, do not start now. Replacing a bottle with a pacifier will just create the same problem with another object.

Realize that it may take some time to get that child to calm down but after a week of no bottle and being consistent with bed time and a place for them to sleep they will get it and understand better. It shouldn't take more than a week for the child to adjust to the new changes.

Also try shortening the naps throughout the day.

Answer 2

Try rocking them gently to sleep or read a bedtime story. Another thing you could do is:

Go to YouTube.com

Then type in bedtime lullaby.

Trust me .. I have tried this many times and it worked.. not only does it put them to sleep, but it lets them sleep happy and relaxed.

Answer 3

It would be difficult, due to the baby being young and Stuborn.. Try to feed him before his usual schedual, usually when a baby is full he/she tends to sleep. After you feed him/her put him/her in a crib ( or bed, couch etc.. ) and sit next to the baby. If you have any toys that make some sort of music it should also help. If the baby refuses to sleep simply give him/her a pacifier and don't hold the baby. Its basically a mind game, you have to be more Stuborn than the baby. Hope this helps

Answer 4

Sleep train them.

Some people think it is torture for the kid and some kids don't respond well, but sleep training is the best thing we ever did with our three kids.

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Here is how it goes:

Nights 1-3: While the baby is still mostly awake, hold them and pat them. Then lay them down in their crib, pat them quickly, say good night, and leave. They will probably cry. You will want to go back in. Don't. After 3 minutes, go in and calm them back down and repeat leaving. This time wait 5 minutes then calm them. All the rest of the times, wait 7 minutes. This will happen for probably 4 hours the first night till your little one passes out from exhaustion.

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Nights 4-7: bump each of the prior times up by a minute or two, so say, 4 minutes, 7 minutes and 10 minutes. The time you have to repeat the 10 minute intervals should drop to 2 hours.

Nights 8+: bump the times again to 5, 10, and 15. By this point you should only have to visit once or twice after the 15 minute interval. After a month, you will likely lay your baby down and they will be asleep in 5-10 minutes with no revisits.

Some points: Some people hate the sound of their baby crying. If you can't power through this, don't stress yourself out, but also know as long as your baby is dry, fed, and safe, there is no harm in them crying a little.

Also, you aren't abandoning your baby and they aren't going to be traumatized from being left alone for 15 minutes. Trust me. We did this with three kids and they are all well adjusted, not afraid of the dark, independent, and fall asleep in 15 minutes each night.

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I'll add that a night time routine is also important to making your child feel secure and able to cope with sleep training.

Answer 5

If the Baby is old enough try putting some cerial in his or her milk. That would help him or her sleep through the night.