11 Month Old Still Wakes Once a Night, Any Ideas to Get to Sleep Through?

I am at the exactly same place as you right now. My 8 mo old still wakes once a night to eat. Last night she was up at 2. But some nights she'll sleep through until 5. I tried letting her cry (which I don't have a problem with) but after 20 mins of me trying to calm her I give in. So I am going to try this. Last night she only was allowed 2 oz when she woke. And tonight I'll try less then that. Good luck to you. Keep me informed on what works for you. I was thinking about posting this same thing today.

try giving her snacks during the day,
6 meals instead of just 3
increase her appetite by giving her what she wants,like goldfish crackers, ritz, cookies, cereals, chips

after she desires more food during the day, and eats more foods, it should lessen her desire for night time snacks

Reduce the amount of milk at 1 am gradually. As you reduce the amount (by .5 or 1 oz), add the same amount in the day time. Eventually she'll eat more durind the day and won't be hungry at night. This is what I did with my son at 7 months, and by 8 months he didn't want any more milk in the middle of the night. Good luck

How long has this gone on? My initial thought is that if it is a pretty recent thing, it may be a growth spurt, and just go with it for a week or two. However, if it has been going on for months, I think it is just a habit your baby has gotten into. There is a difference between wanting or expecting to eat, and actually needing to eat. For instance, most of the time, when we wake up in the middle of the night, we could eat, right? But we know enough to just roll over and go back to sleep. Maybe your baby has more of a problem getting back to sleep rather than being that hungry. At 11 months, she should comfortably go at least 10-11 hours before waking to eat. I know it sounds silly, but try pushing her bedtime earlier by an hour or so to see if that helps her sleep later. Also, I liked the idea of decreasing the amount of milk each night, until you just go in to soothe her when she wakes. Set a time in the AM that you won't feed her before, and stick to it. Soothe her back to sleep any way you need to. Just some thoughts--best of luck!

Try giving her smaller meals throughout the day rather than three large ones. Babies have very small stomachs and your daughter may not want to stuff herself at each meal. You could even go as far to give her a snack shortly before putting her to bed to see if that curbs her hunger at 1 a.m.

She may also be going through a growth spurt or, if she's like my little guy, just throwing you a curve ball when you thought everything was fine with her schedule!

Good luck to you!

Do you feed her right before she goes to bed? That may help.