Ok for the last 4 nights my 20mos old DD has been waking up wanting num-nums...so I take her into the kitchen and give her a little snack, carrots, or pretze what ever..well i reeeeaaally dont want to keep doing this forever so please help me break this potential habit..(fyi we eat dinner about 6:00, bath @ 7pm and in bed by 8pm she does usually eat most if not all her dinner but sometimes will have a little snack before bed to make sure she is sleeping with a full belly..) sometimes when she does start crying for num-nums we will go to the kitchen and she will fall asleep with the pretzel in her hand..obviously not hungry) please know we live in a very tiny 2 bedroom duplex and her cry is verrrry loud..i have 2 other kids in the house and a husband all who need their sleep for school and work) I cant really let her wail at 4 am waking up the entire house and our nieghbors who are RIGHT on the other side of our bedroom wall..
My son did the same at that age - it is a growth spurt time. If baby wakes up, give her plain cheerios or something else pretty boring and give it to her in her room. No going to the kitchen. Keep lights low and don't talk to her - when she is done she is back into crib. You will create a bad habit if she takes this as entertainment rather than fufilling a need (and being as boring as sitting in a restaurant).
I agree with Christine. I'd probably put some pretzels or other nonperishable snack on her bedside table and just hand it to her when I go in to her. This way eating during the night isn't a way for emotional involvement and she's less apt to expect the more involved interaction to be ongoing.
we used to do plain crackers. i vote growth spurt too
Growth spurt. Feed her as much as she wants to eat. It will pass.
I guess my son missed that phase.
You've done this for 4 nights - it's already a habit. It only take 3 times for something to become a habit! And if she is not eating, then it is absolutely just a habit, not a necessity.
There are only 2 choices here - either get up and get her something or don't. You can you can't not go to her, so there is really no question. You are going to keep getting up and she is going to keep waking you up.
She may be going through a growth spurt and hopefully will stop waking up when it's over.
