Needs sippy to fall asleep... how to ditch? (edit: potty-training)

[quaz]

My 3 year old needs a sippy to fall asleep. She's even commented on it herself... "I need my sippy to help me go to sleep."

She has always been a HUGE sleep fighter, and the rhythmic sucking on the sippy cup helps her relax enough and still enough to go to sleep...otherwise, she just talks and talks, and wiggles her legs, and hits herself on her head (whatever) to stay awake.

The last time I stopped giving her the sippy (months ago), we had huge issues with her running out of her room... I think part of it was lack of the sippy and attention seeking....So we gave the sippy back and started a new bedtime routine with us spending much more time on bedtime rituals.


Anyway, anyone with any advice on something to help 'soothe' her to sleep, since I'll be removing the sippy... I thought of potentially adding some bedtime music to her room. I'm trying to reduce the amount in her sippy.. and I'm currently down to a 1/2 a sippy.


Tammy

[USAmma]

Honestly I don't see a problem with it. Is there a reason you want her to quit? Is it because of society's expectations, or an age when they "should" stop using sippies?

My dd is almost 5 and just gave up the sippy about 2 mos. ago. She still sucks her fingers. Some kids just need to suck later than others for that comfort. At some point she's going to realize it's not cool to suck a sippy cup at night. Just let it happen. Let it be her choice.

[quaz]

Originally Posted by USAmma

Honestly I don't see a problem with it. Is there a reason you want her to quit? Is it because of society's expectations, or an age when they "should" stop using sippies?

My dd is almost 5 and just gave up the sippy about 2 mos. ago. She still sucks her fingers. Some kids just need to suck later than others for that comfort. At some point she's going to realize it's not cool to suck a sippy cup at night. Just let it happen. Let it be her choice.

Oh, sorry. :-)

The reason I'm looking to ditch the sippy, is b/c I'm trying to potty-train her at night. She's been day-trained forever. For a while it didn't matter if she had a sippy or not, she'd be wet when she woke... but about a month back we noticed if she didn't have a sippy she would wake up dry. It seems her body is 'physically' ready to start night-training.... it's just the extra water in her sippy that is stopping her.... and the fact that she is such a sound sleeper, once she is out she is reallly out. (so water and her waking to use the toilet doesn't work).


Tammy

[USAmma]

Oh, I see. I know it's a lot of trouble, but could you wake her halfway through the night and walk her to the bathroom?

When my dd was PT I tried to limit her evening intake of fluid and she just woke up thirsty at night and asked for water. She trained late and still at almost age 5 wets the bed once a month or so.

Good luck in your decision. I hope you find a solution.

[oliversmum2000]

could you gradually reduce the amount of water in the cup say by 1oz every few days so that she gest used to perhaps only aving a small drink and maybe combine that with lifting her out of bed at about 10.30pm (oor whenever you go to bed) to have one last visit to the bathroom and hopefully not need to go again till morning?

[mommyto3girls]

I could have written the first post almsot word for word. Maia calls hers a "juicey cup" not sure why as all it has ever held is water at bedtime (I think because of the other kids at daycare calling it juicey cup)

When she starts to get tired or cranky she asks for her juicey cup. Just curious, does your daughter have a security item that she sleeps with? Maia doesn't and I truely belive her juicey cup is her security item. Also, I knwo she is thirsty as her cup is always empty in the morning.

We have decided that the extra security as well as the fact that extra water is good for her outweighs the nighttime accidents. Maia will wear a pull up until her body can handle it or she wakes up to use the potty regularily. Does wearing a pull up or diaper to bed bother youd dd? If not I think I would just let things go and eventually it will work out. Maia doesn't mind it at all, in fact she has been asking for one at nap time since a few weeks ago she had a naptime accident. (she didn't like being woken up from her nap by wet sheets)

[meemee]

tammy i have no suggestions but i wanted to point out an observation. i had to diligently watch my dd's liquid intake till about three months before her third bday. now she has been day and night trained since she was 2 but she has had regular night accidents when she drank a lot of liquids - esp. milk even half hour before she went to bed. sometimes she would ask for a sippy cup to sleep and hten i would automatically put a diaper on her because i didnt wnat to deal with wet sheets.

today i no longer have to watch her liquid intake. she hasnt had an accident in over 4 months. so what i am trying to say is i think if u hang in there a little more maybe her body will adjust to taking in more water. my dd sometimes drinks a whole 8 - 12 ounce of milk at night after going to the toilet and has a dry bed. i am still shocked by it. i wonder if their bladder just grows bigger and they can hold on longer. on those days thought i notice she wakes up and has to rush to the toilet.

but i have also noticed at daytimes even after a straight 8oz drunk in half hour, she still doesnt go to the toilet for 4 to 5 hours.