SLEEP problems

[belinda]

hi all,

im just woundering if anyone can help me...

well my ds who is 14 months old has been sleeping through since like 3 months old but now ever since we have put him on cows milk he wakes up about an hour after we have put him to bed screaming and this goes on for an hour then he wont go back to his bed and has to sleep with up the whole night and he tosses and turn all night is this a normal thing or is it that he has an upset tummy?

i just dont know what to do anymore....

thanks

[pixiesmums]

Have you tried maybe watering the milk down abit. When my DD turned 1 I gave her cows milk but I added water to it and as she started drinking more I slowly added less water and more milk.

Or do you think it might just be teeth?

Is he in a cot? Maybe he no longer likes the cot anymore.

[belinda]

yes he is in a cot is he too young to change to a bed yet?
and yes he does roll in to the sides as well do u think a bumper would work..

also i already water his milk down also it could be teeth but this has been going on for 2 months and no new teeth yet...

thanks though

[pixiesmums]

No I don't think he is too young to put into a bed! I've spoken to alot of people who have put their children into a bed at 14months old. Just make sure you get a side rail for the bed so they don't fall out.

My DD is 18mths old and is in her own Big Bed. She caused me lots of dramas for about 2 months with the waking up everynight up to 10 times a night just crying and crying and the only thing I could do to settle her was to put her in bed with us. It got to the point where I could not do it anymore and got a bed. I've had no real dramas with the sleeping since.

Bumpers are good. I had one in my daughters cot. They do work. She used to sleep right in the corner of the cot so the bumper helped.

The teeth can move around in their gums for months. My DD went through that. The only peaceful nights sleep we had was when they had cut through. Those toothy pegs are nasty. :(

[reAllytee]

I would have him checked out personally because this sounds similar to my boy if he has cows milk or too much of his toddler formula due to his allergy to milk protein.
I would maybe try & limit say his feeds of milk or even lower his other dairy products & see how he goes whether it makes a difference.
We found that we have to be strict with how much DS gets or we end up with a very unhappy little man.
So i would have a talk with your g.p or CHN & see what they have to say or suggest but it sounds like the cows milk is to blame if this has only started since you have switched him over.
Good luck :)

[bindiloo]

Id just leave him on his formula till he's at least 2years. Everyone in my family has done this with their children and they still getting the goodness that is in the formulas rather than the crappy cows milk available today.

Theres nothing wrong with doing it and alot of homeopaths and natropaths would recommend doing the same thing if you asked them.
As they are still growing and developing its just better for them.

But if you really want to keep him on cows milk then id try the A2 milk available at woolworths that is alot healthier for children.