WWYD re: LO getting up in the middle of the night.
Dylan used to be the one that woke up several times a night. Now he sleeps through and Justin wakes up about 3x/night for a drink of water. He's very easy to put back to bed, but it's still frustrating, as we have to get up early for work. I feel like we don't get great sleep because we're always getting up with him. My dh and I were talking about filling up a sippy cup and leaving it next to his bed. Is this something you would do? This seems like a silly question to ask, but I'm just wondering if maybe we shouldn't do this. Justin is wearing a pull-up overnight and has done really well staying dry. However, there are still times the pull-up is wet in the morning. I guess I just don't want this to mess with his potty training, but really what's the difference if he drinks from a sippy or we bring the water to him. I thought we could just put the amount he normally drinks throughout the night in the sippy so it isn't that much. And I certainly don't want to do this just because we're getting annoyed with having to get up so much.
So......would you continue to get up or do the sippy?
Re: WWYD re: LO getting up in the middle of the night.
I don't see a sippy of water as a big deal at all. It's not like you're putting him to bed w/ a bottle of milk, or leaving a juice box next to his bed.
I would try it and see if it works. But like a pp said, he might chug it all down at once, then wake up a few hours later asking for more (and possibly wetting through his pull-up) Or, he just might want the comfort of mom and dad and call you in anyways- even if he has the water already. Doesn't hurt to try though!
He probably would do that, but like you said, we won't know until we try it. I'm also not sure he wouldn't still call out for us to get him water even with the sippy....lol. I wake up thirsty during the night (usually when I get up with him) and think about keeping water next to my bed. I kept a water bottle on my nightstand too when I was pregnant. I definitely think he really is thirsty though and not just trying to use it as an excuse to get up since he's so easy to get back to bed.