I put my DD to bed with a sippy cup of water, because if I don't, then she'll get thirsty during the night and call for me to go get her a drink of water. But now, in the middle of the night, her sippy cup is rolling and getting lodged between the crib rails where she can't get it out and she's crying to me to come retrieve the cup for her when she's thirsty. So I get up anyway and have to retrieve the cup a couple of times a night. I tried putting up a crib bumper to minimize the cracks for the sippy cup to get stuck. Any other suggestions and anyone else ever dealt with this problem?

2 cups? IDK...I'll have to think on that one.

You might not be ready for this suggestion...but how about graduating her to a bed? I moved mine at just over a year. They both go to bed with sippy cups of water for similar reasons to you, and they both fetch them on their own if they roll out of the bed. Just food for thought...hope you figure something out.

Aiden has a short container he keeps in his top bunk bed with his flashlight, his little action figures, and whatever else he takes to bed. The container keeps everything contained. LOL. At least it makes it big enough to not fall out of bed. I think we inherited the basket from my MIL. I repurpose when I can instead of buying something new.

You are so crafty I bet you could sew something up for her ;) I'm thinking dolly bed/sippy cup holder combo.

My son was like your Hannah, needed to hug that sippy cup even at times.

What worked for me, if they still make them not sure. Those clip on bottle/ sippy cup holders for strollers. We clipped it onto the bed rail. And I could put it on either side.

My kids were usually in a bed by a year or year and a half so that's why it was a bed rail but I'm thinking it would work for a crib.

As Kim said, you might not be ready for my 2cents either...
But I'd just not be sending her to bed with a cup.

Mine have never gone to bed with a cup and never complained of thirst in the middle of the night. And all have nursed past 1 yr, nursing 2-3x a night still at that age, some were communicating rather well at that time..I never heard a peep. They get a few drinks before retiring and that's it til morning.

I just find it unlikely that her thirst is *that* great during the night. KWIM? I only grab a drink in the middle of the night when pg, and even then, not all the time. Is it that common for folks to get up during the night for a drink? Am I just the odd one here?
I was just thinking I wouldn't see it as necessary and maybe it was time to wean her from the bedtime cup?

Sorry, I know you weren't asking for all that. Just throwing it out there, like I said 'my 2 cents'...take it or leave it. :)

Otherwise, I'm also thinking a 'big bed' so she can leave the cup on a bedside table.

I just find it unlikely that her thirst is *that* great during the night. KWIM? I only grab a drink in the middle of the night when pg, and even then, not all the time. Is it that common for folks to get up during the night for a drink? Am I just the odd one here?

Maybe you are, I have always needed BUCKETS of water during the night (and day too.) Being pg and nursing has only worsened the problem. I drink a pickle jar of water before bedtime and i take a pickle jar of water with me to bed too. Even then, with the giant pickle jar, i sometimes have to refill it in the middle of the night now that i am nursing. I don't even bother with pesky glasses anymore at all because they just don't hold enough water LOL. I've always drank lots of water though. Sometimes i wonder if something is wrong with ME, lol. If I don' have water in the middle of the night I can't get back to sleep because I will be so thirsty. of course i'm nursing in the middle of the night too. I'm also one of those people who always gets up at least once in the night to go potty, always have been. lol I probably drink over a gallon and a half a day.

Yeah, I have always drank tons of water since high school, so maybe it's genetic. I quite frequently get up during the night and get a drink of water. I'm an absolute camel (maybe because I'm nursing and pregnant?).

I'd much rather figure out a way to leave her a cup in her bed than to try to wean her off the cup and then go fetch her water every night when she wakes up and says "drink." Since we recently weaned from nighttime breastfeeding, perhaps she is drinking more water through the night to compensate for that.

I was thinking, maybe I should get a cup that is too big to fit through the crib bars? I'll look for one the next time I go to town.

hehe well cheese...at least Ruth is on your side, so right now it looks like I *am* the odd one

that's ok, I can admit that and be comfortable in it LOL

What about one of those deals that hang in the vehicle, that hook on the door, know what I"m talking about? Hook that over the end of the crib? Or do you think that would just fall off too easily and be more of a hassle than a help?

I'm definitely thinking along the lines of Rach and Renee here as well...finding some sort of caddy/organizer to hang over the end.

I'll step up to the plate. LOL I agree with Tara. I was thinking the same thing before I read her post. But, hey, everyone is different! Maybe there are some of you out there that need water during the night! I just can't see how it would be a good thing to encourage especially when it comes time to potty train. ;)

Sorry going to have to agree with Tara and Becca. My girls moved out of their crib right after they turned 1 and have never went to bed with any type of cup. I also wonder if she is going to bed with a cup and drinking will that present a problem when it comes to potty training her for night time. My girls drink quite a bit of water during the day and are always thirsty but never have a problem at night as far as wanting a drink.....they have never asked for one.....

So, question, since the prevailing opinion seems to be to get rid of the cup, here are a few questions that come to mind:

Should I then just hand deliver her water whenever she asks, instead of leaving it with her and hope that she'll outgrow asking for it? Also, for those whose kids didn't have water in the middle of the night, how many hours did they sleep consecutively? Did they go 12 hours without water or just 8?

I think that I'm going to try to discontinue leaving her with the cup and see how it goes. I looked at her cup from last night and she didn't drink any of it, as far as I could see. So here goes....we'll see if she asks for a drink tonight! I'll try to give her more liquid during the day and a drink right before bed and we'll see if that helps.

Thanks for your input everyone.

Would a sippy cup with handles help? It wouldn't roll as easily.

Good luck with whatever you try Ruth. FWIW my baby (now 14mths) sleeps from about 7:30 at night 6:30 in the morning (so that's 11 hours) w/o a cup or drink. She does have one right before bed and immediately upon arising. I know each one of my kiddos was so different though, my 6yo and dh are both heavy night drinkers. BUT they both had issues staying dry at night that persisted until age 5-6. My 6yo is only recently dry at night, so having access to cups may make night potty training much more difficult.

Well, you already know I'm rather straight forward about things..so..I would just tell her..'no more cups at night' instruct her to get a drink before bed if she desired then that was it, no more drinks until morning.

And, quite honestly, I would probably ignore any pleas during the night. The first time I would come remind that there shall be no more night time drinks, now go back to sleep. If another request ensued, I'd just ignore it. Unless/until it got out of hand (went on for too long/screaming/etc.).

As for the other question..my kids were sleeping 8+hr at the time I think. It varied.

we had this issue with my youngest, grayce, she would go to bed( in a big girl bed since 15 months) with a cup of water. but she would then constantly wake up screaming because the cup was empty, and then it lead to diaper changes in the middle of the night or she would soak throught everything. so 1 night around 18 months we said no more cuppy. for the first couple of night she was a big stinker, but then just started to sleep all night for 12-13 hours straight. so i would also have to side with Tara on this one. also getting her to sleep all night before the new baby comes, will also be alot easier on you Ruth. Jakob was 19 months when Grayce was born and he was not sleeping throught the night and i was like a zombie for weeks ( also had to take 4 yo to school everyday, 20 min into the next town)

I'm wondering, honestly, if there was a connection between the weather and her thirstiness? Because we have no AC in our house and until last night, no fans either. I bought a small fan and put it in her room to help keep her cool, and last night she didn't drink any water. I wonder if she was getting thirsty from sweating at night? It'll be interesting to see how it goes tonight.

I also wonder if she is going to bed with a cup and drinking will that present a problem when it comes to potty training her for night time.

Now that you mention it, dh and I have been discussing this very thing. Since we have had a lot of transition from the move we haven't taken the cups away yet, but we do plan to eliminate them in the next week or two.

I'm wondering, honestly, if there was a connection between the weather and her thirstiness? Because we have no AC in our house and until last night, no fans either. I bought a small fan and put it in her room to help keep her cool, and last night she didn't drink any water. I wonder if she was getting thirsty from sweating at night? It'll be interesting to see how it goes tonight.

In this case I would certainly want to make sure she is well hydrated. But since you say you are now using an a/c or fans, maybe she will be okay. But my kids always drink water from their solo cups in the bathroom right before bed. Then in the morning they get some whenever they ask for it or at breakfast. It has just always been that way. They sleep 10 hours at a time on average. My oldest, who is five, gets up to get a drink sometimes at night on her own. But it is very rarely and she can get it on her own.

y'all have some very valid points.
my sons all go to bed with water at their bedsides.
my littlest one is 2.5yrs old, and uses a sippy. he takes it to his big boy bed and it is almost always empty in the morning...i usually find it on the floor.
anyway, the thing i wanted to mention was that sometimes it isn't about the water in the cup....it's about the cup itself.
i've heard of little ones using cups as a lovey--for comfort.
perhaps replacing the cup with another lovey, or just giving her an empty cup--one with handles i think would be less likely to roll to fall between the rails.
how old is your DD? perhaps a big kid bed is another answer.