Nighttime sleep

Help! My little boy still drinks so much at night. He has 3 bottles of 7oz overnight and will not settle without it. We have watered them all down so they are now at 1oz milk 6oz water but as soon as we change to just water he just screams and screams! Any tips apart from CIO ? He currently sleeps 7-11 with no wake ups but then it all goes horribly wrong from that point with hourly wake ups

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What's the humidity level in the room he sleeps in? If the humidity is low he may be thirsty. Was he breastfed?

Honestly CIO has been the only thing to work for us. We tried always responding and rocking back to sleep but she would always wake up and start crying all over again and it always resulted in us needing to sleep with her in the bed that's in her room even when she isn't sick. The CIO we did was letting her cry for 10 min to see how she was responding and if she wasn't calming down then we'd intervene but it usually was enough for her to realize she was tired and needed to sleep. Not sure why CIO always gets a bad rep, especially when otherwise you're at your wits end. I'd also make sure they are getting plenty of fluids during the day. Do you give him any amount before going to bed?

@Amber ahh, cio lite, aka Ferber method, a variation on standard cio, with check ins

We have a 3 year old also so the CIO method just wakes him up and then it would be a nightmare trying to get them both back to sleep! No always bottle fed. We are in the UK so don't think humidity is an issue?

What’s his naps look like? My son only wakes up like that if he slept too much in the day and I put him to bed too early. And maybe he’s not getting enough liquids in the day?

Low humidity makes for drier nasal passages and drier mouths

We have a hygrometer, a device that tells us both temperature and humidity level both

High humidity in a building can contribute to growth of mold and mildew

We are in the southeast us, this time of year we put a humidifier in the bedroom ( hubby and I are both mouth breathers)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Youshiko-Thermo-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Temperature/dp/B0CN1RVGHP/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A-nx0MkglcpdjdfJ6WoznJzWk22Ejxh4-T2SwNvGyttJT-HcmoA8sR9TSLvk8J7iXYSWyTVkpn91uAi2xPgg33HPlyL1y5Oj5EZJnbTHkjg0EAH_ep51T77lg8cWaNL13-SVQEY1qqTvVeGCX0E8goyKr_5-mLmWjOv4_xxcwOBZJ7b_Qfrd7JEADy96Kv9LCkN9zYH5xdGi5FCY7Gm64A.gz1NRAnPsK7MB9DKo2gkdQmnjmwBnh9ClBbJOxF56QQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=hygrometer&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1729526469&sr=8-7 Our hygrometer is like this but more basic ( doesn't have the hot cold okay .... Part).... Yes I cheated and searched amazon.co.uk... lol

In colder months and colder weather, air is often drier/low humidity

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