If your child is over a year and getting up 5 times a night, there is something wrong. I definitely wouldn't give him a bottle when he/she wakes up during the night. That is probably why she is getting up so often. She knows you will give her a bottle. That is a bad habit to get into. My son is 13 months and he only gets a bottle at night. The night bottle will be the hardest to wean her off of usually. I have been slowly substituting milk in the bottle. I started with 2 oz. and now i put have milk and have formula. Pretty soon I am just going to give him a sippy cup at night. I also have a bad habit that I can't break. IMy son never sleeps through the night. He wakes up about around 2,3,or 4 am and I put him in our bed for the rest of the morning. I have tried to let him cry but he screams until he's choking and I just can't do it!! Everyone says he will be sleeping in my bed until he's 13.