Thank you all for your comments.

I think i am going to try leaving him water to drink.

 he has one bottle of milk in his cot while hes settleing himself off to bed after that i leave my two year old a bottle of water in his cot ,, so if hes just thirsty he grabs that and he knows thats all hes going to get so he dosent cry for anything else

Hi
I am a evil mum that likes her sleep.....We put water in her middle of the night bottle and left it in her bed....that way if she wakes up thirsty there is a drink....I take a bottle of water (no baby teat on it thought lol ) to bed every night and so do my teenagers......better than getting out of the bed in the middle of the night if you are thirsty......
The first few nights will be rough but it only takes a week usually for them to get used to the fact they aint getting milk......
The paediatrician will tell you they don't need this int he middle of the night
Hope this helps
Luv Deb

Hi..I recently abolished the night time bottles for both my boys.  And as a added benefit, my older one was successfully potty trained.  What happened was the nipples broke because they were biting them and I stuck to my guns with not buying anymore nipples.  It was rough the first couple of nights but after that, nothing.  The youngest fussed a bit but he eventually got used to not having it.  The only draw back with him though is he is a thumb sucker and that is another mountain i have to climb.  But if you want to have the bottle totally gone you will just have to take it away.  My heart goes out to you because it's really not easy. 

I leave a 2nd bottle in my daughters cot near her arm where she'll find it when she needs it, just as I am going to bed.  Works every time.