How Do I Get Rid of That Last Bottle Before Bedtime?

The nubby worked great with my boys. I would just start giving her milk in one before putting her to bed. She might fuss at first, but she seems to be on her way.

I'm slowly eliminating that bedtime bottle as well. I am just filling the bottle up less and less. We are now at the point where it is only a third full. I plan to eliminate it all together by the end of this month.

I agree with the other lady about the nubby sipper cup. I've used that and it does help. I breastfed my daughter but when I stopped she still wanted something before going to sleep so the nubby worked great for her for an all the time kind of sipper. She still wants to drink a little milk before going to bed and she is now 3 1/2 yrs old. She uses a normal cup now. I just make sure that we brush her teeth before going to bed and make sure she goes pee pee. The worst thing is to let them sleep with milk on their teeth. So if yours doesn not have all the teeth yet give her a little water to rinse off the milk or rub baby tooth paste over the teeth she has. Hopefully she will let you. My niece had 2 brown spots on her back teeth that was from milk. Not pretty!!!

I'm not sure how old your daughter is...but if she's getting teeth already....most dentists warn not to give babies/children milk in bed...because they can fall asleep with milk in their mouth (on teeth) all night long. They say, if you have to give a cup with liquid in it, to make it water and only water.
there are sugars in milk that can cause tooth decay in small babies that fall asleep with bottles/sippies in their mouths. there are many medical/dental articles about the affects of letting kids fall asleep with bottles/cups in their mouths - what that does to their teeth.
Please try to use water in a sippy if you do use that method. Or a pacifier and try establishing a new bedtime routine of rocking her, softly reading a little book with her with the lights dimmed, softly singing songs to her, play soft classical music. Maybe turn on a fan or a cool mist humidifier (creates white noise) - soothing sounds.

Read this in Parents mag...not sure but you could give it a try...
The first night cut a small slit in one side of the nipple. The next night cut another small slit across from the previous. Keep cutting the slits until a "X" is formed. After the "X" is formed cut off the "flap". Keep doing this until a hole is formed. This is susposed to make the nipple less appealing. Good Luck!

Your daughter already seems to be transitioning well, so I would try just giving her that last "bedtime" milk in a sippy cup! It may be more that she just wants to drink something before she goes to bed than her need to actually have it in her bottle. Wal-Mart also sells "nuby" cups that are soft and flexible, so if your daughter is resistant to give up the last bottle, those may work for you. Just buy one (maybe 2) that are used strictly for her bedtime. These can be her "special" cups for bedtime. Eventually, she won't need any special cups for going to bed. (And when she is ready to potty train, you don't want her drinking right up to bedtime, anyway.)

Hope this helps! :)

I gave mine the choice of milk in a cup or water in the bottle. Soon, they progressed to a before bed bowl of oatmeal which kept them from getting hungry before 6 AM.