How do I get my 13 month old to stop taking the bottle she will take a sippy cup but still crys for the bottle. She also doesn't have any teeth. please help!!!
Don't rush it... Just limit it slowly- then just maybe give water in it at the end. My two boys both had bottles until they were between 15-18 months... I just started limiting and offering tippy cups... and they gave the bottle up pretty easy after that, it is just a matter of time. Just don't let her sleep with it and it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
Why do you want her off the bottle already? I know children who use a bottle up to 18 months. I breastfed my children until they were two. AF
My 15 months old still gets a bottle of formula 2 times a day and I don't see any problem with it. He takes several sippy's with water throughout the day and loves it. Why should I fix something that is not broken? He will let go of the bottle himself sooner or later.
It's not a big deal for us!
Hi, F.. I'm D., mom of 19 mo old. I just took her's away around that time and hid them. It was tough cuz she never even went to the no. 3 nipples. I'd say it's great that she takes the cup and just keep the bottle away fr her. Happy mommying!
With all 3 of my children, I simply took the bottle away. And with all 3 of them, it took exactly 3 days for the crying/whining for it to stop. That was it. So if you want to take it away (some people don't), you will have to put up with the crying/whining for it--especially at night for about 3 days and then she will be over it. It was so much easier to go places and do things when I didn't have to worry about packing bottles. I had a nephew who was allowed to have it "until he was ready" and he looked silly at 3+ years old still sucking on a bottle!
I simply told my son they were gone and I could'nt find them, so i got new big boy ones- the sippy's. I actually did get rid of them, so his searches did not uncover them-didn't want to lie. It worked. Took a few days for him to stop asking for his favorite bottles, but he still called(and I let him) the sippy, a bottle.
the added plus- his searches did keep him occupied for short bursts of time for a few days.
I have 5 children and I took the bottle away from all five the same way. Cold Turkey!!! Sounds mean, but the day they turned a year old, I gathered up all the bottles and through them away. My sister tried it gradually with her children and gradually turned into a year or more. All 5 of mine, cried for it for a few days, no more than a week, and they were fine. I knew if they got thirsty enough, they would use a cup. My pediatrician's philosophy was "out of site out of mind." It really worked for us. I took the pacifier away when they turned two the same way.
I'm not sure who advocates when children should be off the bottle, but I simply tuned out all the stuff other parents were doing and let my 2 year old daughter lead me on this issue. When she seemed okay with the sippy cup during the day and stopped asking for the bottle during the day, we only offered the bottle at night as part of her getting ready for bed routine, and in the early morning as her first hunger hit (around 4-5 AM) and then she would go back to sleep. Eventually she simply stopped asking for it.
Remember, sucking is a child's most basic instinct and continues on into childhood, even after bottles, pacis and thumbs aren't necessary. It's also a comfort behavior. Stress in your child's life might contribute to them wanting to continue bottles......All in all, don't stress about this. There is plenty of time to wean.
Good luck and have fun!
Hi F.!
I taught my daughter to drink through a straw and she loved that so we gradually started giving her milk in the disposable munchkin cups that don't spill (we wash and reuse them instead of throwing them away- they are the greatest thing!). After she got used to having her milk that way, losing the bottle was no big deal for her! Best of luck to you!
My third child was the only one who used bottles, due to me working during his pregnancy and after he was born. We moved into our new home when he was 13 months old, so we waited until we were semi-settled in the new house to take his bottles away from him. He was 14 months, and we just took his bottles away. He was too old to have them at that point and we just made them non-existant. We didnt have much of a battle either, so cold turkey worked with him! Good luck!
I say don't rush to take away the bottle. My 15 month old uses a sippy cup during the day and a bottle at night and early in the morning. Eventually we will wean him off the bottle by just giving him one bottle at night but we are not in any hurry to do this. They are babies for such a short time let them enjoy these simple pleasures for as long as they can. Good luck!
