Weaning My 14 Month off the Bottle

I would take the bottle away. The whining will eventually stop especially if she gets thirsty enough. I had a hard time breaking my son from pacifiers a few years back, so I cut the nipples off of them and it worked perfectly. It also helps to not ever put juice in the bottle, that makes it even harder to break them. Good luck!!!!

Does she like to try to drink from your cup or a straw? Buy some of those little water bottles at Crest, that have the pop lid like a sports bottle, but they can't take the lid off. Or you can get the kind that will come off and refill them with her favorite beverage. What does her big brother drink out of? I recently weaned my 15 month old, and I basically got the bottles out of my house immediately so that when he cried I wouldn't cave in and give it to him. He was sad one day, but happy to be "big" like his big brother. I find now that he is on the sippy cup he is not drinking as much milk as he was chugging with the bottle, which is good, cause he was drinking too much!

You said she is walking around the house with a bottle under her arm...how does she get that bottle? Are you the one that is giving it to her? Then that could be why. Just stop giving her bottles. If she is thirsty or hungry give her a cup, sippy cup, cup with straw, etc. Then she'll have no choice. This is just a guess because I asked a similar question yesterday and only got one response so I don't know yet! I think you might try a cup with a straw because I've heard many of the sippy cups (the no-leak kind with valves) are so hard to suck from that they either get frustrated or don't get enough. Maybe that is why she doesn't want the cups, the bottle is just easier. I just bought a Nuby sippy cup with the soft nipple-type spout and an Avent one with the flatter spout. My baby didn't know what to do with either. Then I filled them with water and tried myself and the Nuby was unbelievably hard to sip from, even for me. The Avent was a bit easier but it has this weird rhythm and it feels like half the time you are sucking air while the valve adjusts or something. Then I tried the plain tupperware-style cups with the sippy lid which leak of course when you turn them upside down but it was very easy to drink from. Good luck!

I have a 12 month old that I am in the process of weaning. I haven't had any problems with weaning his lunch and dinner time bottles.... so I can't really tell you much. But, I did give him this first three bottles of the day in his highchair with it reclined (I hold him for his bedtime bottle) while I'm making him his meal and then he would eat. So, maybe try giving it to her in her highchair and then taking it away? Then, reduce it an ounce at a time??

Remember you are the parent and you decide when she is weaned. I agree with one post that said you should stop giving in. My pediatrician always had me wean prior to the 12 month mark because the longer you wait the harder it is. I like the water idea someone gave to help her want to wean. When we weaned our kids off the pacifier we had them throw it in the trash and we told them they were big boys now. That might work with the bottle. Good luck!

Put only water in the bottle. Never put anything else in it. She will probably pitch a fit but you need to be strong. With only water in it it will be less appealing.
Maybe try to get her to agree to a swap. After she has agreed to a swap, bring her into the kitchen and have her help pack up all the bottles and stuff in a bag or box. Explain to her what is happening. Take her to get a stuffed animal or doll. Let her pick it (within reason) and literally do a physical swap. Have her hand over the bottles for the toy she picks. I say a stuffed animal or doll because she can carry it around just like her bottle. Good luck

Weaning can be hard sometimes. My first three weaned easily. My fifteen month old was harder. I have learned that whatever decision I make I need to stick with it. So if you have decided to stop the bottle then stick to it! Have you tried cups with a straw. THey are actually better for them anyway. You could try the Take-N-Toss ones first, but I still have to hold the cup with my fifteen month old if it's not a sippy cup. There is nothing wrong with your 14 month old. Kids just have preferences. I was a bit concerned over her being in a regular bed already. What if she stands up against the rails and tips over the top? I realize that every parent knows their child best, but it just concerned me. I wouldn't feel comfortable with my 15 month old in a regular bed yet. Just a concern. Hope that the straw cups work for you.

My baby could not take a sippy cup until I showed her how to use it. I just held her and sucked on the cup to get it going and she watched and after that she was a pro. Maybe your daughter just can't get it working.

my daughter did it herself before she was a year old. i kepted a glass with a straw in the fridge and i would drink out of it. and she decided that she wanted a drink so i gave her one and she thought it was great so i did that for a couple of days then i went to walmart and bought the sipppie that had the flexie straw and she loved it. she would only get milk in the morn or night in the bottle until she just wanted the sippie. good luck

When my kids hit 14 months i had them throw the bottle into the trash and i had no problems with it after that.

take her and let her look at the cups and pick her favorite color. take her home and let her throw the bottles away. maybe that would help her to know they are gone.