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At What Age Should You Stop the Bottle
Asked by W.H. from Stockton
on October 2, 2008
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My daughter is 14 months and I'm wondering at what age other moms have stopped giving their baby a bottle. She has a bottle of milk in the morning and one at night. ...
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- We got rid of the bottle on her first birthday. She helped us put them in a bag and we took them out to the garbage cans outside. She then got to pick some sippys (we ...
- I stopped with both of my kids on their first birthdays. They didn't miss it and at night before they would go to bed I would give them a sippy cup with some milk. I...
- HA!!!!!!!!!! My youngest son stopped the bottle when he turned 4!!!! (Yes, we got a little lazy after the third kid...)
Getting My Son off the Bottle :)
Asked by C.E. from Los Angeles
on December 6, 2007
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Hi Everyone......
I have a 21 month son and I have been trying to wheene him off the bottle for the last 2 months.....
He throws a tantrum in the morning and at ...
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- Sippie cups!!! My son was almost 3 by the time he got off the bottle which was my husbands fault cause he would rather give him what he wanted than listen to him cry.....
- Try substituting the time spent together with other activities that are as special, as a warm bath and a book. Once your baby knows you are not punishing them with tak...
- I have two girls and they both loved thier bottles. I Introduced the sipy cup at about 6-8 months. During the day they were not allowed the bottle. The only time they ...
Introducing the Bottle to a 2Month Old
Asked by S.D. from Columbus
on July 2, 2008
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I am having difficulty getting my 2 month old daughter to take a bottle. I have tried numerous bottles but she would rather breastfeed. My husband,daughter, mom and gr...
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- Neither my husband nor I had any luck getting our now 1-year-old to take a bottle the first couple months. We were so afraid of it and tried everything we read - don't...
- Have you tried the Medela bottles? They have a flat nipple that's suppose to be easier. We used the Playtex Nurser system with my dd and we didn't have any problems. I...
- The first bottle my breastfed babies would take are the playtex bottles with Drop in Liners. The would have to use the rubber (orange colored) nipples and wouldn't us...
Getting Rid of the Bottle
Asked by L.L. from Salt Lake City
on March 21, 2008
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My daughter is 15 months old. We've weaned her off the bottle except for her nighttime one. We don't give it to her in her bed, we feed it to her and then put her in b...
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- My question is that you said she won't drink milk from a sippy cup or regular cup. So if she is off her bottle during the day, what is she drinking? What ever she is...
- My answer to the Dr would be "when we are ready!" one bottle at night isn't a big deal and every Dr will tell you something different cause bottle weaning only has gui...
- Do as your doctor says, get rid of that bottle! I have an 11 year old that wasn't completely weaned until she was 4 yrs old!! Her front teeth are ruined! She is defina...
How to Transition from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.L. from Chicago
on July 20, 2008
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Can anyone help with suggestions on how to transition from a bottle to sippy cup? My 13 month old is very attached to her bottle and doesn't seem to like the sippy cu...
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- Hi R., I'm A., and I'm a mom of 3: ages 9, 6, and 15 months. To transition, I would first just offer the sippy between meals with snacks. Try filling it with dilute...
- I am with a couple of the other responses. Try the straw cups. Neither of my kids ever used a sippie. Part of it was they did not see why they had to tilt a cup when ...
- This is what worked for us: I started mixing milk with water in the bottle and pure milk in the cup. I started with replacing 1 oz and then increasing that every d...
Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by A.Y. from Boston
on March 24, 2008
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My six week old daughter has been breastfeeding and will not take a bottle. She has taken bottles in the past when she was having trouble latching on but now that she ...
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- Hi A., I'm sure you've already done some research about this, but I'll repeat the 'standard' answers. 1. Get out of the house at bottle time! Have someone else f...
- Hi A. - I would go buy a couple of different bottles with different nipples. Some babies prefer one to another. Also, if possible have a family member feed her her...
- Hi A.! I had this same problem with my daughter when I was going back to work~she wouldn't take a bottle from her father even if he was wearing one of my shirts {which...
Seeking Bottle Advice
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on January 22, 2009
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Hi, Moms. I am getting ready to have my 2nd baby and would like to know the best bottle to purchase since many were considered unsafe due to the chemicals in the plas...
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- Seconding Michelle on Playtex with Dropins. Also if you can get the latex Natural latch nipples they are more similar to Mom..softer and collapse more like a breast.
- I like the Sassy Mam bottles. They come apart into lots of pieces so you can clean them pretty well and they are a safe plastic. They are hard to find in stores but yo...
- We use the Playtex Nursers with the disposable liners. Our baby loves them!
When to Give up the Nighttime Bottle
Asked by C.S. from Milwaukee
on November 24, 2008
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My daughter just turned 1yrs old this past week. I still give her 1 bottle of formula before bedtime and then we read a story and I put her down. She sleeps all night ...
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- We gave up the bottle around 12 months, but we really liked the cuddle time before bed, so we still do a sippy cup of milk before we do our bedtime stories. My son is ...
- At age one, she should start getting milk and she should also start getting weaned off of the bottle. Since you waited a little longer, I would not suggest cold turke...
- I too like my quiet time with my little ones. So I have not given up the milk before bed with my 22 months old. I have replaced it with a sippy cup and regular whole ...
Going from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.W. from Columbia
on February 3, 2008
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One more question moms! I am having a hard time going from the bottle to sippy cup. My son wants NOTHING TO DO with the cup. I have tried all kinds of sippy cups. The ...
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- I was told to try to stop around 12 months. I tried to wean my daughter gradually, but she would do the same thing... cry until I'd give in. My advice would just be ...
- I didn't have a problem with getting my kids off the bottle. I used the nubby (spell?) sippy cups that you can buy at wal-mart. They have the same type silicon top a...
- My son drank from a bottle until he was 2 yrs old, then i asked him if he was ready to be a big boy and drink from a cup or sippy, he said yes. So i said you can thro...
My Daughter Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by E.H. from Reading
on September 12, 2008
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My daughter is 2 months old and I've been breastfeeding this whole time. I gave her a bottle of breastmilk in the past and she has taken it. However, all of a sudden...
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- Sorry to inform you but i have had friend in the past that had the same issue and relax and try again in a few weeks. or maybe she is not really hungery and just want...
- I can't really help much except to suggest speaking to a WIC lactation consultant...when I delivered my daughter I tried to nurse her, but we were unable to succeed wi...
- My son would only take the BreastFlow Bottles. They are only sold at Babies R Us. They look a little funny but he took to it right away! Good Luck
