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RCCLEVELAND7484
4/29/08 10:15 A
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| When our daughter turned 1 she was eating solids 3-4 times/day and only had bottles in the morning when she woke up and at night before bed. When the pediatrician recommended omitting formula from her diet we first bought a few sippy cups with a soft spout. We replaced the formula with Whole Milk. She took a few sips and threw her cup across the room. She wanted nothing do do with it. Unfortunately, she didn't want anything to do with milk (or anything that looked like milk) for about 3 months. It was a little difficult supplementing her with calcium since she didn't want milk. We offered her cheese, yogurt and other dairy products. Finally, one day, she became a team player and started drinking milk.
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JBENTLEY86
4/16/08 8:46 P
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| Thanks for all the advice. I was really against the bottle in the first place because of the infant tooth decay, but when it started he had no teeth so I let it slid. Ive been trying to get rid of the bottle since he got his first tooth (he now has 6) I only allow my husband to give him sippys during the day. Its not my son thats really the problem it my husband and his mother. My husband wont help me because his mom told him that he's too young. But then again my husband and all his brothers were on the bottle till they were 5. I was off before I was 1. And I firmly believe that a bottle to bed is unhealthy, not just for his teeth, but for him in general. But I just get tired of arguing with my husband over it. He claims that I'm trying to make him grow up too fast. Anyone have any advice on weaning the husband from keeping from weaning the child? Lol
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All five of my children had a pretty easy time of giving up the bottle but I started having them drink juice out of sippy cups at about 10 - 11 months during meal times. I would give them bottles of course during the day but meal times with the rest of the family were sippy cups only. I also never gave juice in bottles. I always kept bottles strictly for formula (except when sick and gave pedialite or so on!). I also never put formula in sippy cups.
I just thought I would mention that letting a child go to bed with a bottle is really, really bad for their teeth. I know everyone has heard this but my nephew had such bad baby bottle tooth decay that if you were to see how bad his teeth were by the age of 5 you would understand how serious it can get. If you do have to give a bottle try using just water but even that does cause some problems. I was always taught that putting your child to bed with a bottle makes it harder as well to get the child to give the bottle up.
Good luck. Sorry I don't have any better advise. Try giving the child what they really like to drink in a sippy cup and reward them for trying it. I have found that children that age will do almost anything if they realize they will get praise for it. My 2 year old won't even drink from a sippy cup, it has to be a normal cup like everyone else now and he has been like that since about 17 months old or so. He had great cup control early though because he just didn't care for sippy cups and jumped to wanting "normal" cups.
Good luck!
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HEATHERBRIE1
4/15/08 8:28 P
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| With my daughter we did the cup during the day and sippy at night too. She seemed to adjust after a bit, and after a couple of months, we were cups only. We did the same for potty training. We as adults could only imagine what kind of adjustment that must be for a little one. Every child is different and there is no one size fits all for us or them!! Try not to mind what other people think, JUST SMILE AND NOD!!
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AARONSLADY
4/15/08 8:06 P
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| I found when I weaned my kids from bottle to cup I had to do both. But I did not stretch it out too long. They don't like that they can not lay down with a sippy cup because they cant drink. They do not like the inconvenience of a cup. But it really shouldn't take too long to get them used to it. During the day use the cup. At night use the bottle. Once they are used to the day thing. Work on the night. With my children when they were little it was too hard for them to give up both day and night. It was easier on me as well so I didn't have to fight with them 24/7. You will get different advise on how to wean from bottle to cup. Try them all until one works.
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JBENTLEY86
4/15/08 6:51 P
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My son turned one in march. I'm trying to wing him off the bottle so he can be on regular milk. He use to be breast fed up till 6 months when I dried up. But after that my husband started him on the bottle to bed because his mother suggested it when I heavily opposed it and now I cant seem to be able to wing him. He takes a sippy all day up until nap or bed. And when I try to wing him and let him cry it out for a little (with go in every 5 min to reassure him) I'm called a mean mommie by my husband and mother and MIT. I hate it and it makes me feel like a bad mom. But I believe in doing with the pediatrician recommends. Any help would be appreciated.
Jenna
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