taking the bottle from a baby w/2 teeth?

Question

my baby is 12 mos.
but only has 2 bottom teeth.
how do I take the bottle?
she doesn't like Gerber...
I'm tired of waking up 3-4 times
for a bottle...

she has never slept through the night...
not even once...

Answer 1

my daughter is 16 mths and still is using the bottle but she had about 14 teeth..from my own experience my daughter WILL NOT use a sippy up no matter which on it is...i've tried them all but she will drink out of a soda can by herself...they should make milk in a can and iwould be set! But i was told that you should try to wean them off the bottle by2

Answer 2

my son is 12 months old, with no teeth! He doesn't like the baby food so much, but loves foods like toast (cut into small pieces), cheese, bananas, avocadoes, mini pancakes, oatmeal, and adult mini ravioli. At 12 months, I went to 2 bottles a day - 1 before nap and 1 before bed, and replaced formula with whole milk. Has your child ever slept through the night? Like the other posts said, it may be something else waking her at night, like pain from teething. I would try really hard not to feed her throughout the night, but give her a big snack right before bedtime, and a full 8 oz bottle of milk. Also, maybe try and let her cry it out just a little. Sometimes she may surprise you and fall back asleep on her own. I know many parents don't like this, but it's good for children to learn how to soothe themselves and put themselves to sleep.
Also, use sippy cups for all drinks throughout the day... you may struggle for a while, but she'll get it, and try to remember, you're only trying to do everything that's best for her in the long run.

Answer 3

I'm going thru same. Start giving your baby a sippy cup in the daytime during table feedings (any time I give my baby anything other than milk (formula), she now gets it from her cup) very messy, but they gotta start somewhere...

I haven't fully gotten away from the bottle yet, but that cup is a big step for them.

At nighttime, my daughter only gets water. No more milk at night. You may want to slowly start that - give her a good feeding at night and have a small 3 oz bottle of water ready for the first time your baby gets up. You'll have to go slow at first, but after about two weeks, you should only be giving your baby water at night and then a good feeding first thing in the AM. (well, I still get up maybe once a night, but I just hand her the bottle of water sitting on the side of my dresser and go back to bed)...

You didn't mention table food, my daughter has been teething for two months; she has her top, bottoms, and two sides coming in - she's 11 months, and she has been refusing to eat much, so I have been depending on the bottle for her nutrition. Is that what you are concerned with to???

btw if she whines about the water, try adding a little bit of juice for taste, but try to wean that juice out so it's just water - that's for their teeth too, so they don't rot from the sugars in the juice and milk at night.

Answer 4

you're baby isn't sleeping through the night? I thought i could answer this but I'm not so sure. My son slept through the night and didnt have a problem with me stopping the bottles and going to sippy cups. when u say she doesnt like gerber, do u mean the baby food? U have to try to feed her more baby food during the day so she wont b so hungry at nite time. I hope im helping and not making u mad. I might beable to help more if i knew more. I wish i could do more.

Answer 5

Only give her water in the bedtime bottles. There are inherent problems with this method, like, theirt throwing the bottle after they figure out it is only water... but eventually they get the picture. Right now, it is actually habit for her to wake up that often. It is a hard one to break. I know you must be perpetually exhausted.

And all the answers you get here will each have their own backlash of some sort. Like, knowing the child will cry and throw a fit the first few nights... particularly when anyone in the household has to get up for work the next morning... Things of that nature. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes.

Good luck with it.

Answer 6

This is what I did...I stopped getting up with my son at night. Period. I let him cry. It wasn't hurting him to cry and he was safe in his crib. I was awake the whole time, and it was hard - I stayed in bed. After a few nights, he either slept through the night or if he woke up, didn't cry. He put himself to sleep. When I started that I also started reducing the milk in his bottle a 1/2 ounze at a time. He never really noticed until I got down to 2 oz. When I tried to do less he would fuss. One night I just had it and didn't make a bottle. Yes, he cried but again, crying doesn't hurt and he was safe in his crib. After a few nights it was over.
As far as comforting there are 2 ways you can do it. The ferber method and the cry it out method (cio). The ferber method didn't work for us at all. We had to use the cio. Again, yes, it's hard...but it works. My sister just took the bottle from her daughter and heard her cry for a week. After a week, it was done. Another method I heard of is adding less milk but putting in water to replace it. And gradually continue to do that until it's just water. If your baby is really THIRSTY, she will drink the water. You may also notice her eating more "real food" after she isn't on the bottle any more. My son eats all the time! Good luck with this adventure called "PARENTING!"
He also refused to drink milk from a sippy cup so I got some "bug" sippy things w/ straws that were for Milk Only...if he wanted milk, that's what it went in. No juice, no water in them. Now he drinks milk from a bug or a sippy cup and sometimes even a "big boy cup."

Answer 7

It's hard to remember this, it was awhile ago for me, but I got both my kids bottle away by the time they were 12 and 15 months. For one thing, during the day, begin introducing a sippy cup for all drinks. AT night, make sure the baby is full before bed, and start replacing milk with water. cut down to no bottles a little at a time.

Answer 8

I took the bottle away from my son cold turkey...he cried for about 5 mins the first few nights, then was fine. Your baby is only a year, so sleeping through the night should be coming your way soon. Hang in there.

Answer 9

The baby is teething so it just maybe the sore gums that's waking the baby up . I use to give mine some baby Tylenol to help their pain.

Answer 10

If ur daughter is nice, she is'nt exhibiting any signs and indications of being ill or no longer feeling nicely then u shouldn't b demanding. i never heard absolutely everyone catching the an infection basically via the undesirable smell. And who ever advised u, that u ought to conceal the toddler from head to toe in basic terms for keeping her from germs/infections, is unquestionably incorrect. you need to gown ur toddler in accordance to the climate and that's it. I cant think of masking my toddler throughout in 40 levels warmth.