my son is almost 2 and does not want to give up his bottle.i have three other children i didnt have probs with

Question

my son calls his bottle a dog because it has a picture of a dog.he always ask or says mama i want my dog.it does;nt seem to be effecting his teeth or his speech and he is real healthy should i waith till he is ready?if not what is the best way too take his dog away

Answer 1

put a picture of a biger dog and if he says thats not my dong tell him his other one grew up and is a big dog now and u want him to be a big boy idk if it would work but its worth a try

Answer 2

ideally this is something that is best done between 10 months and 1 year . the longer a child takes a bottle or sucks a binky the harder it will be to take either away .
if you wait until he is ready he may never be ready to willingly give it up .
take him out and have him help you pick out sippy cups to his liking . at which point when you return home the bottle will no longer be there . make a big deal out of the sippy cups .
if you give him a bottle to go to sleep with there might be some problems there . you may hear crying for a few days , but it is better to do it cold turkey and get it over with then to try it , hear him cry , give in , and try again to just repeat the cycle of giving in to him .
despite the fact there is no apparent effect on his teeth or speach , it is possible that the effect is so small you do not notice.
good luck

Answer 3

Actually you may not think it is effecting his teeth, but it is. You can try sitting down and talking to him about how he is a big boy and big boys drink out of cups not baby bottles. If he seems receptive to that back a HUGE deal and have a "Bottle Throw Away Party". My friend did this with her son at a year and a half. Or if is really unwilling, I would throw them all away yourself while he is asleep, seems extreme and it seems mean but he will need to learn he is not a baby anymore and he doesn't need it. Also you can take him to a toy store and let him pick out a stuffed animal to replace the bottle (this could also be a part of the "Bottle Throw Away Party"). If you get the stuffed animal and he asks for his "dog" give him the stuffed animal and a cup of drink.

My daughter was weaned by a year old, she pretty much did it herself, I just put all the bottles out of her sight for the last bottle she wouldn't give up.

Answer 4

You should definitely take it away, it probably is hurting his teeth even if you can't see it now. Start out by only allowing him to have water in his bottle and only let him have his bottle at one time of day. Provide him with a cup of milk at ever meal, even if he doesn't drink it at first. Then after a few days take him to the store and let him pick out a sippy cup and explain to him that his "dog" has to go bye-bye because he's a big boy now.

Answer 5

Not to sound harsh but the best way to do it is just take it away. It won't get an easier as more time goes by, and it will eventually start to have an affect on his teeth. Getting him a cup with a dog picture on it could help.

Answer 6

i have a niece who also loves her bottle and is nearly two also.he is at a age when he is still probably teathing, maybe his back teeth.what she did first is she gave her a teething ring for her nap.she pretended nothing and even though she cried for a bit she did fall asleep after a while.she then praised her when she woke up.after about 2 days she then did it at night to.this took longer for her to fall asleep though but after about two weeks she nerver asked for her bottle any more.during the day she has a toddler cup she uses.
he seems to have a love of dog so why not buy him a book about dogs or a cuddly toy of a dog that he could bring to bed or...just buy a dog(although that is probely a bit too exteme)i hope it goes well for you.good luck.xxx

Answer 7

take a sippy cup I(buy one if u have to ) and put a pic of a dog on it or buy one with a dog on it!!! then he should be ok......my 7 month old niece has been using bottles and sippy cups for 2 months and she is turning 8 months in 4 days on the 7th. and that will be 3 months she is/was using both of them!!

Answer 8

I think he can keep using the bottle. If you remove the bottle, then you will complain that your son is not consuming enough milk.
Try to change the nipple from the bottle but do not stress yourself and the most important, do not stress your son.

Answer 9

i had the same problem just go and get him a todler cup and get him used to usig regular cups so that way soon he'll let the bottles go