2006-07-06 13:28:24 · 30 answers · asked by corey 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Don't give her a bottle.
Seriously, who's in charge? You may have a few rough days but it's either conform or starve.
2006-07-06 13:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
First I am not a big believer in the current thinking that bottles should be pulled right away. I remember as a kid, kids had bottles much longer then now, and I don't think there was a national crisis.
That said, with 4 children I have run through it all. Assuming your daughter always drinks the same thing... formula, milk? Change it up. You can give them a bottle of juice or even water. Chances are they will hate it. You can offer whatever it is they are used to drinking in a sippy cup.
So it becomes their choice, bottle with a drink i hate, or sippy cup with a drink I love. I am 4 for 4 on that trick.
2006-07-06 20:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by tm_tech32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 14 months and has been off his bottle for almost a month now. You simply need to tell your daughter that she is a big girl now and that means no more babas and give her a sippy cup and let her watch you throw a baba away! When you do this make sure there aren't any other bottles for her to see. Then just pack away the bottles and take them outside to the trash or store them and they will be gone! Don't give in! I know the first 3 days was really hard, but now he doesn't even remember what a baba is! He sleeps completly through the night and he hardly ever wakes up with a soaked diaper! Good Luck, I know there is an age difference between our children, but I hope it works for you as it did me!
2006-07-06 20:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by tricksy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David is right -- at 18 months, she is willful and will throw a fit I am sure, but don't give her a bottle.
Make a big deal of the last day with a bottle, tell her that the bottle fairy is coming to collect all the bottles and give them to other babies, and the bottle fairy might give her a toy. If she's cooperative, great, have her help you collect the bottles. If not, when you give her the last bottle, tell her starting tomorrow, no more.
When she goes to bed, remove every bottle in the house.
Then don't give her any.
She may strike for a few days and not drink anything so feed her fruit and other liquid-y stuff and try to give her drinks from interesting cups as often as you can.
2006-07-06 20:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw away ALL the baby bottles and DO NOT introduce a sippy cup. That is substituting one for the other. There is no reason the child cannot drink from a regular cup with assistance. Infants can sip from a cup if it is held to their mouths. It will be a difficult transition for both you and baby, especially at night. By giving the child a bottle at bed, not only are you creating a dependency but you are putting the child at risk for ear infections, cavities, and most of all choking. Change the bedtime routine to a warm bubble bath and a story. Trust me, give it a week with a consistant ritual, all will be well.
2006-07-06 22:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by punnit_square 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the bottle and throw the bottle out give her a sip cup or a cup that has a straw.The bottle might be there for her comfort but dont give in.When my son turned 1 the bottle was gone and now we moved on the a cup with a straw.
2006-07-07 08:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to get her off the bottle. But you have to think about her welfare, primarily her teeth. All you can do is buy her a 'pretty' sippy cup and fill it with her favorite drink. Try giving it to her in the morning. She will cry and deny it at first. But after she gets parched, she will eventually give in and drink form the cup. You have to stay strong and persistent on this one, but it is possible to train her in one day, if you start in the morning.
2006-07-06 22:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by CaramelKidsMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my little brother at the age of 2 didnt stop from drinking in bottle, my Mom put a cockroach inside the empty bottle and show it to my brother, at that first sight my brother stopped from drinking in bottle... he even don't want to touch the bottle because it freaks him out. but he gets over it, and now hes using glass to drink hes milk. Try It! Its 100% guaranteed. Good Luck! :)
2006-07-06 20:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by shaznay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you started transitioning her from the bottle at all? If you haven't you need to start as soon as possible. You need to find a sippy cup that she likes but, don't use one that she still has to suck out of. Another question is, "Is she using a pacifer. If not that's great. Please if you have any other questions please ask. Going through this process of removing the bottle will he hard you just need to decide if you are ready to through this process. You need to remember that the longer she is on the bottle it will be trouble for her teeth.
2006-07-06 20:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by ohla03 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I told my son that it was time to give up the bottle and that Blackie the Cat was coming for his bottles because he was a big boy now and Blackie came to all kids that were too big for bottles. My neighbors went below the window and we threw the empty (plastic) bottles out the window. (neighbors gave them back to me later in a dark garbage bag and I put them away.) Son cried for a night or 2 but took to the sippy cup.
2006-07-06 20:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by kaykib320 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, Keep the bottle but when you take that away give her a Sippy cup.. or alot of bottles now days actualy have a sippy cup top that comes with it.
2006-07-06 20:31:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋