son on bottle at 13mos. i feel horrible what do i do?

Question

okay well hes still on that damn bottle, im so embarrased when people see him with it because hes so old. how do i break him of it?
he trows his sippy cups and then throws his self on the floor kicks his legs and arms and cries.
its horrible. i bought a sippy cup with 3 different tops one with nipple and one with sippy cup lid, hell take the nipple but not the sippy cup lid

what do i do? his teeth are going to be horrible. do i just take it away and say drink or no drink?

this girls daughter is 2 and still on a bottle and it makes me sick

i duno what to do i feel so stupid all my friends baby is 11 mos. and on the sippy cup and regular food and drinking regular not even baby milk thats too soon but 13 mos. isnt

Answer 1

You're too soft for letting a baby control you. Just take it away and say, too bad... no more.

Answer 2

O.K., here's a plan. I work with kids as an ABA therapist, and this is kinda the thing we would do to try and get a kid to stop or switch a behavior. Find something that he really likes. It could ba an edible thing or an object like a toy or game. Let him drink his bottle, then tell him that you want him to try and drink from a sippy cup. If he does it, he gets the reward. He will likely do it if you have a good enough reinforcer (treat). Then start to fade the amount of liquid in the bottle, and increase the liquid in the sippy cup. Each time he finishes the stuff in the sippy cup, he gets the reward. Eventually, you will have little to nothing in the bottle, and he will be drinking all of it from the sippy. On the day that he drinks everyting from the sippy cup, make it a really special day. Go do something that he loves. Keep reinforcing him for using the sippy and then eventually you can fade out the reward. A couple of important things: #1 BE CONSISTENT. If he can find loop holes in your approach, he'll do it. Don't respond to fits or crying for his bottle. Try to stay calm and follow through with your plan. #2 The reinforcer that you choose to use has to be used ONLY for this for awhile. If he gets it all the time, it will loose it's luster and he won't go for it.

That is just my suggestion. If you try it, and keep with it, it will work. Good luck:)

Answer 3

Don't worry about it yet. My son ate baby food until he was 3 1/2 years old. He has a very strong gag reflex and it is hard for him to eat certain things. All you can do is keep trying to give him a sippy cup. Take him to the store and let him pick out a new cup with a cute cartoon on it and make it a big deal. I know bribing a child to do something is not always good, but if he likes a certain sweet maybe you could offer him whatever he likes if he drinks from the sippy instead of the bottle. Like I said don't worry. Also, don't worry about what other people think. People thought I was horrible for still giving mine baby food at 3, but if that was all he would eat, I wasn't going to let him starve, and neither are you. Just tell them you are his parent and you are the one making the decisions.

Answer 4

13 months isnt really THAT old. You do not have to worry about bottle rot in the teeth unless you are putting the baby down to sleep with a bottle. That is just wrong.

If you are smart you will just put up with the tantrums and let him get over it. The longer you wait, the harder it will become. At meals, give him a sippy cup with water or milk. Do you still have him on formula? I would put the bottles and nipples away---maybe even have him help you put them in the box and tell him that the new babies at the hospital need them and he is a big boy now.......off they go. No choice. No bottles in the house, nothing but sippy cups. He will drink eventually......

You do have him on solid foods, correct???

Answer 5

Don't kick yourself so much. 12/13 months is a good age to be getting rid of the bottle, but some kids just aren't ready. The only thing that I did was get rid of all of the bottles completely and my kids could either drink out of a sippy cup, a straw, or get nothing. They got the picture, and forgot about the bottle right away.

Also make sure you're not giving him a bottle at night, and brush his teeth at least twice a day. That will prevent tooth problems.

Again, you're not "stupid" because your 13 month old is on the bottle. It sounds like he needs some discipline (because of the throwing himself on the floor and kicking), but other than that if the bottle is the biggest issue I'd be thankful. :)

Good luck. Don't be too hard on yourself, Mom.

Answer 6

Woah! Take it easy. Are you thinking about what's best for a child, or what looks best to your friends? Thirteen months isn't all that old to be still on the bottle. It isn't unusual for two-year-olds to be still on the bottle, or breast feeding, for that matter. So just relax a little and don't make a big issue out of this.
Will either of your children use a pacifier? That can help to wean them, if they're ready. And doctors have changed their minds about pacifiers. At one time, they really frowned on them, and said it was bad for the teeth etc. But now they say it's better for the baby to use a pacifier than to use his or her thumb, because the pacifier can later be taken away, but if they get used to sucking their thumb, some still do it in their teens!
Just relax a little more. Your children will graduate to sippy cups and regular food when they're ready. If you make the bottle a big issue, they'll hang on to it long after they would have otherwise given it up. They might not be able to talk much, but little kids sure find out quickly how to push your buttons!
Just give them their bottles, with no comments, and read a book or something while they're finishing the bottles. Then take them away as soon as they're empty. If they still need some sucking time (and babies do need a certain amount of that, even when they've had all the food they require) offer them a pacifier.
Good luck to you.
(and forget what your friends babies are doing...)

Answer 7

OK, I know what your going through. My son was the same way. I found a sippie cup that is spill proof and has a straw coming out of it.
My son would not use a sippie cup that he had to tip up. He loves the one with the straw and it is more grown up than regular sippie cups. I would give it a try.
If he doesn't like it then I would have to say, your going to have to go cold turkey with him. He'll only throw a fit for a week at the most. I know it will be really hard but you can do it.
Good luck.

Answer 8

For starters don't compare your baby to someone else's baby. You know your own child better and not all babies develop at the same rate. (Don't worry they are all on an even playing field by third grade).

Okay for the bottle. During the day let him have the bottle but only put water in it. Put juice, milk or whatever he enjoys drinking in the sippy cup. Allow him a bottle of milk at nap and bedtime.
My nephew is 18 mths and still on the bottle at bedtime and nap time. The rest of the day he's on sippy cup. My sister started with the water bottle before getting rid of the bottle altogether.

My son carried a bottle of water around with him til he was two. It wasnt' that he wanted anything from it, it was a "security" thing for him. He didn't take paccies or suck his thumb, it was just the bottle. Once he decided he was done with the bottle, he was done period.

Give your son a little time, he just isn't as ready as your friend's baby.

Answer 9

Don't give in when he throws a tantrum. Sounds like he's manipulating you with his behavior. Start praising him for even touching the sippy cup and go from there. My aunt had the same issue and she basically set up a system where her daughter could have the bottle before she went to bed if she used the sippy cup during the day. Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about him being on the bottle for so long. Don't stress because then you give in to his behavior. Good luck.

Answer 10

Introduce the sippy cups, but at 13 months, it's still perfectly acceptable to still have the bottle. They should never fall asleep with one in their mouth as it can rot their teeth, but just to have one during the day or a bedtime bottle is still fine. Most children give up the bottle around 18-24 months. It can vary though from child to child. However, when you are ready to take the bottle away, it is best to just take it away cold turkey. But if he's throwing down his sippy cup and refusing it, then he's not ready to give up the bottle yet.

Answer 11

13 months is not too old for the bottle, but if you want him off of it for any reason other than worrying about what other people think then---------- take him to the store where there is a variety of cool sippy cups to choose from and let him pick one himself. Put a drink in it that he really likes, a treat .. perhaps a homemade slushy, then gradually take away the bottle, give it to him in the evenings only.. or such. One day, give it a few weeks, just take the bottle and throw it in the garbage. It might hurt his feelings for a bit, but after a few crying sessions he will know its not coming back and you are not giving in. Crying won't kill him, he's learning and thats part of it, dont feel bad.