need help with my 1 yr. old!?

Question

My daughter turned one in June, I cannot seem to get her off her bottle, I tried the nubys which worked for my oldest, but she didnt take them any hints pleas help!

Answer 1

Some children take a little longer than others to break from the bottle. Go ahead & gradually take the bottle away. Duing the day use only sippy cups. At nap time go ahead & give the bottle but only with water in it, while having the sippy close by with her drink that she usually has at that time. After that's been mastered then go ahead & do the same thing at bedtime. Please wait a week or so inbetween.

Answer 2

I am having a hard time believing people are telling you to let her keep it till she is ready to give it up if you do that you will be packing a bottle in her lunch box for school!!! lol you need to put only water in her bottle and put formula and juice in sippy cups and give her a sippy cup before offering the bottle to her she is going to get frustrated at first because that is not what she wants but hang in there. The bottle is really a security thing for babies if she has a favorite blanket or stuffed animal try giving that to her with her sippy cup so she has a sense of security. I have a little girl that turned one in may and I had her off the bottle at seven months but that was because I gave her a sippy cup with juice in it at the age of five months I never put juice in a bottle and so she decided that she liked her sippy cup more than her bottle I got VERY lucky with her my five year old son was a little harder though so I know your pain just hang in there and consistency is the key don't give in even at night which is going to be the hardest still only put water in her bottle. I have seen a lot of kids that look about three with a bottle or a Binky in there mouths and that is just a shame. It makes the parents look lazy I do not like to pass judgment so I apologize if anyone is offended by my comments.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

I am an avid pro-breastfeeder but I disagree with the breastfeeding mom. The sucking can damage your childs teeth after one year (including the breast) which in my opinion nuby sippys do just as much damage as nipples. So its your choice, give in to the bottle or give your child a healthy smile. I believe that "putting the goodies" in a sippy cup and water in the bottle will work wonders. But also with children consistancy is everything! I am lucky that my daughter didnt have any problems changing over quickly to the sippy so best of luck to you!

Answer 4

It is okay for a one year old to be drinking from a bottle. At about 18 months you should put milk/formula in the bottle once a day and the rest of the time you should give her water in it. Only fill the bottle half full and then tell her that when it is all gone from the bottle she can more but it has to be from a cup.

Answer 5

My daughter has been drinking water from a straw sippy since she was 5 months old so she was already introduced to it early on. When she turned one I weened her over to whole milk in the bottle. I did 3/4 Formula 1/4 whole milk for a week then went to 1/2 and 1/2 and then 3/4 Milk and 1/4 formula and then she was taking whole milk with her bottle.

12-24 months your baby still needs atleast 16-24 oz of whole milk a day. So be careful with the transition so that she will still get the amount her body needs.

Once she was on whole milk for about 2 weeks I started to decrease her milk feedings in her bottle to 3 times a day. Morning, Nap, Bedtime. Then I would lay her down beside me while I massaged her feet or rub her tummy while she took her bottle all on her own. Once she had that down and was comfortable I then started offering her during each bottle time both a bottle and a sippy of warm milk. I offered her both at each time is was time for her milk. At 14 1/2 months she started choosing her sippy over the bottle and once she did that for all 3 parts of the day I quit offering her bottle and just gave her a sippy of warm milk.

Kids will let it go when they are ready. Just give her time and offer her both a bottle and sippy and she'll amaze you one day when she picks the sippy. I cried the last time I washed her bottles. I let them air dry for like 4 days then finally put them in the cubbard where they will be until I am ready to pack them away. Kids grow up so fast.

Answer 6

I breastfed both of my boys for two years each so I have no experience at all with bottles but I do know this: Some children need to suck longer than one year. A doctor told me that the reason mothers feel that they need to wean their baby from a bottle at age one no longer makes sense. They used to do it when the bottles were made of glass and since a child is usually walking by age one, it would be dangerous for he or she to be walking around with a glass bottle. Now that of course doesn't apply with plastic bottles. Don't rush your baby. After all, that's what she is, a baby!

Answer 7

let her be. She'll stop on her own. If you really feel the need to get her off them, substitute 1 sippy cup for a bottle she would get in the day and gradually increase the number replacing the bottles with the cups.

Answer 8

I do a lot of babysitting, and have found that if you let the child pick out their own sippie cups that they feel big. Put the cups in a low drawer or cupboard where they can reach them. Also.... you can try a sippie with a soft spout and then graduate up to a hard spout

Answer 9

Only give her water in the bottle. Put goodies like juice and milk into sippie cups only. She'll get the hang of it soon! I know it can be tough, but patience is important too! Good luck!

Answer 10

hi this is what i did for my youngest who is 17 months at 10 months i took all his bottles and gave him his milk/juice e.t.c in a child's cup it worked. I'll say that now as he is ready for a cup which i am dreading. It does work keep trying.
Good luck