how do i get my 1 year old of the bottle?

Question

espically because he wakes up in the night and that is the only thing that consoles him

Answer 1

Start introducing him to a cup during the day just have it on hand, don't make a big deal of it, have it handy and he'll explore it on his own at first.

At night, with my son I started giving him watered down bottles increasing the water every night until it was all water, he wasn't as interested after that. If he's still wanting it after a while of that then try stretching out the time it takes you to respond to him, keep the lights off, don't offer a bottle, just sooth him with your voice and stroke his back for a minute encouraging him to lay back down, try to leave while he is still awake but calm so that he can start learning to sooth himself back to sleep when he wakes up.

Answer 2

Well, he wakes up in the night quite possibly because he's hungry, so don't just think it's so darn important.

Our now-2-yr-old didn't really sleep through until about 18 months or so, and needed a bottle in the middle of the night. And think about it - when you wake up in the middle of the night, do you want some unfamilier object crammed between your lips? NO! You want something easy and comfortable. You don't get out the mixer to make a fancy drink, you get whatever cup you know is there, get a drink, and get back to sleep!

So, really, I wouldn't worry about it too much. What you probably really want is to sleep through the night. I can't blame you at all, it stinks to get up once a night, let alone three or four times. But a 1 year old's tummy can only hold so much, and gets hungry.

If you aren't already doing this, may I suggest having the bottles ready in the fridge when you go to bed, so that you don't have to think too hard when you get up? Grab one, feed child, drop bottle in sink for the next morning, and go back to bed.

When it DOES become time to really stop the night feedings, then I suggest that you and your (insert spouse, significant other, or whomever else cares for the child here) discuss and agree upon a strategy BEFORE trying to stop the night visits. It is really hard to do anything before it's agreed upon, and causes a LOT of tension. My wife and I did the "Don't go in and let him cry it out" deal at 18 months, and it really sucked for the first few nights, then he started to sleep through most nights. But, between that tiny stomach and tiny bladder, I just know we won't have constant sleep nights until - oh, I don't know, college? :)

Hang in there, and do what feels best.

Answer 3

My neice at that age loved to watch an older child drinking out of a cup... she wanted to grab the cup so badly and drink like a big girl. Sometimes it helps if you have a child in the household or even a play date who has successfully kicked the bottle habit and is now drinking out of a toddlers cup. Babies love to watch older children and emulate them. Try giving the cup to another child and when your 1 year olds see's this that may be enough to entice her off. Also decorating the cup with cut little things helped a friend of mine when she was trying to get her daughter off of the bottle... the baby wanted the cup so badly to play with it... naturally she gave up the bottle without much fuss. Good luck.

Answer 4

I don't see what the big deal is with him being on the bottle at 1 year. My girls will be 2 in a week and they are still drinking a bottle.

Answer 5

He's too old to be weaned from the bottle. I'd continue it until he's a bit older. Start with sippy cups during the day - and when you stop it at night, it's going to be tough for a few nights...but, he'll adjust.

Answer 6

My baby was the same way I went to Walmart and bought him a sippy cup that has handles on both sides of the cup and I put his milk/ juice in the cup and in about 1 wk he didn't want the bottle again. You also have to get rid of the bottles get them out of the baby's view and just give him/she the cup and they will 4get about the bottle at least mine did. What ever u do u can't give in just continue to give your baby the cup

Answer 7

simple there's this plant thing called aloe vera u peel the skin off and the slimey part rub it on the nipple of the bottle and make him try to drink from it and then it will taste bad so he wont drink from it and then give him it in a cup but throw away the bottles after cuz the taste mite still b there and plus u wont need them becuz he wont b usin them oh yea but u mite have to do dat about 3 times mayb and each time he drink from the bottle rub the thing on it i guarantee he'll stop drinkin from it

Answer 8

What worked for me was the nubby sippy cup. It is like a bottle, but really is a cup. Eventually during the nights I would just let him cry till he went back to sleep.

Answer 9

Don't try too hard. With my kids, I just put it out of sight, offered them a cup. If they asked for it fine, but they would start forgetting about it eventually. One year is pretty young to wean. A woman I know went from breast to juice boxes, to cup with no problem and skipped the bottles all together. If he needs it for comfort at night you should give it to him.

Answer 10

Get the Nuby brand sippy cup that has a soft mouthpiece, almost like a bottle. Start out with that. Once he figures out that's all he's going to get, he'll accept it. If it worked for my baby (weaned at 1 year), it'll work for yours!